I had my coffee fast and early this morning then hiked upstream and wade fished a run where you’re likely to find golden mahseer not chocolates. Now that the trip is at its end I’m dying to hold one more golden nugget. But no luck. Not even a tug. I returned to … Read more
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
It’s a national holiday in Bhutan today, the Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Enjoy the read for those interested. It’s pretty cool. The day is of importance to our Bhutanese Himalayan Flyfishing staff and we were asked a long time ago not to fish today. We happily honored this holiday as well and relaxed, … Read more
As we left last nights campfire the giant raindrops were starting. Five minutes after hitting the bed, the drops turned to downpour. Soon the heavy patter on my tent was joined by flashes of lightening. Thunderstorms hammered away on Bhutan’s Himalayan Foothills on and off till morning. The last shower fell around 5 … Read more
Taking in the phenomenal sites of Bhutan have been a true treat the last two days. Our Yellow Dog Flyfishing (YD) film crew joined with Bryant Dunn and his Himalayan Flyfishing Adventure team has had a blast. But today we honed our focus to our main goal – catch some fish and film them so … Read more
We began our day in Thimphu, Bhutan with sunrise on the tallest sitting Buddha in the world, (Dordenma) at Kuenselphodrang. This amazing Buddha sits along the mountain side overlooking the capital city. When I was here in 2014 this amazing Buddha was under construction. Now it’s complete and we got to tour inside. Just like … Read more
I woke up spry today considering here in Bhutan is a 13 hour time difference from Wisconsin. The key to killing jetlag is to pretend you’re not tired and go for it. Jim Klug, Chris Patterson and I ignored being tired in Bangkok a couple days ago and yesterday upon our arrival here I Paro … Read more
The worlds most dangerous commercial flight on earth went boringly smooth today from Bangkok, Thailand to Paro, Bhutan. The most exciting part of our early departing 4 hour 17 minute flight was our stopover. I said it would be Daka India yesterday. I was incorrect, it was Dhaka, Bangladesh. Jim, Chris and I could see … Read more
Bhutan is in the books. Bhutan is number fifty in countries fished – 50 before 50! There are always a few pics that didn’t fit into the blog that must be shown. Here they are and I’m now closing the book on Bhutan till my next trip there. The happy people of Bhutan Cool looking … Read more
Just to remind you (See May 20 & May 22), Mike Dawes, Niel Fox and I have been here in Bhutan to help Jon Miceler, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Government of Bhutan figure out what the possibilities of high-end, catch and release mahseer fly fishing actually are. Jon’s hope is that if … Read more
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
Heavy rain started yesterday afternoon as soon as we got in the cars and went all night. This morning we got up at 5 and scrambled to pack our junk in a downpour. Then we hit the slow moving roads of Bhutan before they start washing out. We’ve gone from the jungle to the cloud … Read more