Nick Parish | Current Flow State Fly Fishing
@nickparish.bsky.social
Author, editor, and angler from the Great Lakes, currently ranging near the Columbia River drainage in the Cascadia bioregion. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to make fly fishing a bigger part of your life: https://www.currentflowstate.com/subscribe
Big announcement! We're gauging interest around inviting @marc_fryt to Portland on Saturday, September 26 to lead an urban fly fishing scouting session. Let me know if you'd be interested! If we get enough hands raised, we'll formalize things. Read the article for more details.
Six Tips to Start Urban Fly Fishing with Marc Fryt
"The Guide to Urban Fly Fishing" author Marc Fryt offers some hints to find fish near you, and a special opportunity for the Portland CFS crew.
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I'm midway through this and really enjoying it. Pick it up, or check out the tour dates!
PatagoniaBooks@patagoniabooks.bsky.social · 2mo agoRiverhorse Nakadate is a Patagonia Fly Fish Ambassador, adventurer, environmentalist, musician, and writer who's built a life around water, stories, and wild places. His work has appeared in surfing, guitar, and countless fly fishing magazines. (1/🧵) 📚: tinyurl.com/bpaasjyj
Got mine and I love it. I started donating to DRA last year. Love that river
The Lower Deschutes Ribbon Map has raised almost $10k for the Deschutes River Alliance. Have you got yours yet? shop.currentflowstate.com #flyfishing #whitewater #cartography
In just over a week we've already raised almost $5k for the Deschutes River Alliance! Thanks to all who have bought a map, or spread the word!!!
Nick Parish | Current Flow State Fly Fishing@nickparish.bsky.social · 3mo agoBig news: @aaronkoelker.bsky.social designed a ribbon map of the Lower Deschutes! Learn more and buy one to support the @deschutesriveralliance!
Big news: @aaronkoelker.bsky.social designed a ribbon map of the Lower Deschutes! Learn more and buy one to support the @deschutesriveralliance!
Announcing the CFS Lower Deschutes Ribbon Map
The last 100 miles. Six feet long. On sale now!
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Big stuff launching tomorrow...
If you haven't checked out Jesse Lance Robbins' The Best Fly Fishing is Everywhere yet, pick it up: a down-to-earth collection of fly fishing yarns. We talked Five Flies with Jesse for CFS: www.currentflowstate.com/five-flies-w... #flyfishing
Five Flies with author Jesse Lance Robbins
The author of the newly-released "The Best Fly Fishing is Everywhere" gives us a glimpse into his fly fishing practice, through the lens of Five Flies
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We were saddened to hear today about the passing of a legend. Ted Turner was a global leader emphasizing the need to address the climate change & biodiversity crises and demonstrating how private ranch lands can be used to restore habitat and recover imperiled species. www.gpb.org/news/2026/05...
Ted Turner, Atlanta's trailblazing CNN founder, conservationist and philanthropist, dies at 87
The Atlanta icon's legacy includes pioneering cable television through his Turner Broadcasting System and CNN, transforming the Atlanta Braves into “America’s team," supporting environmental efforts t...
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Oh my, it's come to our warehouse just in time for summer. Has anyone played with one of these yet? Bonus points if you can compare it to other rods. Serious answers only. #flyfishing
This year's Sandy River Spey Clave turnout was great. Onward and upward! www.currentflowstate.com/spey-is-stro...
The spey is strong out here
The Sandy River Spey Clave is a reminder of why the PNW is the North American epicenter of two-handed fly fishing.
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"Cocaine is now one of the most detected illicit drugs in aquatic environments worldwide... Fish...after #cocaine exposure...use more energy, enter poorer-quality habitats, or expose themselves to greater predation risk." #ClimateSky theconversation.com/coked-to-the...
Coked to the gills? Cocaine-laced wastewater can make salmon roam twice as far
Drugs and their byproducts can end up in wild fish – and strange behaviour results.
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On the latest podcast we’ve got Oregon’s fire lookout scribe Cheryl Hill, talking about her new book, 10 favorite lookout hikes, how to reserve a night, etiquette for approaching a staffed fire lookout and a lot more: tinyurl.com/ysjwsh8u
Today I caught a beautiful wild brook trout today in Westchester County, just five miles from my house. I'd heard whispers that this small stream contained brook trout, and I was delighted to catch one on my first outing there. #flyfishing #tenkara #brooktrout
THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026 * CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt * Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2 * Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse * Age of Electricity "confirmed" * "Extraordinary" solar growth * Batteries up 40% * EVs up 20% 1/10
Onondaga County is one of New York’s premier trout fishing destinations, no small thanks to Carpenter’s Brook, one of the last county-run fish hatcheries in the state. The Iroquois chapter of Trout Unlimited is offering a four-day fly fishing school there beginning April 23.
Fly fishing school launches April 23 at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery
4-week program cost is $65 and includes all equipment and expert instruction
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I had to do a fair bit of flailing until I found the flavor. www.currentflowstate.com/mind-in-the-... #flyfishing
Mind in the line
Expect nothing, and other lessons from casting instructor boot camp
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What does it actually take to report on nature crime? Join us for the 'How to Cover Nature Crime' webinar with Daniela Quintero Díaz, Richaldo Hariandja, and moderated by @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social. 📅 May 5, 2026 | 12:00 UTC Learn more! 👉️ mongabay.cc/HtRoNC
I'm soon to be entering the most extreme realm of fly fishing judgement. www.currentflowstate.com/embrace-what...
Embrace what's scary
If we're not doing stuff that's scary, we're not learning.
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Aye to my fishing folk. If you want to get in on the ground floor of #BlackSkyOutdoorsFishingTrip 2027 you'll want to speak up over the next few weeks as we prep the group chat. ☝🏾
Money quote:
Ian James@ianjames.bsky.social · 4mo agoCommercial fishing for salmon is set to resume along the California coast for the first time since 2022. After a three-year shutdown, regulators plan to allow a fishing season with strict limits. I spoke with people who fish for a living about what it means: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Saw him in PDX for the first time. It cannot be overstated what a good show he's putting on.
Jess Craven ❌👑@jesscraven101.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.
On trauma and tenkara: How one therapist executes EMDR therapy through fly fishing:
The river does half the therapy
For the second installment of our series on fly fishing and mental health, we go deep with a therapist working at the forefront of nature-based therapy
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1) a classic of the “essays about fly fishing and life” genre 2) old and sometimes out dated but a classic of American fly fishing “how to”
Elliot@1t2ls.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat are the two books in your field or special interest area that everyone has to read?
My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
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BEND FLY FISHING SOCIAL: Join in on the fun to help raise money for river conservation
BEND FLY FISHING SOCIAL: Join in on the fun to help raise money for river conservation
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Anglers and outdoor enthusiasts in Central Oregon have something special to look forward to this week. On Thursday, April 9th, the local fly fishing community will gather in Bend for an evening that blends camaraderie, craft, and conservation. The Fly Fishing Social will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
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