Saltwater fly fishing trips beat you up in the “good” way. They can be exhausting. Add in some rugged weather and bus travel across a place like Sudan followed by a four hour flight back to Dubai – I was wrecked today. To add to yesterdays big travel day from the Scuba Libre in … Read more
The wind never let up and now the temperature has dropped to the 60’s here on the Nubian Flats for our last day. It was so cold up top the boat where I usually sleep in my superlight sleeping bag that I moved down into sleeping quarters for the first time in two trips on … Read more
Weather hasn’t just been tough on the East Coast in the US, here in Sudan the Tourette – Fight it in Africa team has been struggling with unusually high winds all season. In case you haven’t saltwater fly fished, there’s almost always wind to contend with, but the last two weeks it’s been terrible, consistently … Read more
The wind was light out of the east when I put my head down last night here in Sudan. At 4 AM the Scuba Libre started to swing on anchor. A massive wind picked up from the northwest. It came on so strong that as the boat spun around the waves slapped the side of … Read more
Sorry for the delay of blogs. Please understand I am so far out in the boonies of Oman there is no contact with the world. We are presently getting supplies in Salalah, Oman. Daily accounts will catch up as possible. We awoke to the unusual sight of calm seas. In every direction the Red Sea of … Read more
Day 2 provided light wind and clear skies, ideal for flats fishing. Mike and I went with Fede to a small island in sight of the Scuba Libre. Our focus was triggerfish and giant trevally (GT). When I walk the flats I have my 9-weight Winston in hand with my line stripped out ready … Read more
I enjoyed a deep sleep under the stars chilled by a cool Red Sea and Sahara Desert breeze. Our boat the Scuba Libre was parked close to mainland Sudan last night. So close I was awoken to the call to prayer from a mosque in a distant village. The morning was colder than any I … Read more
Mike and I relaxed this morning for the first time since we left the States. We sat with Nick Bowles and visited over coffee. I watched the play by play of the Cubs Cardinals baseball season opener on my computer. It was Sunday night in the US and here in Dubai it was 5 AM. … Read more
It’s full speed ahead here in United Arab Emirates. Mike and I have been in Dubai less than 48 hours and we have two days of fishing under our belt with Nick Bowles of Ocean Active. Yesterday fishing was ok but today was tremendous. First of all the wind was down. Better than that, … Read more
Thanks to the modern world I’m in a time warp. Only hours ago I was shooting meadow voles in the back yard and now I’m 8,000 miles from home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates listening to the call to prayer. And as planned, I’ve already relished in some fishing. I arrived in Dubai on … Read more
I’ve been chewing my nails for a week. I’ve been scheduled to return to the Nubian Flats of Sudan since last October. I applied for the difficult to get Travel VISA in November and when I woke up this morning I still didn’t have it. I leave for Dubai tomorrow and plan to continue on for … Read more
To say I had a fun day of entertaining the fly fishers of Virginia on Saturday for the Mossy Creek Fly Fishing 12th Anniversary Party is an understatement. The day was an absolute hoot from 8AM till the wee hours Sunday morning. I gave the PowerPoint presentations “Trout Bumming the World”, “Fly Fishing Warmwater” and … Read more