It was another lovely sunrise here in Dubai this morning. But Dubai Harbor isn’t where I went fishing. While Nick Bowles hung back in the big city to work, his friend Brenton Sharp took me on adventure to some little known flats here in the U. A. E. I met Brenton a few days … Read more
Sunrise came early in Dubai today. I was glad. It was time to get up and chase down some queenfish with friend Nick Bowles, founder of Ocean Active Fly. Nick and I first met and fished back in 2014. After that one day on the water Nick had me move out of my hotel and … Read more
I’m resting happily here in Dubai after hosting a magnificent Yellow Dog Seychelles trip. I’m at my good friend Nick and Michelle Bowles house. Nick is the founder of Ocean Active which is the top fishing guide service in all of the Middle East. I stop in to fish with Nick every time I pass … Read more
The wind was strong all night long. Stronger than it had been in a few nights. I laid awake most of the time waiting for the rain. But the rain never came. And when I stepped outside around 5:15 AM to see how things looked, there was hardly a cloud. Yeah, the wind was awful … Read more
Today I fished with guest Dave Meyers and guide Brandon Poole. Dave is a friend from back in Idaho. Dave invited me to fish on his Jackson Hole One Fly Team in 2019. We thought we’d be fishing in the One Fly together for years but the Covid thing messed it all up. This trip … Read more
I met Brian Iannacchione at the Denver Fly Fishing Show about five years ago. He was a delight to talk with. He’s young and full of energy. What I loved about him was that he was going to do his best to budget his life to experience some of the amazing fisheries on the planet … Read more
James Shanley and I fished together briefly on Astove when we arrived in the Seychelles last week. Today it was time for us to put the pedal down and fish hard all day together here on Cosmoledo. The weather was slightly improved over yesterdays stormy day. In fact it started with lots of blue in … Read more
When we went to bed last night the stars were magnificent. I have good stars where I lived in Idaho but I mean – here at Cosmoledo in the middle of the Indian Ocean – the visibility and brightness of the stars are beyond belief. But how the skies can change. At 4 am I … Read more
Cosmoledo is the ultimate flats fishing destination. It’s one of the most remote, off-the-grid trips on the planet. It was hard to believe it when I woke up today and looked around and I was here. But I am and I’m hosting 11 anglers for Yellow Dog Flyfishing. My fishing partner for this special … Read more
We wrapped it up here at Astove Atoll last night and this morning. We had only 2.5 days fishing here – only because that’s all they had available – but we made the best of it. There were a couple yellow permit caught and two fine GT’s to go along with big bones and a … Read more
I met David Boyd at Turneffe Flats back in fall of 2018. I was helping train new guides for the lodge and Dave was on a group trip with fellow Seattle mates. We talked a few times and he asked me where the best saltwater fly fishing was in my opinion. When I mentioned the … Read more