Granny and I walked in our house from Australia early Sunday morning. 1:30 AM to be exact. We slept a ridiculous 9 hours straight and woke around 10 AM. A big no-no as far as defeating jetlag and getting back on schedule at home. But we grabbed the bull by the horns since. Sunday turned … Read more
Granny and I could not have ended this extraordinary trip to Australia any better than we did tonight. In approximately 1994, Peter and Janet Homes À Court of Sydney, Australia entered the fly shop I worked at in Jackson Hole, WY. Peter and Janet were fairly new to fly fishing and there on a two … Read more
Our last day drive north with Josh and Aussie Fly Fishers was lively. We had a wallaby barely clear the front of the truck. Later in the ride we saw two dashing kangaroos cross. We spotted more animals from afar that we weren’t sure of. Perhaps a feral pig and a dingo. The aggressive controlled … Read more
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 fished north again which meant an hour … Read more
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 permit, triggerfish and more around the world. … Read more
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