Category Archives: Fly Fishing Destinations

Australia Trip Report – 2004

Posted on June 21, 2005 by Dan Blanton

by Dan Blanton, Craig Smith and Terry Shultz Our double header in the Land Down Under this past September, 2004 produced some of the toughest fishing seen in recent years.  Most attribute it to Mother Nature and a ration of … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Craig Smith, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine, Terry Shultz

Booking a Trip to Australia

Posted on June 3, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Booking a trip with Carpentaria Seafaris To book a trip aboard the Tropic Paradise with Carpentaria Seafaris, to fish the Gulf of Carpentaria, contact Howard McKinney of Fishabout, Inc. – P.O. Box 1679 Los Gatos, CA 95031 – phone: 888-409-2008 … Continue reading →

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Weipa – Game Two in the Land Down Under – 2002

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Dan Blanton

  A Double Header in the Land Down Under – 2002 Game Two by Dan Blanton Fish is his name and he knows how to play the angling game… Yes indeed, Captain Alan (Fish) Philiskirk knows his fly-fishing game in … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Weipa, Australia 2002 Photo Album

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Page Two – Weipa Craig Smith & golden trevally Craig Smith & nice queenie Craig Smith & tea leaf trevally Craig Smith & bream Craig Smith & barra taken on a white/red Whistler Craig Smith &  challenging cale cale trevally … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Australia Flies

Posted on June 2, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Greg Bethune, when asked what are the top producing flies for Cape York’s Gulf of Carpentaria, will allow that you only need one fly: a chartreuse and white Clouser in sizes from 1 to 3/0.  He’s right.  However, the old … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Carpentaria Seafaris Trip Photo Album – 2004

Posted on June 1, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Carpentaria Seafaris Trip – 2004 Cindy Blanton fights a flats golden trevally Cindy Blanton & a golden trevally Cindy Blanton & a queenie from the flats Cindy Fights a LT tuna while I keep her from falling in Team work … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Authors, Dan Blanton, Fly Fishing Destinations, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Baranof Wilderness Lodge, Alaska

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Join Dan & Cindy Blanton For a week of incredible fly fishing and wildlife viewing at Baranof Wilderness Lodge – Alaska Week of August 22 – 27, 2005 Prime time for silver salmon on the fly Baranof Wilderness Lodge is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Fly Fishing Destinations

Gangler’s North Seal River Lodge & Outposts, Northern Manitoba

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Join Dan Blanton & Ken Hanley At Gangler’s North Seal Lodge July 2 through July 9, 2005 Located in Northern Manitoba Gangler’s is proud to again host two of the world’s most well-known and respected  fly fishermen, Dan Blanton and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Fly Fishing Destinations

Surfperch Academy… by Ken Hanley

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Surfperch Academy … by Ken Hanley The Pacific coastline is by far the most dynamic environment I could imagine. Is there a more challenging place to cast a fly? I’m not sure one exists. Think about it for a moment; … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, California, Fly Fishing Destinations, Ken Hanley, Tackle and Techniques Magazine

Indian River Lagoon Redfish on the Fly by Captain Rodney Smith

Posted on March 18, 2005 by Dan Blanton

Indian River Lagoon Redfish on the Fly By Captain Rodney Smith The sweet fragrance of orange blossoms wafted on an offshore breeze flowing west over the Spartina grass shoreline of Merritt Island, Florida. The skinny water barely covering the sand … Continue reading →

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