Original Don Dada Carp Fishin'

Last week I got a chance to kick it with Olivier, my friend/coworker/LOI model, on the east bank of the Willamette in Portland. He was posted up under the Burnside bridge, and had already caught four fish by the time I arrived. Olivier grew up hookin bottom feeders along the Sienne river in Paris. About a year ago he moved with his family from France to Oregon, and his unique style has already won him lots of attention among Portland's fishing community.

If you dun know about Paris style carp fishing, lemee tell ya a bit. First of all it's for sport...not for eating.  You use hooks without barbs so that the fish can be put back without being harmed.  This method increases the challenge cause the fish often times are able to unhook themselves.  You weigh and measure the fish, and most importantly, take pictures to document the catch.  In some ways it reminds me of graffiti, you only have a flick to prove what you did.  Olivier is an artist in his own right, it is amazing to watch him fish...he is super in tune with what goes on deep down in the murky waters. On the day these pictures were taken he hooked a 6 ft sturgeon and battled it for a couple of hours before the fish got loose.   But never fear...he'll get that bad bwoy.  For live action you can catch Olivier most mornings on the east bank esplanade....make sure your tell him ca va! from Blakely