Grateful for Golden Trevally

Grateful for Golden Trevally

We are having a blast here in Cape York Australia fishing with Aussie Fly Fishers crew.  We’ve caught a lot of fish.  Just about everything but the Anak permit.  We came close yesterday to landing an Anak but in the end the beautiful fish came unbuttoned.   We...
The Anak That Got Away

The Anak That Got Away

Friend Mike Lodge of Rhode Island, someone who travels on each and everyone of my hosted Yellow Dog trips, fished here on the west side of Cape York with Aussie Fly Fishers earlier this year.  Mike is an incredible fly tier and enjoys matching the crab hatches for...
Adding Species from the Flats of Australia

Adding Species from the Flats of Australia

We beat the afternoon offshore wind yesterday and we decided to try and beat it again.  Departing at 6 AM for fishing here on the west side of Cape York Australia will be the norm for our last four days of fishing.  Aussie Fly Fishers guide James had us heading south...
A Near Miracle Black Marlin on the Fly

A Near Miracle Black Marlin on the Fly

Aussie Fly Fishers West Cape York program can handle six anglers.  This week there’s just three of us.  The third angler is a super nice fellow New Englander, Kevin McDevitt.  Today Josh switched over and guided Kevin to the north like we did yesterday and Granny and...
Trevally Varieties on the Australian Flats

Trevally Varieties on the Australian Flats

Josh Hutchins of Aussie Fly Fishers took Granny and I north of Weipa today an hour up the west side of Cape York.  It was an extra early 6 AM departure that began on a fun dusty drive that involved dodging a couple kangaroos and ferrule pigs.  The bird life was lively...