by Jeff | Jan 14, 2015 | 0 Comments
In a blink of an eye the Denver Fly Fishing Show is in the rearview mirror. And what a show it was. At a quick glance the show looked about the same as last year. But as you meandered in deep you noticed major expansion. This year there were numerous more...
by Jeff | Jan 7, 2015 | 0 Comments
2014 will go down as my fishiest ever but my constant traveling forced many art, writing and other projects to the back burner. Since I returned from the Seychelles on December 11th it’s been hours upon hours of painting, writing and updating seminars for the 2015...
by Jeff | Dec 29, 2014 | 3 Comments
In March my friend Jed Mixter of Jackson, WY caught a 68” arapaima in Guyana and commissioned me for a life size painting. I work in watercolor and I couldn’t find quality paper in this size to suit my style. I spent hours on the internet looking for answers. A few...
by Jeff | Dec 11, 2014 | 1 Comment
Arrival to Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles Fishing with FlyCastaway and Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures First day and first giant trevally Rich starts off fast with a GT Fly fishing the coral heads for all kinds of cool fish! Monster bump head parrot fish posing...
by Jeff | Dec 9, 2014 | 2 Comments
The colossal fish that destroyed me two days ago haunts me more than you can believe. Of all the fish I’ve caught in my life, even the ones I’ve lost, NONE manhandled me like that. We’re guessing dogtooth tuna but it maddens me that I’ll never know. Today was...
by Jeff | Dec 8, 2014 | 0 Comments
Today was back with FlyCastaway guide Matthieu Cosson. Along with us another of my guests this week here on Farquhar, Terry Graham from Australia. Terry is a hardcore flats angler that like me, likes to walk, explore and for the most part, not be guided. That...
by Jeff | Dec 7, 2014 | 4 Comments
Another day another guide another fishing companion here in the Seychelles. This is heaven. Today I fished with FlyCastaway guide Pete from Mahe, Seychelles and guest Bill Huffman (Huff) of Colorado. Bills goal of the week is to catch a giant trevally (GT) and Pete...
by Jeff | Dec 6, 2014 | 0 Comments
I slept well and woke up feeling strong today. The full moon was setting. The seas were calm and skies clear. As the sun rose every bird on Farquhar sang which always makes me dread the cold I return to next week at home. I fished with FlyCastaway guide...
by Jeff | Dec 5, 2014 | 5 Comments
I had a rough night of no sleep. It was a mix of excitement of being here in the Seychelles, adjusting to a twelve hour time change and a big time congestion deal moving in my head. I got up a 4:30 and slipped out on the porch to work on the blog. I was absolutely...
by Jeff | Dec 4, 2014 | 0 Comments
Today fly fishing on Farquhar in the Seychelles truly began. I fished with my cabin mate Rich Cambria and today’s guide was Matthieu Cosson from France. Matthieu is an experienced FlyCastaway guide who’s fished nearly all the waters of the Seychelles. Matthieu gave...
by Jeff | Dec 3, 2014 | 0 Comments
6 AM couldn’t come soon enough. That’s when our taxi to the LDC airport here in Mahe, Seychelles for our charter flight to Farquhar Island picked us up. I’ve been waiting years for this dream to come true. Not only I, but the six Yellow Dog guests that I’m hosting...
by Jeff | Dec 2, 2014 | 1 Comment
I’m in a time warp after what has already been 45 hours of travel to the complete other side of the world. I’m exactly twelve time zones ahead of Idaho here in Mahe, Seychelles. I’m jetlagged and my bio clock is completely upside down. But I’m here and so are...
by Jeff | Dec 1, 2014 | 0 Comments
Travel was hard yesterday. The stress of flight cancellation fear from Jackson Hole to Salt Lake City from the terrible storm we were having kept me awake for 36 hours from Friday afternoon till Sunday morning. I couldn’t even drive to Salt Lake City to by pass my...
by Jeff | Nov 29, 2014 | 0 Comments
I’ve always dreamt of fishing the Seychelles but the cost of the amazing trip has left me wondering if I’d ever set foot there. But there’s been a lot of these places and somehow I always manage. Well, patience prevails and either today or tomorrow I’ll be on my...
I started fly fishing at age 7 in the lakes and ponds of New England cutting my teeth on various sunfish, bass, crappie and stocked trout. I went to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, where I graduated with a Naturalist Degree while I discovered new fishing opportunities for pike, muskellunge, walleyes and various salmonids found in Lake Superior and its tributaries.
From there I headed west to work a few years in the Yellowstone region to simply work as much as most people fish and fish as much as most people work. I did just that, only it lasted over 20 years working at the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson, WY where I departed in 2009. Now it’s time to work for "The Man", working for myself that is.
I pursue my love to paint fish, lecture on every aspect of fly fishing you can imagine and host a few trips to some of the most exotic places you can think of. My ultimate goal is to catch as many species of fish on fly possible from freshwater to saltwater, throughout the world. I presently have taken over 440 species from over 60 countries!
