Morning couldn’t come soon enough. My long-awaited host job to Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles began. My group and I loaded our bags in a minivan taxi and drove to the IDC charter plane airport. At 7:30 IDC weighed us in. We weren’t close to overweight because of being short my two friends from … Read more
I awoke this morning still trying to grasp the fact that my friends from Jackson won’t be on this trip to Farquhar. I have a lump in my gut that isn’t going away. I had to read my emails from yesterday again to believe it. This situation sucks. In hindsight, I wish I advised them … Read more
November 27 & 28, 2016 November 27, 2016 After a wonderful week in South Africa and Lesotho chasing yellowfish with my friends of FlyCastaway, Sunday I headed for the Seychelles to begin my host trip to Farquhar Atoll for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. The day started at the Johannesburg airport where I met my … Read more
Nov 25 & 26, 2016 The rain behaved last night but it didn’t help our fishing. The rivers were still blown out from storms the night before last. Instead we fished on the dam again for a few hours then reeled it in. This has been a fantastic visit to South Africa and … Read more
I’m falling behind on my blog because I’m camping and fishing in South Africa this week but don’t worry, the reports will come. In fact, I’ll have reports for every day from now till December 14th ranging from South Africa, Seychelles, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and I may possibly return to Oman this trip. But thanks … Read more
Thunder shook Lesotho all night. Heaps of rain fell. We all heard it and knew for sure all rivers would be chocolate colored mud in the morning. We slept in then took it easy while Ryan weaved us a plan for fishing the dam (reservoir). This dam is scenic area and for that reason … Read more
The sun rises here in Lesotho just before 5 AM. The birds go off like mad. While winter approaches back home, the green of spring is full on in Southern Africa. I live for the southern hemisphere when the days are cold and short back home. We left early to fish a very special section … Read more
Its amazing what a good night’s rest will do after being completely exhausted. I awoke this morning feeling sharp and after coffee with the FlyCastaway team we drove about an hour from our cabin here in Lesotho to a river they fish twice a year. Once again, despite predictions of rain, the sky was blue … Read more
I arrived in South Africa yesterday on my way to hosting a Yellow Dog trip to the Seychelles. I’m visiting my friends Gerhard Laubscher and Ryan Hammond that own FlyCastaway, the outfit that operates Farquhar. We planned months ago to fish for largemouth yellowfish. Due to weather, the plans have changed. The new twist begins … Read more
I flew to Paris shortly after I posted yesterday’s blog. It was a short hop from Amsterdam of only 45 minutes. In Paris I learned that my upgrade to First Class was a serious deal. First of all, there’s a difference on long international flights between Business Class and First Class. Business Class is spectacular … Read more
Time for serious angling! After a fall with only a spattering of fishing and too much work, I find myself sitting in Amsterdam waiting for my next flight. The theme of this journey is I’m hosting a trip for Yellow Dog Fly Fishing to the Seychelles on the atoll of Farquhar November 30 to December … Read more
Tomorrow night I will be speaking at the Inaugural Utah Fly Fishing Hall of Fame Banquet held at “This is the Place Heritage Park” in Salt Lake City. I will be delivering one of my favorite presentations, “Fly Fishing though Midlife Heaven”. Charities benefited are HFF, Casting for Recovery, Reel Recovery, Project Healing Waters and … Read more