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The Unwelcome Transition Back to Civilization

I had my coffee fast and early this morning then hiked upstream and wade fished a run where you’re likely to find golden mahseer not chocolates.  Now that the trip is at its end I’m dying to hold one more golden nugget.  But no luck.  Not even a tug.       I returned to … Read more

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Zhabdrung Death Day Anniversary

It’s a national holiday in Bhutan today, the Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.  Enjoy the read for those interested.  It’s pretty cool.  The day is of importance to our Bhutanese Himalayan Flyfishing staff and we were asked a long time ago not to fish today.  We happily honored this holiday as well and relaxed, … Read more

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More Amazing Sites of Bhutan

We began our day in Thimphu, Bhutan with sunrise on the tallest sitting Buddha in the world, (Dordenma) at Kuenselphodrang.  This amazing Buddha sits along the mountain side overlooking the capital city.  When I was here in 2014 this amazing Buddha was under construction.  Now it’s complete and we got to tour inside.  Just like … Read more

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The Tigers Nest of Bhutan

I woke up spry today considering here in Bhutan is a 13 hour time difference from Wisconsin.  The key to killing jetlag is to pretend you’re not tired and go for it.  Jim Klug, Chris Patterson and I ignored being tired in Bangkok a couple days ago and yesterday upon our arrival here I Paro … Read more

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Arrival in Paro Bhutan

The worlds most dangerous commercial flight on earth went boringly smooth today from Bangkok, Thailand to Paro, Bhutan.  The most exciting part of our early departing 4 hour 17 minute flight was our stopover.  I said it would be Daka India yesterday.  I was incorrect, it was Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Jim, Chris and I could see … Read more

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A Few More Pics From Bhutan

Bhutan is in the books.  Bhutan is number fifty in countries fished – 50 before 50! There are always a few pics that didn’t fit into the blog that must be shown.  Here they are and I’m now closing the book on Bhutan till my next trip there. The happy people of Bhutan Cool looking … Read more

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Fly Fishing for Mahseer in Bhutan Conclusion

Just to remind you (See May 20 & May 22), Mike Dawes, Niel Fox and I have been here in Bhutan to help Jon Miceler, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Government of Bhutan figure out what the possibilities of high-end, catch and release mahseer fly fishing actually are.  Jon’s hope is that if … Read more

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Farewell to the Mahseer of Bhutan

If someone told me we’d catch mahseer today I’d tell them they were crazy.  The heavy rain hadn’t stopped since we left Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan and it got worse a few times during our drive out of Geylegphug.  The roads are teetering, breaking apart on the steep edges, and rocks and logs … Read more

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Escape from Monsoon

Heavy rain started yesterday afternoon as soon as we got in the cars and went all night.  This morning we got up at 5 and scrambled to pack our junk in a downpour.  Then we hit the slow moving roads of Bhutan before they start washing out.  We’ve gone from the jungle to the cloud … Read more

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The Mystery Fish of Bhutan Returns

It was another wet night in the tent.  I slept fully dressed in raingear.  The dampness took its toll and my lungs have tightened up like I have asthma.  It’s killing me and this morning I didn’t look so hot as I made my way down to the confluence pool for the last time.   … Read more

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Flying Solo in Tiger Country Again

The rain returned last night.  I woke up in standing water in the bottom of my leaky tent.  The night was quite uncomfortable.  Luckily the rain slowed down to a drizzle by morning.  I wandered down to the confluence pool nearly in darkness hoping for a hungry beast mahseer to be waiting.  I picked up a … Read more

Double Trouble – Fly Fishing for Mahseer in Bhutan

As suspected everyone woke up a bit slow today.  We had a big fun night around the campfire after a wild and sketchy day on the river.  Although we had a clear water tributary to fish it wasn’t that great looking so sleeping in to a whopping 6 AM wasn’t a big deal.  Plus, there’s … Read more