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Australian Flyfishing Lodge

Locality: Cardwell, Queensland

Phone: +61 415 990 270

Address: 13 Golden Cane Cresent 4849 Cardwell, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.australianflyfishinglodge.net.au

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25.01.2022 Lodge guests through the month of June have been enjoying some fine winter flyfishing in the tropics.The constant cool waters have kept the barramundi quite, but finding warm sunny areas has made for great sight fishing to sunning fish ,The flats have seen lots of big queenfish ,the permit fishing has been as good as it gets. The lodge is also pleased to have former Exmouth guide Allan Donald guiding with the lodge, at times for the rest of the year and into the future! We have some great tides available for the winter months in 2019 if your looking to escape the winter blues , we can accommodate 6 anglers,

24.01.2022 September and October has seen some wonderful flyfishing for both our domestic and international anglers. When the sun has been out the sand flats have been alive with a variety of species giant herring, blue salmon and the usual suspects of medium size Gts and queenfish. The permit fishing has been constant, but once again lots of very unlucky moments with more fish lost than coming to the boat. The Barramundi and Jack fishing has been superb with plenty of above sized fish around and willing to eat the fly!

21.01.2022 A nice contribution from Adam Kearns from Complete Angler Sydney.

21.01.2022 Take your pick!

20.01.2022 September was a busy month here at the lodge, with the great springtime tides, guests were on the water most days. The fishing has been quality with lots of variety on offer, plenty of jacks ,blue salmon in the creeks and some real quality barramundi around.The flats have been abundant with fish lots of small Gt's and Queenfish have kept guests entertained ,the has been some better sized tailing golden trevally showing up on the right tides.Permit have still been abundant in numbers, with plenty of heartbreaking moments for guests from dropped fish after long fights ,but thats fishing! October is upon us and we are looking forward to the next guests arriving shortly.

20.01.2022 The first half of the year started earlier than normal ,with some great weather through the month of February regular guests made last minute trips. March saw us travel to Colombia on a hosted trip for Payara and Peacock bass. April we were headed to India for another hosted trip for Golden Masheer and to Andaman Islands , though Covid put a stop to this. We had the odd local guests coming fishing with us, their support was appreciated during these unusual times, with the borders opening shortly we are looking forward to first groups joining us shortly!

18.01.2022 Rolling over a big barra!

15.01.2022 A little sample of the fine flyfisihng lodge guests have been enjoying over the past month around the Island and Cape York. A big thanks to John Campbell ,Nick Milford and the crew from Reel Chase for their help and great guiding.

15.01.2022 The season keeps rolling on!

12.01.2022 October/ December 2019 was rock solid flyfishing with stable weather combined with sunny days the fishing for lodge guests was full of variety .

11.01.2022 With the first groups shortly arriving at the lodge as the season kicks into full swing, we are looking forward to having guide Shannon Kitchener from Xstream fly onboard .Anyone who knows Shannon or has been guided by him knows how fun he is to be around and how is always willing to pass on his wealth of knowledge of flyfishing!

11.01.2022 August was a great month of flyfishing for lodge guests, most of them where first timers to the saltwater scene ,it was great to have them fish with us giving them the opportunity to catch a variety of tropical fish! To see female anglers amongst the action was a buzz! Plenty of big queenfish around the island , Barramundi where hungry with water temperatures rising and goldens on the flats!

10.01.2022 A new addition to the lodge !

07.01.2022 Tune into 7mate tommorw at midday.Nigel Webster from AFN fishing show visits the lodge, he has some amazing flyfishing ,he also fulfill's a life long quest catching the holy grail of saltwater flyfishing!

07.01.2022 July saw some great winter weather and fishing for lodge guests. The mangrove flats had loads of mangrove jack up shallow and willing to eat , the Barramundi where present but fooling them to eat the fly was a bit more tricky. On the flats the big queenfish where present in numbers , with some great sight fishing for golden trevally. Permit fishing , well there was no shortage of shots for guests, though plenty of heartbreaking moments with rubbed leaders, pulled and crushed hooks , that’s permit fishing!

07.01.2022 November into early December was another solid period of flyfishing for lodge guests, around the mangroves there was plenty of solid jacks wanting to eat the fly and schools of laid up tarpon that made for some great visual sightfishing! All the usual suspects where on the sand flats queenfish and Gts , it took a while for them to show up but the golden trevally finally moved into the channel in good numbers in November, there was plenty of them that came to the boat. In was another solid month of permit fishing , with the water temperatures getting super hot , dawn patrol sessions on tailing fish was the game changer. The rains have started which will be great for the fishing as the new year starts.

05.01.2022 October was another successful month of flyfishing for guests, it was also great to see anglers from all over the globe heading to our waters with the main target being permit! We had great stretches good weather and plenty of time on the flats, their was no shortage of permit fishing, with a few anglers scoring their first. There was plenty of school sized Gts and golden trevally on the flats , with some mega queenfish roaming also , one angler scored a 115cm beast!The mangrove edges saw some great mangrove jack fishing , the barramundi where quite thin on numbers though the ones that found the fly where better than average size.Just off the beaches the masses of tuna schools kept anglers busy and reels screaming, overall a great month of flyfishing, thanks to Al Donald and Dan Harrison on their guiding over the month.

02.01.2022 August saw plenty of great flyfishing for lodge guests ,with long periods of great weather which they took advantage of.The water temperatures have risen after the cold spell and the barramundi where abundant on the shallow mangrove flats with some nice jacks in the mix also.On the sand flats guests had lots of opportunities to target big queenfish and permit in particular. We hope the great fishing and weather rolls into Septmeber!

01.01.2022 July for lodge guests and groups has seen more great winter flyfishing. The last few weeks with the weather warming the barramundi on the flats have been plentiful. The is no shortage of megga queenfish with lots of guests getting there 1st meter queen, permit are still around in good numbers and there has been plenty of oppurtunties to target with the long stretches of light winds and sunny days. On the inshore bluewater mac tuna are in massive numbers and some quality Gt's roaming the around the bait also. August is shaping up to be a great month!

01.01.2022 Ready for the switch, Gts on the hunt!

01.01.2022 The lodge is closing the doors over the festive season.It has been great years fishing and the lodge would like to thank all the new guests and regulars who paid a visit,the fly clubs NSW Rod Fishers ,Calder Flyfisihng Club and Hastings Fly Club and the guides who used the lodge to accommodate their clients.The lodge will be opening the doors in January starting with the blue water trips, if tackling hard pulling GT's ,coral trout and more is there a spaces still available.A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

01.01.2022 After a very late wet season the the lodge opened its doors in late April.The barramundi and jack fishing has been outstanding! The flats have fished well , with first timers getting permit to the boat. Regular lodge guests have also spent time on our exclusive mothership trips on the Western Cape York. All in all a great start to the season!