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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:
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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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