If there’s one thing I’m proud of as for my fly fishing accomplishments it’s my species list.  I’m approaching the 430 fish mark.  This year I’ve already added three, but, I thought I had four.  Back on January 9^th I caught a bass in TX that I thought was a Guadalupe Bass.  I asked for confirmation from my readers and I had several folks assure me I was correct.  However, there was one Texas angler who thought differently.  Just to be sure, he got a biologist friend of his to have a look as well and he could not confirm that it was a Guadalupe and in fact was pretty sure it wasn’t.  Needless to say I didn’t add the species to the list.

I’ve also made an adjustment on the mullet species I caught in Dubai back on December 13^th.  Friend Nick Bowles and I literally spent an evening looking at photos of the regional mullet and did tons of reading.  Our final decision was that it was the bull-nosed mullet.  Around the same time, I sent my photos to my South African friend, Ed Truter.  Ed is perhaps the most knowledgeable fish friend I have.  He spent days on the identification and he’s pretty sure it’s the bluespot mullet.  I trust Ed and made the adjustment on my list.

Its important to me to keep my list 100% accurate.  While I doubt I’ll ever catch a bull-nosed mullet, I’m certain I’ll get back to TX and catch my Guadalupe.  In fact, I’m going to make it a goal of mine for 2023.

Granny and I are relaxing at Mom’s in NH.  We drove from WI to here last weekend.  I’ve been catching up on all kinds of things but also preparing for a return to the Seychelles.  I’ll have more on this but it’s the re-do trip from my disastrous cyclone trip back in December of 2019.

Jeff Currier Global Fly Fishing