Its day eight and the last day of fishing here in the north of Australia of my long awaited Yellow Dog Hosted trip. We plan for these trips for months and months and in the case of this one, almost two years. Then in a blink of an eye they’re over. But this one has … Read more
If you’ve not heard of the blue bastard until reading the blog this week, I’m certain you’re not alone. This burly flats dweller is not widespread and unique to the northern reaches of Australia – far from where most saltwater fly anglers ever go. But here in Australia, the blue bastard (Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus) is one … Read more
“Red sky in morning sailors take warning” is a deep-rooted saying that means storms and rain is coming. It may be old but in my experience its 100% true. That’s why as I worked on my blog this morning on the upper deck, I was a bit concerned for today’s weather. Funny thing, we … Read more
It was eerily calm here top of the Wessel Islands of northern Australia this morning. Not only that, it was heavily overcast again and drizzly. Not ideal for flats fishing being fish can hear and see you far before you see them. We mixed up fishing partners again. Today I fished with Steve Fitzsimons. … Read more
We traveled seven hours last night nearly due north on our mothership the Wildcard. It was a wave rolling ride. Fortunately it rocked my seaworthy Yellow Dog Flyfishing group to sleep. The only time I woke for a few minutes was when I heard our mighty anchor drop around 1 AM this morning. We are … Read more
Its already day 3 of my hosted Yellow Dog Flyfishing trip here in the Wessel Islands of Australia. Today we mixed up fishing partners. I fished with Mike Lodge and Neuman jumped over to fish with Jeff Smith. Jeff, hasn’t fished a full day yet due to having the flu, and though he felt better … Read more
Neuman and I fished together again today here in the Wessel Islands of Australia. I’ll start mixing up the angler’s rotation tomorrow. I needed one more day of watching Mike enjoy his first flats fishing experiences. Everything he sees and every fish he catches puts such a massive smile on his face I simply don’t … Read more
To say Mike Neuman and I have been eagerly waiting for our first day fly fishing the flats together in the Wessel Islands of Australia is an understatement. I booked this Yellow Dog Flyfishing hosted trip 18 months ago and Neuman was one of the first to sign up. I’m happy to say, today we … Read more
Mike Neuman, Michael Lodge and I ended our 4th long day of travel last night at 6 PM at the Walkabout Hotel in Nhulunbuy, N.T. Outback Australia. The other three of my Yellow Dog Hosted trip folks, Steve Fitzsimons, Therese Rappazini and Jeff Smith were already here. They have actually been in Australia a few … Read more
Mike Neuman (Numzie) and Michael Lodge and I had an absolute blast in Sydney yesterday. I posted yesterdays blog around 10 am Australia time right after we arrived off our international flight. Then we hopped on a train right from the Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel to a stop near the famous Opera House. We indulged … Read more
It’s been another amazing year of fishing but it’s not done yet. Over the last 30 hours, since the minute Thanksgiving came to an end, I’ve been traveling for Sydney Australia with my buddy Mike Neuman. Numzie is one of five anglers I’m hosting to Australia for Yellow Dog Flyfishing that include some of my … Read more
As we winched the boat on the trailer after yesterday’s magnificent musky fishing experience, we made plans to do the same exact float today. Regardless of being a cold November day. But overnight, Josh Hulbert and Brandon Judy had a few beers celebrating Brandon’s mammoth musky and they decided to put in where we took … Read more