SAGE SALT HD :: FLY ROD ADVERTISEMENT
Fly Fishing 2018
It is great to see these images being used for the new SALT HD rod campaign from Sage Fly Fish. These are great high-performance rods, and it is an honor to have my images used to promote them. A big heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped in the creation.
SAGE FLYFISH: http://www.sageflyfish.com/
ZEN AND THE ART OF BLUE TRAVALLIES
Article by: Miles Nolte
It’s great to see this image of a blue trevally as the lead off image for Miles Nolte’s article “Quality in Paradise”. The blue trevally is quickly becoming a favorite of mine to both fish for and to photograph. Robust and feisty, full of colors and patterns, they never disappoint the angler or the camera.
This issue is packed with great articles and impressive essays, it’s not one to be missed.
Be sure to head down to your local shop and grab yourself a copy or better yet, order a subscription, you won’t be disappointed.
Gray’s Sporting Journal
Vol. Forty-two, Issue 3
https://www.grayssportingjournal.com/
https://www.grayssportingjournal.com/quality-in-paradise/
Shot on assignment for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures and FlyCastaway
PHOTO ESSAY | SAINT BRANDONS ATOLL
16.5833° S, 59.6167° E – East of Mauritius
I’m thrilled to see the voyage to St. Brandon’s Atoll in Mauritius made it to print. Each time I think about this incredible adventure with the crew at Flycastaway I still can’t believe it. What an incredible area, I had no idea places like this actually existed in reality. A journey I will always remember and a place I will always want to return to.
This essay is from my trip last year while on assignment for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures with the amazing crew at Fly Castaway. It has been said the Cargados Carajos Shoals is very remote, way off-the-grid and is extremely difficult to get there. I couldn’t agree more.
Big thanks to William for letting me tag along with him on the flats with my camera and to my bunkmate Murray for putting up with all my gear, I’m glad we both had the same taste in room temperate!
Be sure to head down to your local shop and grab yourself a copy or better yet, order a subscription, you won’t be disappointed. This issue is packed with great articles and some impressive photo essays, it’s not one to be missed.
Gray’s Sporting Journal: The Fly Fishing Edition
Vol. Forty-two, Issue 1
Photo Essay: Untouched
https://www.grayssportingjournal.com/
TFFJ || Volume 8 Issue 2
Published / Editorial
The new issue of The FlyFish Journal is hot off the press. It’s always an honor when one of my images accompanies the work of superb writers. Be sure to check out the words penned by Mike Sepelak in the new issue.
Head down to your local shop and grab yourself a copy or order a subscription, you won’t be disappointed.
+ The FlyFish Journal: http://www.theflyfishjournal.com/
+ Mike Sepelak: http://www.mikesgonefishing.com/
ST BRANDONS ATOLL RECAP
Middle of Nowhere, Indian Ocean
I just returned from an inspiring trip to the Indian Ocean and ST Brandon’s Atoll, what an incredible adventure. I never knew a place like that existed. It was very inspiring to see a healthy fishery and ecosystem that is still intact. The wade fishing for bonefish was as incredible. It’s an ocean safari of animals and birds that I’ve never seen before. It’s not a place for everyone, a long journey filed with flights and a massive ocean crossing. We had a great captain and the 15-foot seas for 24+ hours didn’t seem so bad. Hats off to the FlyCasway team for showing me their amazing office. Thanks for your hospitality!
+ Yellow Dog Blog post here: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/blog/st-brandons-atoll-recap
+ Yellow Dog FlyFishing Adventures: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/st-brandons-0
+ FlyCastaway: http://flycastaway.com/
SAINT BRANDON’S ATOLL | INDIAN OCEAN
16° 35’0.0”S 59° 40’0.0”E – North East of Mauritius
Here we go, cue the automatic “out-of-office” email reply! ….My bags are packed, Global Rescue and SAT phone in tow and I am heading out the door in less than 24 hours. It is going to take 4 days, 4 plane rides, 2 hotels and a 28hr, 268-nautical-mile ocean crossing later to get there. My final destination is a very remote place called Île Raphael on St.Brandon’s Atoll, it’s about 10,393.44 miles away from home.
St. Brandon (Saint Brandon), also known as Cargados Carajos Shoals, is a collective of over 50 islands, coral ridges and vast sand flats on an extended reef located in the middle of absolutely nowhere Indian Ocean. I will be on assignment for Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures with the Fly Castaway boys targeting anything that swims on the flats, mainly giant bonefish and giant trevally. It has been said this place is literally the next frontier in the world of saltwater flats fishing. It is very remote, way off-the-grid and is one of the few remaining protected pristine places left on the planet, not too mention, its extremely difficult to get there.
I am beyond excited and I feel very lucky to be on this trip. This is for sure a once in a life-time opportunity for me, I am looking forward to the adventure and I can’t wait to make some photographs.
+ Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures: http://www.yellowdogflyfishing.com/fly-fishing-vacation-lodges/fly-fishing-indian-ocean-st-brandons-atoll.htm
+ Fly Castaway: http://flycastaway.com/
“Mauritius was made first and then heaven, heaven being copied after Mauritius.”-Mark Twain
ATTN: SERIOUS ANGLERS | OPEN SEATS AVAILABLE ON UPCOMING ADVENTURES
St, Brandons Atoll-Mauritius, Wrangell-Alaska, Kamchatka-Russia
Are you a serious angler looking for a trip of a lifetime? Join me for one of my upcoming adventures. I have a few slots open for the individual seeking a trip of adventure and the unknown. These are very adventurous trips with some of the best fishing found anywhere on the planet! This is not a big group of hosted anglers, rather a small select few. All persons should be in good physical condition; these trips require a lot of wade fishing and tons of action. Global Rescue is required for St. Brandon’s and Russia.
Looking for a few serious anglers. Please contact me for details –> bryan@bryangregsonphotography.com
+ NOW! ST. BRANDON’S ATOLL: Monster bonefish and GT’s – March 30-April 13 – 1 spot
+ SOUTHEAST ALASKA: Wild remote Steelhead – April 17-23 – a few spots avail
+ KAMCHATKA: Mouse eating rainbows – Exploratory – July 25-8th – 1 spot
