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
It was a special day here on Farquhar Atoll because I got to fish with longtime friend Michael Williams. Michael is the brother of Jean Bruun, Paul Bruun’s wife, both of which I fish with on this blog often. Michael and his Brazilian pal Caio are on this trip thanks to a generous friend that … Read more
A quick update for those who haven’t been following along the last few days. I’m on Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles hosting a group of friends and guests of Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. This is the first of two weeks. Next week most of my group will head with me on to Providence Atoll. This … Read more
There’s a ton of excitement anytime you get on the saltwater flats but the first day of a long trip in the Seychelles – its unbelievable. I’ll just tell you right now, in my humble opinion, the Seychelles is the best of the best as far as saltwater fly fishing goes. The fishing for my … 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 a mediocre sleep in cabin 4 of the Maya’s Dugong. I’m a poor sleeper in life and especially when there are fish to catch. At 4:50 AM I couldn’t toss anymore. I headed upstairs to the back of the boat with my 12-weight Winston and fed out a huge Clouser on my 700 … Read more