This trip was to one of those places that I had always wanted to get too but had never had the chance. For years I had looked at Google Maps pinpointing areas that looked good and I’d constantly find myself dreaming of the fish I’d find on the flats shown on the screen in front of me. As soon as […]
A place always dreamed of
The oldest Permit in the world…possibly
Having explored a vast area of untouched flats over the last few years there is one area in particular that has always stood out to me. To describe it there is a series of long, hook shaped sandbars linked together and on a small island nearby, overlooking it all, there is this indigenous rock painting. Could this be the earliest […]
An Australian Native
‘The Patch’ no more
We have this place, well we did, but it’s gone now. It was nicknamed ‘the patch’ and it was unlike any other. There is no real way to explain it, but the story below captures it how I remember it, perfectly. I had never seen a tailing fish before, let alone a Permit. I hopped out of the tinny that […]
Hillbilly Bonefish
Social media is an amazing thing. The connections, relationships and camaraderie that can be formed at your fingertips is mind-boggling. I am currently on the east coast of Australia. I’m here for a wedding, to do some exploring and to spend time with distant relatives. Upon leaving Sydney I posted a photo and asked ‘out there’ for input of […]
Losing track of time
Giggling with excitement as we hopped out of the boat, the call for a good old game of Rock, Paper, Scissors was announced. The winner of this match got the first shot at the tailing Bastard we had spotted feeding its face as we drove up onto the flat. By this time of the weekend, and after a few already […]
G’Day from Australia
It’s with much excitement that I bring you this, my first post, from a town called Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. More well know for its red hot summers, tropical cyclones and rich mineral wealth this red dirt land offers some of Australia’s best flats fishing. In saying that it’s far from easy, we battle big […]