After writing two weeks’ worth of big time blogs about this sensational Australian fly fishing adventure, it’s time to close the book. This has been a really fun adventure to document. Everything about this trip was a success and I’ve already talked with Aussie Fly Fisher and Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures about locking dates for … Read more
A special thanks goes out to Yellow Dog Flyfishing and Aussie Fly Fisher for working together to create an absolutely incredible trip for me to host in the Wessel Islands of Australia. As a hardcore angler and not so good an organizer I could not have done such a trip without them. Furthermore, I thank … 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
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 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
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
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