Dean Butler's Sportfishing Tours 2

In the 1980s, Dean Butler carved his reputation as a pioneering guide and operator in the jungle waterways of Papua New Guinea and he has since worked extensively throughout Australia and the South Pacific.

With an unmatched knowledge and experience of diverse southern fisheries, he is in big demand as a guide for fly rodders looking for ultimate fly fishing adventures.

Dean can custom design personalised guided trips into the very best fly fishing regions of Australia and beyond, working always with each destination's most accomplished operators. Areas of special interest recommended for fly fishing travelers include: -

Port Stephens Fly Fishing For Striped, Black & Blue Marlin

In the past four years, this Australian East Coast fishery has produced 14 world flyfishing records for striped and black marlin. Working with leading gameboat skippers Butler has guided his clients to 12 of these records.

Season: October to May (peak season December-April)

Top End
Australia's remote and fascinating Top End offers great flats fishing for barramundi and threadfin salmon, plus fly fishing for giant trevally, queenfish, mangrove jacks and northern bluefin tuna.
Seasons: March to May & September to November.

Broome & Kimberley Luxury Live Aboard Boats, Resorts, Lodges & Bush Camps
The big country's wild north-west is renowned for huge numbers of sailfish and rewarding flats fishing for barramundi, threadfin salmon and snub nose dart (permit).
Seasons: April through November.

Vanuatu
This French-speaking Pacific island nation is an emerging hot spot for serious bluewater fly-fishermen wishing to target blue marlin, sailfish, wahoo, dog tooth tuna and mahi mahi. Visitors may choose to stay in a variety of resorts, or take the option of extended live-aboard trips to remote islands and sea mounts that have seen little or no fishing pressure.
Season: March to December

 

 

For more information contact Dean Butler
P.O.Box 722
Nelson Bay NSW 2315
Phone 61 2 49 849 294
Fax 61 2 49 81 0006 e-mail
dbsportfish@ozemail.com.au


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