One memorable night on my 2008 trip to the Ramganga River in India we experienced a caddis hatch. Misty Dhillon advised I keep a sharp eye for rising golden mahseer as I was chucking sculpin patterns for big mahseer. He told me that if the rising started than to grab my 6-weight and enjoy a rare … Read more
Yesterday was a confidence crushing day. Ten miles of hiking, at least a thousand casts, 100º temperature and I acquired some sort of respiratory issue and not a damn bite. To make things worse, this respiratory thing advanced last night and has me gasping for air and coughing like I have emphysema. It’s a … Read more
I met Misty Dhillon back in 2006. We’d both heard of each other prior to that day. I learned of him when I was desperately searching for mahseer info for my first trip to India back in 2002. I found little bleeps about mahseer and this dude named Misty on the internet. I made … Read more
The songs from an impressive number of bird species awoke me at 5 AM. Still tired from the grueling trip around the world I was confused. Those weren’t the robins singing in my backyard – where the heck was I? Then it hit me and the excitement of awaking in India took hold. I … Read more