My Birthday with South African Friends

I nearly always fish on my birthday and today was the day.  To spice it up two of my South African friends rolled into town, Rob Scott and Keith Clover, founders of Tourette Fishing (now called African Waters).  These are two great African friends of mine.  We go all the way back to 2010 when … Read more

A Month Long Journey Officially Begins

I arrived in South Africa yesterday on my way to hosting a Yellow Dog trip to the Seychelles.  I’m visiting my friends Gerhard Laubscher and Ryan Hammond that own FlyCastaway, the outfit that operates Farquhar.  We planned months ago to fish for largemouth yellowfish.  Due to weather, the plans have changed.  The new twist begins … Read more

Storms Slow Fly Fishing in Gabon

It wasn’t Mark Murray that woke me at 4:30 AM it was a major thunderstorm at around 4.  Thunder shook our cabin and flashes of lightening were like strobe lights.  The rain came with it and let’s just say, they don’t make rain like this in Idaho.  It came down like you can only imagine … Read more

Memories from South Africa and Lesotho

It’s the end of an absolutely special trip through South Africa and Lesotho.  Granny and I are presently somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on one of the longest flights in the world – Johannesburg to Atlanta enroute home.  We left Sterkfontein Dam Sunday with Tim Babich and Ryan Hammond and drove to Johannesburg.  The guys … Read more

Fly Fishing in Lesotho

It will be difficult to return home in ten days to deal with winter and even harder to deal with the shortest days of the year.  I can’t stand short days.  Down here in Lesotho it gets light at 4 AM and I’m halfway through my coffee by 5.  And just like the last two … Read more

The Wrath of the Red Sea in Sudan

The wind never let up and now the temperature has dropped to the 60’s here on the Nubian Flats for our last day.  It was so cold up top the boat where I usually sleep in my superlight sleeping bag that I moved down into sleeping quarters for the first time in two trips on … Read more

Monsoon Currier Strikes in Sudan

Weather hasn’t just been tough on the East Coast in the US, here in Sudan the Tourette – Fight it in Africa team has been struggling with unusually high winds all season.  In case you haven’t saltwater fly fished, there’s almost always wind to contend with, but the last two weeks it’s been terrible, consistently … Read more

Glass to Froth – Flyfishing the Red Sea Day 3

Sorry for the delay of blogs.  Please understand I am so far out in the boonies of Oman there is no contact with the world.  We are presently getting supplies in Salalah, Oman.  Daily accounts will catch up as possible.   We awoke to the unusual sight of calm seas.  In every direction the Red Sea of … Read more