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