Yup, most everyone was moving slow this morning. But no matter how slow, the smiles were gleaming over hot cups of coffee. This trip I’ve been hosting for Yellow Dog to Providence Atoll has not disappointed. In fact, it’s been one of the best saltwater trips I can remember and today was our last … Read more
Today was our 8th day in a row of fishing the flats here at Providence Atoll. And these are proper hours of fishing. There’s no 8-5 stuff going on. We’re on the water by 7:30 AM and rarely back before 6. But the wear and tear is showing a little. Folks are sleeping in an … Read more
Mike Lodge and I met in Mexico several year ago fishing out of Casa Blanca. I’m always up in the wee hours to work on my blog and turns out he doesn’t sleep either. We chatted over early morning coffee that week and every time I mentioned the Seychelles he lit up like a Christmas … Read more
I was super excited to fish with my friends Steve Fitzsimons and Therese Rappazini today. Steve has done several of my hosted trips over the years ranging from the Amazon to Farquhar and both he and Therese were with me pike fishing in Alaska last September. BUT, they were also stranded with me in Mahe … Read more
You couldn’t ask for a prettier day to start fishing on Providence Atoll in the Seychelles. I fished with Sammy and Randy and with guide Brendan. This was the second day with all these guys. One of the many fantastic things about a nine day trip is that you get opportunities to enjoy fishing time … Read more
Today I fished with guests Dave Moeller and Allan Grosshart here on Providence Atoll. Both are longtime Yellow Dog customers but this trip is the first time I’ve met either one. I was much looking forward to catching up with them on the water. Our guide was my friend Nick Isabelle of South Africa. Like … Read more
One of the best parts of hosting this Yellow Dog trip to Providence Atoll is that all my guests are super fun and most have been friends for years. Furthermore, all the guides are as well. All have guided for my trips over the years and some I’ve visited in South Africa and they have … Read more
The weather changed for the good here at Providence Atoll in the Seychelles. It rained through the night and then stopped by morning. But most importantly the storms left us with wind. Wind is good for stirring things up and moving cooler water on to the flats. Just what the big fish like. I … Read more
I always tell folks on my Yellow Dog hosted fishing trips, “Have a goal before you leave home”. For this trip to Providence Atoll in the Seychelles I have eleven anglers and most want a giant trevally (GT). I’ve caught plenty of GT’s so my hope is to catch my first milkfish. There’s a catch … Read more
Of all the amazing and difficult to get to faraway places around the world that I’ve been fortunate enough to fish, none were as hard to reach as here at Providence Atoll in the Seychelles. To get here took huge amounts of planning. Then we got canceled by a cyclone. There was more planning and … Read more
In fall of 2016 I was in South Africa visiting and fishing with friends. I ended the trip fishing with my pals of FlyCastaway, Gerhard Laubscher, Ryan Hammond and Tim Babitch. On my last day I had a late night flight home from Johannesburg which gave me time to hang around the FlyCastaway office. The … Read more
Lakes Region weather was cruel today. High winds, cold and drizzle kept me off the salmon water. I didn’t dare launch the canoe. That sent me shore fishing for pickerel and the white sucker again. But today the pickerel were sleeping through the cold day and these suckers absolutely won’t cooperate. Time to focus on … Read more