To wake up with my feet on hard ground was a nice feeling early this morning. I’m on St. Brandon’s Atoll. About as far in the boonies in the Southern Indian Ocean as you can be. We finished a 30 plus hour boat ride to get here last night and my body felt the seemingly … Read more
I’m shocked that in being here in the Seychelles for two solid weeks, that today was my first day on the water with two very good friends, TJ Rung and Michael Lodge. But its just the way it worked out. I’m friends with the entire group joining me on this Yellow Dog hosted trip and … Read more
Four of us here this week on my Yellow Dog Hosted trip to Providence Atoll were on the heartbreaking 2019 cyclone trip. I brought a group all the way over here to the Seychelles only to get caught in a 100 year storm. We were trapped in Mahe seven days. We never made it to … Read more
James Shanley and I fished together briefly on Astove when we arrived in the Seychelles last week. Today it was time for us to put the pedal down and fish hard all day together here on Cosmoledo. The weather was slightly improved over yesterdays stormy day. In fact it started with lots of blue in … Read more
I met David Boyd at Turneffe Flats back in fall of 2018. I was helping train new guides for the lodge and Dave was on a group trip with fellow Seattle mates. We talked a few times and he asked me where the best saltwater fly fishing was in my opinion. When I mentioned the … Read more
Today was a travel day for Sammy and me. We left Southern Oman and traveled to Musandam, the northern part of Oman. There’s a catch however, Musandam is not connected to the rest of Oman. Oman is divided by the country of United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is called and exclave and very unique. … Read more
It’s Day 2 here in Southern Oman with my usual saltwater travel pal, Sammy Vigneri. We should be in the Seychelles but as you know by now a cyclone messed that up. Instead my friend from Dubai, Nick Bowles, founder of Ocean Active Fly, and his friend Mark Taylor of Norway have let us join … Read more
If it wasn’t for Gerhard’s nice Indo-Pacific permit catch yesterday I’d have been tempted to make today “The hunt for the 10lb bonefish”. But he got it done which meant I needed to buckle down yet again and give the yellow permit my best shot. I took a good look at my crab flies then … Read more
A change in weather arrived last night. You could feel the Maya’s Dugong rocking side to side as you slept. When morning came and I went out on the deck and there were storm clouds and strong wind. We went from one extreme to the other, but it was our last day so despite … 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
Day 2 provided light wind and clear skies, ideal for flats fishing. Mike and I went with Fede to a small island in sight of the Scuba Libre. Our focus was triggerfish and giant trevally (GT). When I walk the flats I have my 9-weight Winston in hand with my line stripped out ready … Read more
Today fly fishing on Farquhar in the Seychelles truly began. I fished with my cabin mate Rich Cambria and today’s guide was Matthieu Cosson from France. Matthieu is an experienced FlyCastaway guide who’s fished nearly all the waters of the Seychelles. Matthieu gave us an in depth rundown of our fishing plans for the day … Read more