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Australia: Cape York

The Cape York Peninsula is one of the last frontiers of fly fishing. A remote part of the world accessible only by air or a long bumpy dirt track, its remoteness has kept the wild fisheries thriving. It's a region filled with an abundance of wildlife and its waters are filled with a multitude of tropical fish species, all of which love to eat flies. If fly fishing is about lengthening the list of species caught by ones fly then this is the place to add a whole ream of paper to that list in a very short amount of time. It's not uncommon to catch 30-40 species of fish in a week when fishing these tropical waters. That makes for some exciting fishing, especially considering you can encounter Permit, Barramundi, Longtail Tuna and Queenfish all in one day.

The journey to the Cape sets the scene of one of the truly great fly fishing destinations in the world. The 1 hour 45 minute flight from Cairns takes you over the World Heritage listed Daintree Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef. Viewed from the air the reef takes your breath away and the size of this magnificent creation of nature can be fully appreciated. Due to the lack of road access around the Cape a live-aboard mothership is required to truly experience the untouched fisheries found here. As soon as you board the mothership you are located in one of the best saltwater fishing environments imaginable. Unpack the rods and instantly you are fishing. This is the ultimate in fly fishing adventures as you live, eat and breathe the Cape and all its wonders.

Fly Odyssey has joined with Greg Bethune and Carpentaria Seafaris to offer you the ultimate mothership fishing holiday adventure experience. Renowned throughout the world as one of the best saltwater fly fishing operations to exist, the 62 foot 'Tropic Paradise' is your home for a week fly fishing the Western Cape York Peninsula. Greg's team have earnt themselves the reputation as the absolute best in locating and putting clients onto Australia's Indo-Pacific permit as well as a host of other pelagic and inshore species. Day excursions from the mothership aboard a fleet of skiffs enables access to remote estuaries, rivers, flats and inshore reefs providing an extremely diverse fishing experience.

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CAPE YORK

• Season: April to October.
• Prices: From £3800 per rod per week. Bespoke and group packages available.
• Includes: 7 nights accommodation, 6 days guided fishing, full board, and domestic charter flight and ground transfers.
• Excludes: International flights, gratuities and beverages.