The lodge is located in the small coastal community of Cardwell in far north Queensland that can accommodate 1 to 6 anglers. It is 2.5hrs drive south of Cairns and north of Townsville, the two major ports of call where anglers fly into. The main structure is a two storey building facing east, placed a short distance from the shore and a short drive to the boat ramp. One can observe the tropical
sunrises whilst having breakfast from the huge open patio, looking out over Hinchinbrook Island and channel. The main floor of the building has a huge open dining and living area with comfortable couches and chairs. Here you can enjoy your favourite book or magazine whilst enjoying the beautiful scenery or tie some special flies. The kitchen facilities have all the modern culinary appliances, coff View more...ee machine and necessities. Dinners can be self catered for with the use of the kitchen and barbeque; otherwise there are various restaurants and pubs to choose from just a short drive or in walking distance from the lodge. If you wish to have your dinners catered for this can also be arranged.
All guest rooms are located on the upper level of the lodge. There are two double rooms in the main section of the lodge, each have a queen and single bed that share a common bathroom. The master room detached from the building also has a queen and single bed with its own private ensuite. All the rooms well ventilated with large windows for those who like the fresh seabreezes , ceiling
fans and air conditioning. Guests also have access to a laundry which is free of charge.
Species
Barramundi, Giant Trevally, Golden Trevally, Permit, Queenfish
If you think of fly fishing for permit in Australia you think of Hinchinbrook Island. Both species the blocchi (Trachinotus blochii ) and anak (Trachinotus anak) can be found here. This is the main target fish why both local and international guests make a trip to the lodge, as is the premier location in Australia to target these fish. The blocchi are predominately found on the beaches on the front of the Island, with the anak more commonly found on the flats inside of the channel. The place just sets up perfect, lots of feed beds with gutters close to deep channels and the fact you can find permit all year round here. Fishing for permit is a percentage game the more shots you have the better chance you have of catching one of these prized fly targets this is why waters located around the View more...lodge is a stand out location because of sheer numbers you see here. In the 2016 season two guests both scored four permit days which is simply exceptional permit fishing .This is also the birth place of permit flyfishing Australia as it was these waters the first ever permit was caught.
Hinchinbrook has always been recognized as a great fishery for the iconic barramundi and its flats offer the fly angler some of the incredible shallow water sight fishing to laid up or tailing barramundi. Best of all there are vast areas around the Island to do this style of fishing. On overcast days if you can’t get on the sand flats you can sight fish barramundi all day long it is a great option to have up your sleeve. To the north the expanses of mud flats inside the scenic Missionary Bay which is also a net free zone is a great place to look on south easterly winds. Moving inside the main channel the western shores of the Island are dominated by long stretches of mangrove root systems, on the mainland side the fallen timbers banks are the reminiscence of cyclone Yasi all prime barramundi habitat. Neap tides are the best to target these shallow water barramundi, it brings cleaner water and the fish are in not a rush to get off the flats. The water hangs on the edges alot longer giving you more time on where you need to be.
Early in the season after the rains barramundi feed heavily on jelly pawns, it is not uncommon to schools of barramundi working their way up and down the flats popping these jellies like a pack of wolves. A small unweighted tan clouser fished through the schools is a real killer when you find them in this mood. At this time or year you can also see tailing barramundi with their heads in the mud. It is quite an unusual event, which is very exciting fishing.
As the season moves on into winter you can find laid up barramundi sunning themselves in the ultra clear water, typically these are single fish you will be seeing. A gently landed toad or bunny fly on a barramundi’s nose is the best bet; they are lazy fish and in the clear shallow water are even more uninclined to move out of their holding spot to take a fly. Moving into the warmer months barramundi start to school up. A good place to find them now is the edges of gutters and snake drains on the flats. Around this time of year mangrove jack in good numbers which are great by catch when fishing for barramundi in the shallows. Visually seeing a barramundi eat the fly in clean shallow water is quite an experience.
Golden Trevally
The golden trevally is adored by saltwater flyfishing anglers . It was this fish that started the saltwater flats evolution in Australia. They are a very user friendly fish for fly anglers they eat the fly well, love to tail, they grow up to 20pound+ and fight very well. They frequently inhabit the waters around the lodge and are commonly caught by lodge guests.
Spoken Languages
English
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Cardwell, Queensland, Australia 
