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A New Menace Fish

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

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Grateful for Golden Trevally

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

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The Anak That Got Away

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

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Trevally Varieties on the Australian Flats

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

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Cape York Australia here We Come

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