There’s a ton of excitement anytime you get on the saltwater flats but the first day of a long trip in the Seychelles – its unbelievable. I’ll just tell you right now, in my humble opinion, the Seychelles is the best of the best as far as saltwater fly fishing goes. The fishing for my … 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
Today was our 8th day in a row of fishing the flats here at Providence Atoll. And these are proper hours of fishing. There’s no 8-5 stuff going on. We’re on the water by 7:30 AM and rarely back before 6. But the wear and tear is showing a little. Folks are sleeping in an … Read more
In fall of 2016 I was in South Africa visiting and fishing with friends. I ended the trip fishing with my pals of FlyCastaway, Gerhard Laubscher, Ryan Hammond and Tim Babitch. On my last day I had a late night flight home from Johannesburg which gave me time to hang around the FlyCastaway office. The … Read more
The weather continues to test us here in Alaska’s Yukon Drainage while fishing with the Midnight Sun. Though the rain let up in time for fishing, it was freezing. It’s the damp cold. The kind of cold that penetrates through your bones. But, we layered up with all we have, left the Patriot Mothership and … Read more
I had a great night sleep on the Midnight Sun Patriot Catamaran here in the Yukon River drainage of Alaska. My bed, the cool temperature in our room and the fact that I was exhausted from the travel to get here helped. And then of course we fished a full day till 9 PM yesterday. … Read more
I love speaking before a crowd. Most of you have seen me give one of my many presentations at the Fly Fishing Shows or at your local Fly Fishing Club. But these Covid-19 “do it at home through your computer” presentations that require savvy technological skills – I’m not so comfortable with them yet. … Read more
What do you have cooking for Thanksgiving? Most likely it’s a turkey. Here at the Currier house I’m cooking up my fly assortment for the next three weeks. I’m hosting a Yellow Dog Seychelles trip to Providence Atoll December 3-13. Then I return to fish in Dubai and Oman with my friends Nick Bowles and … Read more
We had a nice evening around the lodge last night here at St Brandon’s Atoll. There are four other anglers all from South Africa. We had a yummy dinner and a few Phoenix Beers with them before retiring to bed. This morning Ben, Scott and I got up before sunrise for coffee. Then before … 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
We switched up guides on the last day. Ben and I went with Rafael Costa who is not only a fishing guide for Untamed Angling but also a fine photographer (click his name). We went for a long run up river to a place that Rafael has never been to explore. Untamed has set eyes … Read more