features Giant trevally are incredibly powerful and impressive beasts to behold. Watching them obliterate poppers off the surface is a breathtaking experience and the adrenaline rush that ensues is consuming. Photograph - Matt Young
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Islands Of The Broken Serpent Autumn Blues Wild Wisdom Beaches, Bikes & Barra Back From The Brink Kimberley Chrome
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Often bypassed by anglers heading to the GBR, the Palm Islands can offer wonderful seascapes and sensational fishing for those willing to devote some time.
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Words and Photos by Andrew Mayo
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All the early starts, long walks and hot, fishless days are worth it when you hook up to a blue rocket.
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Jo Starling hones her fly fishing skills on the beautiful and challenging waters of New Zealand’s Ruakituri River. 62
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The last southern creeks accessed were small and relatively non-productive, so the Steptoe and Cotter remained based at the second creek for several days. Heavily tannin stained water in the small creeks may have been responsible for their lack of fish.
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“Garry’s first cast on the same snag sees him hooked up to a donkey of a barra that made my metery look like a guppy”
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Story by David Granville Photos by David Granville, Garry Barmby & Paulo Butto
The spectacular Horizontal Falls in all their fury – an incredible display of Mother Nature’s power. 101