So it was back to back days with guide Matt and today’s fishing partner was Morgan O’Brien from Ireland here at St. Brandon’s Atoll. Morgan joined my Gabon trip last year and we hit it off. He’s with me not only this trip this year but he’ll also join me in Bhutan this November. We … Read more
As long as todays threatening winter storm moves out of here by tomorrow morning, in 24 hours I’ll be on my way to St. Brandon’s Atoll off Mauritius. This spectacular chain of islands and endless flats, also known as, Cargados Carajos Shoals, is home to some of the finest Indo-Pacific permit fishing on the planet … Read more
We traveled seven hours last night nearly due north on our mothership the Wildcard. It was a wave rolling ride. Fortunately it rocked my seaworthy Yellow Dog Flyfishing group to sleep. The only time I woke for a few minutes was when I heard our mighty anchor drop around 1 AM this morning. We are … Read more
Its already day 3 of my hosted Yellow Dog Flyfishing trip here in the Wessel Islands of Australia. Today we mixed up fishing partners. I fished with Mike Lodge and Neuman jumped over to fish with Jeff Smith. Jeff, hasn’t fished a full day yet due to having the flu, and though he felt better … Read more
Astove Atoll is perhaps the wildest, most secluded and remarkably remote atoll on the planet. Astove is located 660 miles southwest of Mahe Seychelles. To most, Astove is known for its famed “Wall” where the ankle deep flats sheer off and drop to well over 3000 feet. Jacques Cousteau made the wall famous in 1956 … Read more
After my 5:30 coffee with Ben and Scott I wandered around the island hoping to find a Picasso triggerfish or perhaps get a cast to Indo permit to but no such luck. It was a beautiful morning however. A great day to catch a sunrise. Today I matched up with Ben and we fished … Read more
I awoke at 5:45 AM to the Call to Prayer coming from Sharbithat. I sat up in my dew covered sleeping bag just in time to catch the sun popping up behind a distant mosque. The sights and sounds were almighty. We really are on the other side of the world. Then I turned to … Read more
We survived the spring high tide last night. The highest waves dampened the sand under the front tires of our RAV4 at 10 PM. We had a scary hour or so and we were lucky. We were also lucky because we had much less dew and once that tide started dropping we got a great … Read more