With a broken boat and bad flare up of tennis elbow or whatever I have going on in my arm, today was a good day for a break. Sammy and I are at the Juweira Boutique Hotel and its nice. There are restaurants and bars and today we relaxed and relished in it. There’s … Read more
One of my most memorable fish isn’t one I caught but rather one I lost from the rocks in Oman in 2015. It was the Southern Pompano, better known these days as the Africanus (Trachinotus africanus). One of four highly prized permit species that can be taken on a fly. I lost him after more … Read more
I never in my life thought there would be a day when I was happy to leave the Seychelles, but after the miserable week of the trip without a trip thanks to a cyclone, I was ready for todays change. I arrived in Dubai at 4:20 AM with my friend Sammy Vigneri. We’re here to … Read more
The pace has slowed here on the beaches of Oman for us Currier’s. I got up before sunrise and walked the beach with my 9-weight but unless there was a protruding tail I wasn’t looking that hard. But I very much enjoyed watching the hundreds of marauding dolphin slashing bait balls in front of camp. … Read more
We had a long day yesterday, another dewy night and Granny got chewed up by some sort of gnats. We slept till sunrise for the first time. Instead of hanging my sleeping bag to dry the dew I let it dry with me in it and watched the sun, waves and birds. While the … Read more