Today’s fishing partner here on St. Brandon’s Atoll was Bob Ylagan. This week was the first time we’ve ever met. Normally I know everyone ahead of time for my hosted Yellow Dog trips but this trip was unique in that I had two friends drop out not too long ago. It’s required that myself and … Read more
To wake up with my feet on hard ground was a nice feeling early this morning. I’m on St. Brandon’s Atoll. About as far in the boonies in the Southern Indian Ocean as you can be. We finished a 30 plus hour boat ride to get here last night and my body felt the seemingly … Read more
Our famously miserable boat ride from Port Louis, Mauritius to St. Brandon’s Atoll is done. We left promptly on an old fishing boat at 1 pm. The journey took slightly over 30 hours. No one got seasick but that’s because most took seasick medicine. Only lobster captain Mike Lodge and I that sucked it up … Read more
It was smooth flying from Paris to Mauritius arriving to this southern Indian Ocean country on April 5th. All my Yellow Dog friends arrived at varying times over the 5th and 6th. This includes, Michael Lodge, Jeff Smith, David Moeller, Mike Brennan, Bob Ylagan, Heath Marston and Morgan O’Brien. Last night we celebrated the fact … Read more
I’m on a long layover here in Paris today on my way to St. Brandon’s Atoll. I’m glad I made this far. It was a little gnarly getting out of Duluth yesterday. We had a bad ice and snowstorm Thursday. Long story short, my 12:37 pm flight from Duluth to Minneapolis got listed as delayed … Read more
As long as todays threatening winter storm moves out of here by tomorrow morning, in 24 hours I’ll be on my way to St. Brandon’s Atoll off Mauritius. This spectacular chain of islands and endless flats, also known as, Cargados Carajos Shoals, is home to some of the finest Indo-Pacific permit fishing on the planet … Read more
The weather all over the US has been especially unpredictable in 2026. Granny and I suffered through all the cold fronts and snowstorms when working on the East coast shows back in January. Then in February, the Boise, Denver and Iowa shows produced freaky warm weather. Today, here in the most northern part of Wisconsin … Read more
Brian Iannacchione had us booked for a full fishing day with Jako Lucas today down here in Texas. Our final day this week. But both Brian and I fly home tonight and there’s all kind of news talk that TSA lines are four hours long due to the government shutdown. I watch very little news … Read more
A drastic weather change took place overnight. The wind came to a complete stop here on the Texas coast. It was also much warmer for Brian Iannacchione and I for today with our friend and legendary saltwater fly fishing guide, Jako Lucas. I still wore my fleece jacket to start but I didn’t have my … Read more
It was brisk again down here on the Texas coast with friends Brian Iannacchione and guide Jako Lucas. I say brisk, but it was nothing as bad as yesterday’s fridged 46° and windy. This morning at sunrise it was already 56° and the local pelicans actually showed some life. While we’re always open to … Read more
I slipped out of the snowy winter conditions of Wisconsin yesterday and flew to Austin, TX and met up with buddy Brian Iannacchione. Then Brian and I drove to the TX coast to meet up with our friend and top coastal fly fishing guide, Jako Lucas. We’re fishing here for the next four days. … Read more
It’s been an adventure since I posted Fridays blog. You may remember that after a great morning of grass carp fishing, in the afternoon down in AZ I found myself on the phone with Delta rescheduling my flight from Phoenix to get home before a major Midwest snowstorm hit. Well, we made it. It meant … Read more