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 of Weipa by 6:15. … Read more
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 I fished with top AFF guide, James Sinnamon, … Read more
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 as we passed … Read more
Granny and I went down like rocks here on the west side of Cape York Australia last night but woke up at midnight. The first night with a 19 hour time difference from home can make it hard to get a good night sleep. My trick to get back to sleep is half a sleeping … Read more
It was a long trip from Hayward, Wisconsin to Cape York Australia. Two days of travel to be exact. The breakdown was Duluth to Minneapolis to Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia (15 hours by the way) to Cairns and finally to Weipa which is close to as far north as you can get in Australia. … Read more
There’s been a lot of action this month. After two nice days around home winding down from all the travel and grieving the loss of a friend, this morning I’m chilling out. Then in one hour, it’s off to Cape York, Australia to fish with friend Joshua Hutchins, founder of Aussie Fly Fishers. And what’s … Read more
It was wonderfully smooth sailing for my “flash in the pan” visit to The Fly Fishers of Virginia Club in Richmond. I arrived at 5:30 PM Thursday and the board members took me out to the family owned Grapevine Greek and Italian Restaurant. The highly touted establishment did not disappoint. I indulged on the grilled … Read more
September 17 & 18 There was nothing hardcore about these last two days of fishing. Granny and I weren’t sure what to do with our days off so based on a forecast of back to back 80° days, we opted to do and overnight float trip. It was about swimming, camping, eating and relaxing. It’s … Read more
I got home from my Spokane tour yesterday in time for dinner as hoped. Granny and I chilled on the back porch well past sunset. This week has drained me to the hilt. Nevertheless, I couldn’t wait to get on the water with Bob to a favorite haunt. We met at 6 AM. It … Read more
Everyone experiences highs and lows. I’ve been fortunate for more highs than lows. But some lows were bad. In 2020 I lost my dad. He’d been ill a longtime and was suffering. That eased my pain, but he was still my dad. Probably harder was many years back when I lost my best friend to … Read more
Looks like a fishing mission but no, it’s the start of the 2024/25 speaking tour. Tomorrow night I’m presenting “Trout Bumming the Lakes in and Around Yellowstone” in Spokane, WA to Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club. Then Wednesday night its “Streamer Tactics for More and Bigger Trout” for the Spokane Fly Fishers. My flight departs … Read more
We experienced a drastic temperature drop the last 24 hours. It plummeted enough that Bob Butler and I put down our smallmouth 6-weight rigs and broke out the 9-weights. I put on an SA Toothy Predator leader and clipped in a big black Brush Fly that goes with on giant trevally trips. We went prowling … Read more