I’m shocked that in being here in the Seychelles for two solid weeks, that today was my first day on the water with two very good friends, TJ Rung and Michael Lodge. But its just the way it worked out. I’m friends with the entire group joining me on this Yellow Dog hosted trip and … Read more
Today was change over day for most of us. What I mean is six of my nine person Yellow Dog group members left Farquhar with me late this morning and we flew 20 minutes over to Providence Atoll and moved on to the famous Maya’s Dugong ship where tomorrow we’ll start another week of fishing. … Read more
I always fish cool places with an old-style waterproof camera around my neck. I use it to grab a quick photo here and there to help tell the stories to go with the blog. I use it to document new species and photograph oddball stuff like flies or a close up of the fins of … Read more
Before I get too far along, a reader, Ping Shen, has identified my day one mystery fish as the black-eye emperor (Lethrinus enigmaticus). I passed Ping’s thoughts to a couple other friends that know their fish and dug deep myself. I’m quite sure he’s correct. Thanks Ping! That was not an easy one to figure … Read more
If there’s a time when a Yellow Dog Flyfishing host can relax when leading a trip, it’s when all the guests are at the location. That’s where I find myself tonight. All nine of my guests are settled in their cabins, rods are set up, guides are assigned for tomorrow and we just finished a … Read more
I had lovely little jaunt over to the other side of the world over the weekend. Though I had two agonizingly long layovers, one when I arrived in Amsterdam and the second in Dubai, my travels went smooth and yesterday I arrived in Mahe, Seychelles. Its presently 5 PM on Tuesday afternoon. At home in … Read more
It was a bit brisk this morning in northern Wisconsin. 7° to be exact. But that’s ok because I’m out a here. I’m headed to the Seychelles to fish a week at Farquhar followed by a second week at Providence Atoll. I’ve led a few extended trips to the Seychelles over the years that earned … Read more
Yup, most everyone was moving slow this morning. But no matter how slow, the smiles were gleaming over hot cups of coffee. This trip I’ve been hosting for Yellow Dog to Providence Atoll has not disappointed. In fact, it’s been one of the best saltwater trips I can remember and today was our last … Read more
One of the best parts of hosting this Yellow Dog trip to Providence Atoll is that all my guests are super fun and most have been friends for years. Furthermore, all the guides are as well. All have guided for my trips over the years and some I’ve visited in South Africa and they have … Read more
The weather changed for the good here at Providence Atoll in the Seychelles. It rained through the night and then stopped by morning. But most importantly the storms left us with wind. Wind is good for stirring things up and moving cooler water on to the flats. Just what the big fish like. I … Read more
The wind was strong all night long. Stronger than it had been in a few nights. I laid awake most of the time waiting for the rain. But the rain never came. And when I stepped outside around 5:15 AM to see how things looked, there was hardly a cloud. Yeah, the wind was awful … Read more
We wrapped it up here at Astove Atoll last night and this morning. We had only 2.5 days fishing here – only because that’s all they had available – but we made the best of it. There were a couple yellow permit caught and two fine GT’s to go along with big bones and a … Read more