Bhutan

Lower Foothill Paradise Fly Fishing in Bhutan

Today Jim Klug and I fished together.  Klug and I have been friends going all the way back to the early 90’s.  I was fairly new to managing the Jack Dennis Fly Shop in Jackson Hole.  Jim was one of my sales reps traveling around with his best friend, a yellow lab.  He came through … Read more

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Never Pass Up A Chocolate Factory

It wasn’t a good night sleep for me.  About midnight the storms started.  While some sleep through the rumbles of thunder and pattering of rain, it wakes me.  I lay there watching the flickers of lightening.  I also worry about the river blowing out and becoming unfishable.  Unfortunately the storms went all night with occasional … Read more

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Tributaries Fail but Chocolates Prevail

The goal of this expedition is to show Bhutan as a legitimate off-the-grid fishery through photos and film so it can soon be available through Yellow Dog Flyfishing to all physically able and adventurous fly fishers.  As a blessed angler that has seen most destinations, including many of the best mahseer rivers in the Himalayas, … Read more

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Farewell to the Mahseer of Bhutan

If someone told me we’d catch mahseer today I’d tell them they were crazy.  The heavy rain hadn’t stopped since we left Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan and it got worse a few times during our drive out of Geylegphug.  The roads are teetering, breaking apart on the steep edges, and rocks and logs … Read more