Its not easy to leave my beautiful homeland in June. It’s the greenest it is all year. The birds are singing. And the Henry’s Fork is at its best. But I’m headed for Georgia this morning for four days of delivering fly fishing seminars mixed in with a couple days of fishing. Tonight I’ll … Read more
I haven’t been on an airplane in fifteen days. It’s been a beautiful thing soaking up spring at home. I’ve enjoyed some carp fishing and Henry’s Fork time. I’ve also got caught up on a lot of things including some artwork. You may remember back in March when I caught my first Lahontan cutthroat at … Read more
It would be a big fat lie if I said I wasn’t tired from my four day carp event when Granny and I decided to head for the Henry’s Fork and TroutHunter for dinner last night. But TOO tired for the Henry’s Fork in June? Not a chance. We had a nice meal and a … Read more
It’s a bad sign for me to break out my Sharpies during the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic but once again it was the weather. While heat invigorates mirror carp, glassy calm conditions simply make them more vulnerable to predators and victims of bow hunters. The carp hate the idea of wearing and arrow. My … Read more
When we went to bed last night after our late night campfire it was cold and windy. There were even some threatening clouds. Five hours later when we woke up it was like we were on a different planet. There were no clouds, it was dead calm and best of all it was warm. To … Read more
It was a cold, drizzly and rainy night after I crawled in my Explorer last evening. I’m on Blackfoot Reservoir doing some reconnaissance before the Johnny Boyd Carp Classic that I’ll fish in this weekend. I woke up at 5 like normal but heard the rain so instead of making coffee and grabbing my seat … Read more
The Johnny Boyd Carp Classic takes place on Saturday and Sunday June 2 and 3 on Blackfoot Reservoir in Idaho. There will be 25 Teams of three persons. Each team is allowed to weigh in three carp per day and must be caught by each teammate and not one individual. The weight determines victory for … Read more
I’d like to thank everyone for reading the St. Brandon’s blogs along with adding all the nice comments and the congratulatory emails that came. To travel that far and catch “the fish” was the ultimate satisfaction for me. The rough boat ride back to Mauritius and the two days of flight travel home didn’t faze … Read more
Our final day here at St. Brandon’s Atoll was simply another day in paradise. Gerhard, Tim, Ryan and I took our time and relaxed and caught a few more bonefish before calling our day early. For me, this trip has been an unbelievable success fishing. Honestly, I could’ve ended it last night after my second … Read more
When I was in hot pursuit of my yellow permit both last year here at St. Brandon’s Atoll and earlier this week, I passed up many a bonefish – literally letting even the occasional 7lber swim by in order not to miss a cast at a permit. It was torturous. But I gave myself a … Read more
After today it’s obvious the bonefish gods are mad at me. I’m being punished for passing up easy opportunities to catch bones when I was hot on the yellow permit pursuit. I’m definitely suffering from a permit hangover. In 48 hours I haven’t caught a single bonefish here at St. Branon’s Atoll – possibly the … Read more
Now that I have my Indo-Pacific permit I can relax and fish for bonefish. Every single one I see if I want. I’ve been waiting for this. Tim, Ryan and Gerhard and I fished together. But funny thing, the bonefish were hard to find for me. We contended with storms but honestly, I can’t blame … Read more