My Revenge on the Africanus

One of my most memorable fish isn’t one I caught but rather one I lost from the rocks in Oman in 2015.  It was the Southern Pompano, better known these days as the Africanus (Trachinotus africanus).  One of four highly prized permit species that can be taken on a fly.  I lost him after more … Read more

A Possible Payback

I’m a little behind in blogs due to lack of internet and etc.  But the next blog will make a lot more sense after you flashback to this day in Oman in 2015. The Africanus (Southern Pompano) that got Away – Day 7

Trachinotus-Africanus

The Africanus (Southern Pompano) that got Away – Day 7

The pace has slowed here on the beaches of Oman for us Currier’s.  I got up before sunrise and walked the beach with my 9-weight but unless there was a protruding tail I wasn’t looking that hard.  But I very much enjoyed watching the hundreds of marauding dolphin slashing bait balls in front of camp. … Read more