One of my favorite benefits of being in the fly fishing industry is having the opportunity to revisit epic fishing spots. In this case, my visit to Alphonse Island and the St. Francois Lagoon in Seychelles was my fourth. Unlike first-timers, the feeling of fresh exotic newness is replaced with a feeling of “home” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seychelles’
Seychelles… March 26 – April 5, 2009
Posted in Seychelles, Travel, tagged Bonefish, Fish, Flats, Fly Fishing, Giant Trevally, Milkfish, Permit, Photography, Saltwater, Seychelles, Travel, Triggerfish, wind on April 12, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Seychelles 2009 – Brent’s Journal
Posted in Fly Fishing, Photography, Seychelles, Travel, tagged Abel, Flats, Fly Fishing, Gear, GT, Photography, Sage Rods, Saltwater, Seychelles, shark, Travel, Trevally on April 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This time of year traveling is a bitch….our original itinerary was to leave Dallas at 3:20 for a one hour flight to Houston and a 6:30 departure for Dubai. Well, after sitting on the runway in Dallas for two hours and multiple sub-plots in between, we finally left Dallas at 4:50, landed in Houston at [...]
Back from the Seychelles
Posted in Fly Fishing, News & Events, Photography, Seychelles, Travel, tagged Bonefish, Flats, Fly Fishing, Permit, Saltwater, Seychelles, Travel on April 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
David and Brent have returned safely from the Seychelles, complete with a thousand stories and pictures to match! They are both going through their respective travel journals, and will have their full posts up soon! For the time being, enjoy this sampling of the photos to come…..
Brent & David in the Seychelles
Posted in Fly Fishing, Seychelles, Travel, tagged Flats, Fly Fishing, Saltwater, Seychelles, Travel on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, word has finally trickled in from the far side of the globe, and David and Brent have successfully made it to the Seychelles for the start of our hosted trip. We will hopefully have a few updates as the trip progresses, with a full report to follow once they return!
Seychelles Pre-Trip Mayhem
Posted in Flies, Fly Fishing, Gear, Photography, Seychelles, Travel, tagged dogs, Fly Fishing, Gear, Photography, Saltwater, Seychelles, Travel on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Rods….check. More rods…..check. Reels…..check. Ridiculous amount of flies…..check. Boots….check. Passport….check. Camera stuff….check. All the fishing crap the guides on the island requested from the shop….check. Etc. Etc. Etc. I am packing for my fourth trip to Alphonse Island in the Seychelles. Pretty Sic, huh? Every time I visit a fishing lodge I always offer [...]
