I always sleep well camping in the boonies but some of my best sleeps come in the bush of Africa. For me it’s the sounds of the birds and animals and even the fact that many animals close by are extremely dangerous. That’s a weird thing to say for sure, but for me it’s comforting … Read more
I awoke to great news here in Garoua, Cameroon. The rest of the Tourette Fishing guest on our trip made it in late last night after I headed back to the hotel. This includes Bill Douglass from Reno Nevada, Brian Griffith from New Jersey, Mark Micallef of Sidney Australia and my friends Jako Lucas and … Read more
While chilling at the Seamans Mission I learned that I have two friends on this Cameroon fishing trip (don’t ask how I didn’t know). Jako Lucas, fellow Yellow Dog Ambassador and photographer Nick Kelly. They’re here to do some photography and make a short film likely for the 2020 Fly Fishing Film Tours. This … Read more
Arriving three days early for a foreign fishing trip isn’t my usual protocol. But fly fishing the Faro River of Cameroon with my friends of Tourette Fishing was so high on my list I didn’t want to take any chances of being delayed and then missing my internal flights and jeep travel. So, I’ve been … Read more
All this spare time waiting to head to the river here in Cameroon allowed me time to finish the final posts about the World Master’s Flyfishing Championships in South Africa. See February 12 & February 14. Almost caught up! Jeff Currier Global Fly Fishing
The pineapple express storm that chased us from California to Idaho didn’t let up when we got home Monday. Heaps of wet snow closed many local roads. The forecast said it wouldn’t let up until Thursday. That was unnerving for me because on Wednesday I was scheduled to fly from Idaho Falls for Cameroon. A … Read more
My quick speaking tour through California last Wednesday through today was memorable. It began with twelve hours of driving from home in Victor, Idaho to Nevada City, California. The first five hours was over ice, snow, snowdrifts, fog and was pure utter hell. If that wasn’t tiring enough, I was still jetlagged from returning from … Read more
From Africa to California. My tour begins tonight in Fresno where I’ll present about Africa. This show is all new with a heap of great adventure pics from my trip to Gabon in 2016, Lesotho in 2015, AND, I added in the story of last week with us taking home the Silver Medal in South … Read more
Team USA Masters Flyfishing woke up in first place today after two sessions. But we had two more sessions to go. If we could perform well like on Day 1 then we’d likely take home the Gold for the first time in USA fly fishing history. I’m not sure why, but I wasn’t feeling … Read more
There’s nothing like the first morning of competition in the World Championships of fly fishing. Every team is tied for Gold. Team members scramble for their buses and head to their draws. I drew the Spekboom River for my morning session and Nooitgedacht Dam for my afternoon. Meanwhile my teammates headed for their beats. … Read more
We had a slow “Official” practice on Jansen’s Dam near Dullstroom. Mike and I were completely skunked while the rest of the guys caught a couple. Honestly, none of us fished hard but we rather got a feel for the competition boats and relaxed. And watched a few of the other teams practice! Tomorrow … Read more
Could have slept in till about 7 today but it was so nice I was up at 6. Its summer time in South Africa. After coffee we dressed up and loaded for the bus ride to downtown Dullstroom to walk in the parade for the kickoff of the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships. These … Read more