I’m shocked that in being here in the Seychelles for two solid weeks, that today was my first day on the water with two very good friends, TJ Rung and Michael Lodge. But its just the way it worked out. I’m friends with the entire group joining me on this Yellow Dog hosted trip and … Read more
We started out today with some big rain. At least an hour long downpour. I fished with Jeff Smith and Dave Boyd and our rain jackets were out. Fishing with these two characters was a redo of a memorable day we had here at Providence Atoll together back in 2022. And I got to fish … Read more
It doesn’t get any calmer or hotter than it was today. Yes, I’ve mentioned these conditions almost every day this week here on Providence Atoll in the Seychelles, but today was the calmest and the hottest even though it didn’t seem possible it could get calmer or hotter. I fished with Brian and Fred and … Read more
Four of us here this week on my Yellow Dog Hosted trip to Providence Atoll were on the heartbreaking 2019 cyclone trip. I brought a group all the way over here to the Seychelles only to get caught in a 100 year storm. We were trapped in Mahe seven days. We never made it to … Read more
Today I fished with friends Rich Roth and Dave Moller. Our guide was another new FlyCastaway guide for me, C.J Cronje. He’s 21! We started in the rain today here at Providence Atoll. It’s the first time we’ve experienced any sort of weather since we got here ten days ago. We hoped it would brew … Read more
I was up very early this morning. On the deck waiting for coffee at 4:45 AM. It came promptly at 5. I planned on getting comfortable and working on the blog as the sun rose. But no way. Too much anticipation. Today was day one here on the legendary Providence Atoll. Providence is one … Read more
Today was change over day for most of us. What I mean is six of my nine person Yellow Dog group members left Farquhar with me late this morning and we flew 20 minutes over to Providence Atoll and moved on to the famous Maya’s Dugong ship where tomorrow we’ll start another week of fishing. … Read more
I always fish cool places with an old-style waterproof camera around my neck. I use it to grab a quick photo here and there to help tell the stories to go with the blog. I use it to document new species and photograph oddball stuff like flies or a close up of the fins of … Read more
Before I get too far along, a reader, Ping Shen, has identified my day one mystery fish as the black-eye emperor (Lethrinus enigmaticus). I passed Ping’s thoughts to a couple other friends that know their fish and dug deep myself. I’m quite sure he’s correct. Thanks Ping! That was not an easy one to figure … Read more
It was a special day here on Farquhar Atoll because I got to fish with longtime friend Michael Williams. Michael is the brother of Jean Bruun, Paul Bruun’s wife, both of which I fish with on this blog often. Michael and his Brazilian pal Caio are on this trip thanks to a generous friend that … Read more
A quick update for those who haven’t been following along the last few days. I’m on Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles hosting a group of friends and guests of Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. This is the first of two weeks. Next week most of my group will head with me on to Providence Atoll. This … Read more
There’s a ton of excitement anytime you get on the saltwater flats but the first day of a long trip in the Seychelles – its unbelievable. I’ll just tell you right now, in my humble opinion, the Seychelles is the best of the best as far as saltwater fly fishing goes. The fishing for my … Read more