The Best Fly Fishing is Everywhere - 03.07.2025
Ramblings & Readings, Creativity & Conservation, Happenings & Hope
My Fishy Friends,
On the wall facing me in my office are exactly 12 pieces of art (for now) and you can easily guess the themes. They’re all visually stimulating and appealing (to me) in different ways but each of them ultimately inspires me to be productive in some way, or in some form. For the sake of this introductory note, I look to the piece that contains the simple-yet-effective message, “write”.
Cheers,
Jesse
Banner photo: Believe it or not, this was taken in the month of March; tough to say which was better that day — the fishing or the company.
On Coffee & Fishing
I became a coffee drinker later in life than most. For some reason, I was resistant to it during college and in the few years following, at my first desk job. I don’t recall my motivations specifically, but it was something to do with not wanting to be reliant on caffeine and also an effort to save some money.
After working for several years, I left the corporate world on an extended fishing holiday and during that trip, around camps and campfires, I started brewing, drinking, and enjoying a cup coffee every now and then; not every morning, but enough so that I came to appreciate the taste, which was likely a hurdle for me before. But more than the drink itself, it was the ritual and camaraderie related to coffee that I came to enjoy the most…
Rafting the OLD Klamath River
There has been, and continues to be, great coverage of the removal of the four lower dams on the Klamath River and its restoration, but I haven’t seen much about the next chapter of river recreation (as of yet). That said, this week I saw an interesting and exciting post from Momentum Rafting in Ashland, OR about rafting on the now-available free-flowing sections of the upper Klamath. I say the old Klamath River here because — we should remember — an undammed river is how it was, and always should be!
Women’s Adventure Film Tour
March is Women’s History Month and tomorrow, March 8th, is International Women’s Day! On tour in many cities across the USA right now is the Women’s Adventure Film Tour and this year’s films look exceptional, showcasing biking, kiteboarding, skeleton (I just learned what that is), and more! There’s sure to be a showing near you, so check out the schedule.
For NYC Anglers, Readers & Writers
To all those subscribers in the New York City area: on March 12th, angler and author David Coggins will be reading from his new book The Believer, talking fly fishing, and answering questions at the Orvis-Manhattan store. Coggins’ new book is a follow-up to his first, The Optimist from which, by reading it, I learned that he is a fellow Bates College alum and visited the same dive bar as I and my fishing club friends did. Learn more and register for the free event here.
Disinclination
Fishing is sometimes about a disinclination to go fishing at all. An important part of life, maybe the most important part, is the quest by each of us to discover something we believe to be more worthy and permanent than we are individually… the truth which angling can lead to about our place in nature is one such greater thing.
~ The friend who sent this to me can’t remember where it came from! Do you know?
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© Jesse Lance Robbins, 2025
