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
If there’s a time when a Yellow Dog Flyfishing host can relax when leading a trip, it’s when all the guests are at the location. That’s where I find myself tonight. All nine of my guests are settled in their cabins, rods are set up, guides are assigned for tomorrow and we just finished a … Read more
I had lovely little jaunt over to the other side of the world over the weekend. Though I had two agonizingly long layovers, one when I arrived in Amsterdam and the second in Dubai, my travels went smooth and yesterday I arrived in Mahe, Seychelles. Its presently 5 PM on Tuesday afternoon. At home in … Read more
It was a bit brisk this morning in northern Wisconsin. 7° to be exact. But that’s ok because I’m out a here. I’m headed to the Seychelles to fish a week at Farquhar followed by a second week at Providence Atoll. I’ve led a few extended trips to the Seychelles over the years that earned … Read more
How time flies these days. Its hard to believe that events, trips, tours, gigs and everything that you plan months if not years ahead come and go so fast. It seems like only a short time ago I was burdened with the stress of being properly organized for the 2025 Fly Fishing Show tour. I … Read more
This weekend its my final “BIG” show of the year. It’s The Denver Fly Fishing Show. Granny and I are on our way. The show runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Granny will show off some new products such as our new whiskey glasses along with my fish coffee mugs, beer steins and shirts at … Read more
Granny and I left the Bruun’s and Fort Pierce, Florida around 9 AM this morning. Its been a fantastic trip through eastern FL the last ten days visiting our friends the Catino’s and Jean and Paul. But all good things must come to an end. Tonight I was the guest speaker at the Backcountry Fly … Read more
Last night Paul Bruun laid out a plot for us to take on the canals up towards Lake Okeechobee. Our target was the various nonnative cichlids that inhabit many of the waters. But the weather had other ideas. Okeechobee is in the wide open plains of Florida and today we had strong wind. We changed … Read more
I hoped to wet a line at least once more while down here in FL and today my wish came true. Not only that, I went with my longtime friend, Paul Bruun. Paul was a mentor of mine when I arrived in Jackson Hole, WY back in 1987, he wrote the foreword to my first … Read more