Friend Mike Lodge of Rhode Island, someone who travels on each and everyone of my hosted Yellow Dog trips, fished here on the west side of Cape York with Aussie Fly Fishers earlier this year. Mike is an incredible fly tier and enjoys matching the crab hatches for permit, triggerfish and more around the world. … Read more
I’m here in Punta Allen, Quintana Roo Mexico at Grand Slam Lodge. I’m dual hosting this trip with friend Patrick Berry for Fly Fishers International. Pat is the president of FFI. Not only is the FFI one of the leading organizations on teaching the art of fly fishing, but also huge on conservation for all … Read more
I wasn’t expecting a good day based on the way it started at 4 AM. We were going for a very early departure to the flats if the weather was good. And it was. That part was glorious and because of it we went all the way to the reef to permit fish. But when … Read more
We woke up to a miracle today. I heard birds singing at 4:30 AM rather than pounding rain. I clicked the coffee pot and made lots of noise to wake up Tim Brune and Wil Flack. We needed to get on the permit flats early here at the Belize Permit Club. It was … Read more
Granny and I awoke to another gorgeous sunrise here at Turneffe Flats Lodge in Belize. At 5:30 AM we were sipping coffee on our deck overlooking the lodge flat. In my younger years I’d have been on the flat fishing but I’m more relaxed these days – saving energy to execute later in the day. … Read more
East End Lodge is a beautiful place on the far eastern corner of Grand Bahama. This is the more secluded part of the island a good hour from the bustling city of Freeport. Wil’s and my comfortable room was a mere 100-feet from the dock where we boarded our flats skiffs this morning. … Read more