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
I awoke this morning still trying to grasp the fact that my friends from Jackson won’t be on this trip to Farquhar. I have a lump in my gut that isn’t going away. I had to read my emails from yesterday again to believe it. This situation sucks. In hindsight, I wish I advised them … Read more
November 27 & 28, 2016 November 27, 2016 After a wonderful week in South Africa and Lesotho chasing yellowfish with my friends of FlyCastaway, Sunday I headed for the Seychelles to begin my host trip to Farquhar Atoll for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures. The day started at the Johannesburg airport where I met my … 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
6 AM couldn’t come soon enough. That’s when our taxi to the LDC airport here in Mahe, Seychelles for our charter flight to Farquhar Island picked us up. I’ve been waiting years for this dream to come true. Not only I, but the six Yellow Dog guests that I’m hosting on the trip, Rich Cambria, … Read more
I’m in a time warp after what has already been 45 hours of travel to the complete other side of the world. I’m exactly twelve time zones ahead of Idaho here in Mahe, Seychelles. I’m jetlagged and my bio clock is completely upside down. But I’m here and so are all the other guys … Read more
Travel was hard yesterday. The stress of flight cancellation fear from Jackson Hole to Salt Lake City from the terrible storm we were having kept me awake for 36 hours from Friday afternoon till Sunday morning. I couldn’t even drive to Salt Lake City to by pass my JAC to SLC connection because of a … Read more
I’ve always dreamt of fishing the Seychelles but the cost of the amazing trip has left me wondering if I’d ever set foot there. But there’s been a lot of these places and somehow I always manage. Well, patience prevails and either today or tomorrow I’ll be on my way. I’m not sure when only … Read more
It’s hard to find anything good when you’re broke down on the highway 1,500 miles from home. But then my phone rang. It was Jim Klug, longtime friend and owner of Yellow Dog Fly Fishing Adventures. Jim was supposed to host a trip to the Seychelles departing this Sunday. He can’t make it and he … Read more