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 years ago I had … Read more
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 with his catch of Tom and Wesley Fly fishing … Read more
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 our last day fishing here … Read more
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 being said, when we left this morning high … Read more
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 specializes in spending entire days on a particular island where … Read more
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 Wesley De Klerk and my … Read more
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 … Read more
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 us an in depth rundown of our fishing plans for the day … Read more
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 on the trip, Rich Cambria, … Read more
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 all the other guys … Read more
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 JAC to SLC connection because of a … Read more
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 way. I’m not sure when only … Read more