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
Its early. Its 4:45 AM. At 6:45 AM me and five of my guests here on Mahe Seychelles will board a charter flight and head to Astove Atoll to fish today on our own then two days of guided fishing. On Thursday I have six more guests arriving and all of us will take a … Read more
This was my last morning here at the Hotel la Roussette here in Mahe, Seychelles. This is a great place with incredibly nice staff. But never in my life could I have imagined spending a solid week here and never seeing Providence Atoll when I left home eight days ago. I’m still stunned and the … Read more
Swift action last night after our Providence trip cancelled due to the cyclone got four of my guests out on an 11:55 PM flight on Emirates. Today Yellow Dog got two of my guests willing to spend some serious extra dollars down to Alphonse Atoll. And a couple more went home. Now there’s five of … Read more
This evening I canceled my Providence Atoll trip here in the Seychelles. This was one of the most agonizing decisions I’ve ever had to make in my life, but it’s the right one. The tropical storm continues to linger and build and will finally reach cyclone size by tomorrow. Yellow Dog Flyfishing, Fly Castaway nor … Read more