Today I fished with friends Rich Roth and Dave Moller. Our guide was another new FlyCastaway guide for me, C.J Cronje. He’s 21! We started in the rain today here at Providence Atoll. It’s the first time we’ve experienced any sort of weather since we got here ten days ago. We hoped it would brew … Read more
Today was our 8th day in a row of fishing the flats here at Providence Atoll. And these are proper hours of fishing. There’s no 8-5 stuff going on. We’re on the water by 7:30 AM and rarely back before 6. But the wear and tear is showing a little. Folks are sleeping in an … Read more
I always tell folks on my Yellow Dog hosted fishing trips, “Have a goal before you leave home”. For this trip to Providence Atoll in the Seychelles I have eleven anglers and most want a giant trevally (GT). I’ve caught plenty of GT’s so my hope is to catch my first milkfish. There’s a catch … Read more
We headed out with my friend Gary Boyer this morning here in Baja. Gary is a fellow Idahoan that I met down here two years ago. Gary leaves Idaho in February and camps all winter here in Los Barriles. He drives down with his boat and his dog and he’s all set. Gary is … Read more
When hosting trips, I prefer my guests fish with as many different guides as possible. All Farquhar guides are excellent but each has a unique personality, unalike favorite fish, skills and ideas. This variety of guides allows you to try new things and learn, keeping the week interesting. Today I went with Nick Isabelle and … Read more
Once again morning came early. Instead of tossing and turning in bed I was first to the back of the Maya’s Dugong where I dredged with my 12-weight for an hour before Lance came and joined. We landed several dogtooth tunas but they were small. Then I got broke off by what we figure was … Read more
Musandam, Oman is most famous for is its enormous sized giant trevally (GT). I’ve gone hard for the GT’s for only a few hours each day here then been side tracked with dredging, milkfish and other fish. There’s nothing wrong with chasing everything but now was time to focus on GT’s because conditions were perfect. … 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