Although this was never going to be a fly fishing trip, it was so much fun that something had to be said about it. Julia and I arrived at Yeppoon on Thursday, two things we first noticed... how much greener everything is than in Victoria, and how much it rains. Fortunately the weather improved on Friday and Saturday, and we had two full days of laying about poolside, canoeing through rainforests, and making friends at Cooberrie Wildlife Sanctuary. Due to a forming cyclone offshore, the wind was relentless and my fly rod stayed packed away. One of many highlights of our trip was our taxi driver, who turned out to be quite a keen fisherman himself. He was very friendly and offered to take us fish
ing on his boat on Sunday. Unfortunately we were leaving on Saturday, but a fishing contact was made for our future trips to the region. One negative from the trip was the mob at Tiger Airways, who came close to losing my 8wt Strudwick. To my relief it was found after they went back and looked through the plane's cargo area properly. Turns out it is quite easy to miss a one metre long tube with a high-vis orange label on it... not good enough!
Although this was never going to be a fly fishing trip, it was so much fun that something had to be said about it. Julia and I arrived at Yeppoon on Thursday, two things we first noticed... how much greener everything is than in Victoria, and how much it rains. Fortunately the weather improved on Friday and Saturday, and we had two full days of laying about poolside, canoeing through rainforests, and making friends at Cooberrie Wildlife Sanctuary. Due to a forming cyclone offshore, the wind was relentless and my fly rod stayed packed away. One of many highlights of our trip was our taxi driver, who turned out to be quite a keen fisherman himself. He was very friendly and offered to take us fish
ing on his boat on Sunday. Unfortunately we were leaving on Saturday, but a fishing contact was made for our future trips to the region. One negative from the trip was the mob at Tiger Airways, who came close to losing my 8wt Strudwick. To my relief it was found after they went back and looked through the plane's cargo area properly. Turns out it is quite easy to miss a one metre long tube with a high-vis orange label on it... not good enough!
