I enjoyed a deep sleep under the stars chilled by a cool Red Sea and Sahara Desert breeze. Our boat the Scuba Libre was parked close to mainland Sudan last night. So close I was awoken to the call to prayer from a mosque in a distant village. The morning was colder than any I … Read more
Mike and I relaxed this morning for the first time since we left the States. We sat with Nick Bowles and visited over coffee. I watched the play by play of the Cubs Cardinals baseball season opener on my computer. It was Sunday night in the US and here in Dubai it was 5 AM. … Read more
It’s full speed ahead here in United Arab Emirates. Mike and I have been in Dubai less than 48 hours and we have two days of fishing under our belt with Nick Bowles of Ocean Active. Yesterday fishing was ok but today was tremendous. First of all the wind was down. Better than that, … Read more
Thanks to the modern world I’m in a time warp. Only hours ago I was shooting meadow voles in the back yard and now I’m 8,000 miles from home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates listening to the call to prayer. And as planned, I’ve already relished in some fishing. I arrived in Dubai on … Read more
I’ve been chewing my nails for a week. I’ve been scheduled to return to the Nubian Flats of Sudan since last October. I applied for the difficult to get Travel VISA in November and when I woke up this morning I still didn’t have it. I leave for Dubai tomorrow and plan to continue on for … Read more
To say I had a fun day of entertaining the fly fishers of Virginia on Saturday for the Mossy Creek Fly Fishing 12th Anniversary Party is an understatement. The day was an absolute hoot from 8AM till the wee hours Sunday morning. I gave the PowerPoint presentations “Trout Bumming the World”, “Fly Fishing Warmwater” and … Read more
March 26, 2015 Wednesday was long. I had a busy morning around Victor then caught the 1:20 flight from Jackson to Denver and on to Washington DC. At 11 PM I was met by Colby Trow, one of the founders of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing and we drove two hours to his place in Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Read more
A fun weekend in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada with the Chinook Waters fly Fishing Club has slipped by in a flash. I drew on a heap of Cliff Fly Boxes, entertained and taught seminars all Saturday then whooped it up with club members for a showing of the f3t fly fishing film during the evening. I … Read more
My annual roosterfish trip to Baja isn’t so annual lately. Last year I missed the body-bashing trip for the first time in years because I took on a mahseer project in Bhutan. Then three weeks ago my 2015 trip was cancelled because my roosterfish companion, Sammy Vigneri, slipped on ice and broke his leg severely. … Read more
For those of you on the East Coast, I’m sorry, but our weather here in Idaho has been no less than phenomenal. Other than one day it’s been in the 50°s and 60°s for the two straight weeks I’ve been home. The one cold day it snowed 8” and I got in a fantastic cross … Read more
Someone commented at the Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show last week, “Man Currier, you’ve been on the road since early January”. Then he laughed and said, “No that’s not true, you’ve been on the road since you quit the fly shop in 2009!” The dude was correct. In October 2009 I walked out the door … Read more
I don’t get a chance to wet a line much in the heat of my speaking schedule but today was an exception. Granny and I are working our way down to the Pleasanton, California Fly Fishing Show. Last night I spoke to the Tracy Fly Fishers Club. It just so happens my friend Ben Byng … Read more