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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing

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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

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · Jun 30

Beyond excited my profile of the inimitable George Daniel is appearing as the cover story in this month's Penn Stater! #fishing #flyfishing

The Penn Stater Magazine @pennstatermag.com · Jun 30

Our July/Aug '25 issue is online now (and in member mailboxes soon). Features include a look at 125 yrs of the Blue Band; a Q&A with Tom Verducci, arguably the most respected voice in baseball; and a profile of George Daniel, who is leading Penn State’s iconic fly-fishing program. pennstatermag.com.

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 2d

Waterproofing is important but feels like table stakes.

I think zippers make the biggest difference. Can I zip / unzip with one hand, without pulling a muscle? Does the zipper feel pretty robust, like it'll last?

And cupholders. Will a big Nalgene fit?

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: Connecting discipline, routine, and the purposelessness of it all at the heart of fly fishing: www.currentflowstate.com/purposelessn...

Routine, discipline, and purposelessness

Routines, purposelessness, wrist action, and our Member Drive fish reveal

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI: Wrist control is essential for beginning casters. Learn about how to take your wrist out of the equation early-on: #flyfishing www.currentflowstate.com/your-first-f...

Casting a fly rod for the first time? Mind your wrist.

Whether you're an absolute beginner or recovering gear angler, wrist control is critical to learning to load and cast a fly rod properly.

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 6d

If you're using weighted flies, no, not at all...just give it a four or five second count to let it sink a little before you start your retrieve, and don't strip the hell out of it...let it sink again a little between strips.

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks! I'm gonna try to put more effort into improving my casting in 2026, like, actually putting in practice time not on the water, getting a little bit of a practice routine together. Like you point out, it's an area where keeping the rust off pays dividends.

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 8d

What can Harry Potter teach us about casting a fly rod? #flyfishing

Casting a fly rod for the first time? Mind your wrist.

Whether you're an absolute beginner or recovering gear angler, wrist control is critical to learning to load and cast a fly rod properly.

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats to lucky winner @cagrimmett.com who identified the mystery fish and wins a fun river-themed prize pack! Thanks all, for your support during this member drive!

www.currentflowstate.com/last-day-tha... #flyfishing

Thus concludes our September Member Drive

Our September Member Drive is complete, and we've got one lucky winner!

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 9d

In today's newsletter: Christopher Guest, Jock Sutherland, and finding the perfect wave (or the fly fishing equivalent) through routine, discipline, and ultimately purposelessness:

Routine, discipline, and purposelessness

Routines, purposelessness, wrist action, and our Member Drive fish reveal

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks David!

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks Graeme! Appreciate the lead.

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks! I appreciate it. I'm interested in Korkers, my only reticence is whether the removable soles are, like, sturdy enough? That's always been the part that fails the most on my other wading boots, felt soles peeling off. Have they been pretty reliable for you?

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you! Science Bluesky has delivered a ton of great leads!

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you Kayce!

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks so much!

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 13d

Is the proper hashtag #fishsky?

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 13d

Help me, science Bluesky! Anyone know any fish biologists working on hybridized trout and other exotic and rare trout / salmonid subspecies? #biology #marinebiology #fishbiology

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 14d

ICYMI: Did Simms just jump the shark? #flyfishing www.currentflowstate.com/brand-dead-g...

Is private equity ruining fly fishing gear?

A surefire sign your favorite outdoor brand is doing the old private equity shuffle? A Grateful Dead collaboration.

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 15d

Bird nerds: Is LISTERS the greatest #birdwatching documentary of all time?

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One to watch: LISTERS

Probably just this week's newsletter? From private equity Dead deals to twitcher road meals.

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Trapper Creek @hillerns.bsky.social · 16d

My man @nickparish.bsky.social offers up his thoughts on private equity and its effects on fly fishing and the outdoors industry.

Where do you weigh-in on how PE impacts the quality of the gear we choose to buy and our most beloved brands?

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 16d

Are Dancing Bears the canaries in the coal mine of brand quality decline? #flyfishing #outdoorindustry

www.currentflowstate.com/brand-dead-g...

Is private equity ruining fly fishing gear?

A surefire sign your favorite outdoor brand is doing the old private equity shuffle? A Grateful Dead collaboration.

www.currentflowstate.com

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 16d

Have Ackman and Kimmel ever fished together, is my big question.

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 16d

And in "I hope it isn't awkwaaaard," Oliver White, the fishy guru co-owner with Kimmel of the South Fork Lodge was a protége of Bill Ackman, who tried to put him on at a desk job with Pershing Square before bankrolling him to run a lodge in Andros, Bahamas. www.forbes.com/sites/monteb...

The Fishing Guide Who Hooked Hedge-Fund Titan Bill Ackman

see photosPhoto by Tom Montgomery for ForbesClick for full photo gallery: Oliver White This article appears in the July 16 issue of Forbes. Oliver White is 32 years old, rake-thin and brown eyed, with...

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 16d

Also in media culture, if you are feeling bad about Jimmy Kimmel being bored now that he is off the air (obviously notwithstanding the circumstances), consider owns the South Fork Lodge in Swan Valley, ID and is probably getting to spend some quality fly fishing time up there: www.southforklodge.com

Home - South Fork Lodge

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 16d

Yeah, they got rolled up again!

Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 16d

Are Dancing Bears the canaries in the coal mine of brand quality decline? #flyfishing #outdoorindustry

www.currentflowstate.com/brand-dead-g...

Is private equity ruining fly fishing gear?

A surefire sign your favorite outdoor brand is doing the old private equity shuffle? A Grateful Dead collaboration.

www.currentflowstate.com

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