by Jeff | May 29, 2018 | 5 Comments
When I was in hot pursuit of my yellow permit both last year here at St. Brandon’s Atoll and earlier this week, I passed up many a bonefish - literally letting even the occasional 7lber swim by in order not to miss a cast at a permit. It was torturous. But I gave...
by Jeff | May 28, 2018 | 0 Comments
After today it’s obvious the bonefish gods are mad at me. I’m being punished for passing up easy opportunities to catch bones when I was hot on the yellow permit pursuit. I’m definitely suffering from a permit hangover. In 48 hours I haven’t caught a single...
by Jeff | May 27, 2018 | 0 Comments
Now that I have my Indo-Pacific permit I can relax and fish for bonefish. Every single one I see if I want. I’ve been waiting for this. Tim, Ryan and Gerhard and I fished together. But funny thing, the bonefish were hard to find for me. We contended with storms...
by Jeff | May 26, 2018 | 10 Comments
I fished with Tim and Ryan today while Gerhard ventured with two of the other guests. Ryan got a yellow permit yesterday and our plan was to hit the same flat where he got that one however not till sunset. He saw a ton of permit there. To start our day, we waded...
by Jeff | May 25, 2018 | 0 Comments
Today it was Tim, Gerhard and I hitting the flats together. The only way I could have been better surrounded by top yellow permit anglers was if Ryan joined us also. But Ryan went with a couple of the other guys to shoot photos. One of the reasons all three owners...
by Jeff | May 24, 2018 | 1 Comment
One of the most prized fly rod fish of the Indian Ocean is the Indo-Pacific permit, best known as the “yellow permit” or in Australia as snubnose dart. Being that Atlantic permit have been my nemesis fish species to catch I didn’t show much interest in Indo’s until...
by Jeff | May 23, 2018 | 1 Comment
After 40 hours of flight travel that ended Friday afternoon, I still wasn’t at St Brandon’s Atoll. Port Louis, Mauritius was simply a stopover before a 26-hour boat ride to the Atoll. It’s a dreaded boat ride for those who get seasick. It’s frightening for those...
by Jeff | May 11, 2018 | 0 Comments
It was a challenge to get to the other side of the world but I arrived in Mauritius mid afternoon yesterday where I then settled in to the Address Boutique Hotel in Port Chambly. I stayed here last year and it’s a cool place to rest up after 40 hours of tiring...
by Jeff | May 10, 2018 | 0 Comments
So, you want to be a traveler. Be sure you have a strong tolerance for stress and a ton of patience. Shortly before I boarded my first flight for St Brandon’s Atoll I got a text from Air France telling me my flight from Paris to Mauritius was cancelled. They...
by Jeff | May 9, 2018 | 5 Comments
I’m about 15 minutes the longest journey I’ve ever done repeats itself. Last year I fished St. Brandon’s Atoll off the country of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Today I’m headed back with some South African friends. I have some unfinished business to tend to. Last...
by Jeff | May 6, 2018 | 0 Comments
It wasn’t the most pleasant return home this week. Though the old car looks nice, after the World Championships in Spain I wanted to sit on my porch and soak up some sun, relax and heal some wounds. Instead we got 6” of snow and a high temperature of 35°. Luckily...
by Jeff | May 1, 2018 | 2 Comments
As fast as it begins – it’s over. A flash in life. For months I awaited adventures in Asturias Spain for the World Fly Fishing Championship Masters and already it’s a memory. But a dang good one. Congratulations to Team Spain for 1st, Team Italy for 2nd and Team...
by Jeff | Apr 27, 2018 | 4 Comments
I apologize for the lack of photos but when competing there’s little time for pictures. The jetlag, exhaustion and all that challenging stuff I experienced because of arriving the day the World Fly Fishing Masters Championship are gone after the full day of...
by Jeff | Apr 25, 2018 | 0 Comments
"I apologize for the lack of photos but when competing there’s little time for pictures." Day 1 of competition in the World Fly Fishing Masters Championships here in Asturias Spain began at 5:30 AM this morning over coffee then a breakfast. The Team USA...
I started fly fishing at age 7 in the lakes and ponds of New England cutting my teeth on various sunfish, bass, crappie and stocked trout. I went to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, where I graduated with a Naturalist Degree while I discovered new fishing opportunities for pike, muskellunge, walleyes and various salmonids found in Lake Superior and its tributaries.
From there I headed west to work a few years in the Yellowstone region to simply work as much as most people fish and fish as much as most people work. I did just that, only it lasted over 20 years working at the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson, WY where I departed in 2009. Now it’s time to work for "The Man", working for myself that is.
I pursue my love to paint fish, lecture on every aspect of fly fishing you can imagine and host a few trips to some of the most exotic places you can think of. My ultimate goal is to catch as many species of fish on fly possible from freshwater to saltwater, throughout the world. I presently have taken over 440 species from over 60 countries!
