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“There are still wild, pristine places in the world”– Oliver White
Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure is the fishing legend, thought leader, owner of Bair’s and Abaco Fishing lodges, and co-founder of Indifly, Oliver White. Oliver has carved a unique place for himself in the fishing world, as he is known for going to far off places and catching fish that have never been caught before. Oliver also created the Jungle Fish film that won the sustainability award at the Sundance Film Festival, showcasing his work with the people of the Guyanese village of Rewa and the Arapaima fish.
After a brief foray into the world of high finance in New York City working for a hedge fund, Oliver became the owner of two fishing lodges in the Bahamas. Oliver guides for lots of celebrities, but doesn’t play up that fact. He has become a celebrity in his own right – changing the way people think about adventure and fishing.
We dig into into Oliver’s philosopher’s mindset and we will seek to understand why he is so good at so many different endeavors. And we get a great story about his personal invitation from the royal family of Bhutan to come explore new fishing possibilities in the kingdom of happiness
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- How Oliver got interested in fishing
- The challenge of fly fishing
- How he got involved in the nonprofit, Indifly
- Oliver’s fishing adventures
- His Bhutan project with the Royal Family
Quotes:
“Every day that you fish, it’s like reading a book – you file that book away in your library. Now, after twenty years, after fishing and traveling the world, I’ve fished so many days, so I’ve read so many books I have filed away in this library. And every day that I go out, I have more information to pull out to help solve the next problem, and then build on that.” – Oliver White
“Part of the enjoyment (of fishing) is solving the puzzle.” – Oliver White
“It’s always the hindsight, the looking back, where you can really understand the value of various experiences.” – Oliver White
“As I look back in my whole life now, the things that I think are really important are passionate people who are interesting people. And it really doesn’t matter what they are passionate about.” – Oliver White
“No one in their life gets to where they are on their own.” – Oliver White
“Being genuinely interested in other people helps facilitate a lot of things.” – Oliver White
“I also find incredible value from this array of experiences that are available by being nomadic and bouncing and adapting all the time.” – Oliver White
“It is unique to pursue something you are really excited about.” – Oliver White
“It is important to be an advocated for the things that you find are important.” – Oliver White
Continue the Adventure:
Oliver on Instragram
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