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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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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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Adding Species from the Flats of Australia

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

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A Near Miracle Black Marlin on the Fly

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

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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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Fly Fishing the West Side of Cape York Australia

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

Arrival on the Other Side of the Pond

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

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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