Astove Atoll is perhaps the wildest, most secluded and remarkably remote atoll on the planet. Astove is located 660 miles southwest of Mahe Seychelles. To most, Astove is known for its famed “Wall” where the ankle deep flats sheer off and drop to well over 3000 feet. Jacques Cousteau made the wall famous in 1956 … Read more
Its early. Its 4:45 AM. At 6:45 AM me and five of my guests here on Mahe Seychelles will board a charter flight and head to Astove Atoll to fish today on our own then two days of guided fishing. On Thursday I have six more guests arriving and all of us will take a … Read more
Three days ago I wrote a blog from Mom’s house in NH, this morning I’m delivering it from the Eden Bleu Hotel here in Mahe, Seychelles. It was a long haul but the one thing I like about 30 hours of flying, I can’t do much. No tinkering. No emails. Not much of anything other … Read more
While I’m out of reach hosting back to back trips on Astove Atoll and Cosmoledo Atoll in the Seychelles for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, I may as well advertise that my Online Store makes it easy for those struggling to shop for the “Angler that has Everything”. I have painted more than 80 species … Read more
In my last post I mentioned to stay tuned for the biggest adventure of the year, well tomorrow night I should be on the way to the Seychelles to host back to back Yellow Dog Flyfishing trips followed by some vacation time in Dubai and Oman with my friend Nick Bowles of Ocean Active. It’s … Read more
When my blog starts with a photo of a busted up shopping cart laying in an off-color Phoenix, Arizona canal you wouldn’t expect me to write about a successful fishing day. However not only was our fishing great, but I drove away from La Mesa RV with a brand new van! Fishing on the … Read more
Before the pandemic my schedule was a wild one. In 2019 I fished in twelve countries. More impressive and undoubtedly economically better, I also gave 47 presentations around the US and Canada over the course of the year. It was a productive 365 days, but honestly, hopefully I never travel that much in a year … Read more
My friend Steve Berry knows how to catch tilapia. But Steve also knows his stuff about RV’s and how to wheel and deal when it comes to buying big-ticket items. Today, Steve and I didn’t fly fish for carp. Instead Steve worked his magic on the folks at LaMesa RV (Ask for Scott) here in … Read more
I arrived in Phoenix last night and I’m staying with my friends Steve and Lisa Berry of Nomada Fly Fishing. I’m here to deliver presentations to Arizona Flycasters, Sun City Grand Fly Fishing and Desert Fly Casters. Over the last 20 years I’ve spoke down here nearly a dozen times. I enjoy it because Steve … Read more
The reason you haven’t had a blog to read since October is Granny and I sold our Victor, Idaho home of 29 years and had to be out on November 1st. The last two weeks were the most stressful and daunting time in either of our lives. Packing and transporting our remaining things to storage, … Read more
Despite challenging wind all week here on Cape Cod, it’s been an amazing visit. Friends Rick Wilsterman and Bob Lewis and I managed some very nice false albacore fishing, a few random schoolie stripers and another new species for me, the window pane flounder. And hands down, to see great white sharks face to face … Read more
Rick Wilsterman passed me on to my friend Bob Lewis at 5:45 this morning. Bob took me fishing today and then to my gig for the Cape Cod Trout Unlimited Club tonight. Tomorrow he’ll take me to spend a full day with the Cape Cod Fly Rodders then to the airport for home on Friday. … Read more