Fishing Areas
Understand the shape of the trip and the types of water you may encounter North of the Jardine.
Australia's wildest fishing frontier
Cape York: North of the Jardine
A premium fishing guide for anglers, families, and 4x4 travellers heading where red dirt meets blue water.
Guide buyers get first access to The Black Book.
- Guide
- Trip prep, species, gear, access awareness
- Black Book
- Premium GPS and tactical intel
- Mission
- Funding future QLD, NT, and WA field guides
Cape York rewards the prepared
Do not burn the trip figuring out the basics.
Cape York is not the kind of place you want to wing. Fuel is expensive, weather changes fast, tides matter, access can be rough, and good fishing windows can disappear quickly.
SALT N DUST is built to help you plan smarter, pack better, and fish with more confidence before you head North of the Jardine.
Real trips. Real fish. Real family miles.
Built from time on the water, not desk research.
SALT N DUST is designed around the way Cape York trips actually happen: early starts, kids on jetties, barra water, beach sessions, pelagic chaos, mud crabs, camp planning, and long red-dirt days.
The public guide
The Ultimate Cape York Fishing Guide
A practical field guide for anglers, travelling families, and 4x4 tourers who want the trip planned before the red dirt starts.
Species & Tactics
Plan around realistic target species, seasonal patterns, lure choices, and fishing approaches.
Gear Planning
Build setups for barra, all-rounder use, trolling, family sessions, and kids fishing.
Family Fishing
Simple, safer, more manageable options for travelling families who want the kids involved.
4x4 & Camp Prep
Think through remote travel, access, fuel, recovery, boat prep, and camp realities.
Safety Awareness
Respect tides, weather, crocodile risk, distance, changing access, and remote conditions.
Confirmed launch price
$49
Join The Launch List
Guide buyers get first access to the Black Book. Packing checklist add-on: $9.
Premium upgrade
My Personal Black Book: GPS Locations Inside
For serious trip planners who want Glenn's private layer: GPS locations, tide notes, tactical comments, access context, and setup recommendations from time on the water.
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GPS marks, launch notes, creek mouths, and beach-gutter style intel where appropriate.
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Tide-specific comments, lure notes, and tactical planning context.
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Handled carefully for serious buyers, not sold as a cheap secret spot list.
Gear that actually works
SALT N DUST Recommended Setups
Shimano-based setups for barra, all-rounder travel, pelagics, families, and kids. Gear-kit purchase links will open once the SALT N DUST shop is connected.
Serious barra fishos
Barra Slayer Setup
- Shimano Tranx 200 HG
- 6ft Blade N Tails Baitcaster
- 30lb braid
- 60lb mono leader
Accuracy, control, fast lure work, and stopping power around tight creeks and snags.
Join Kit WaitlistIf you only bring one rod
North of the Jardine All-Rounder
- Shimano Stradic 6000
- 7ft Blade N Tails Spin Rod
- 40lb braid
- 40-80lb mono leader
Versatile enough for pelagics, barra, queenies, reef fish, beaches, bust-ups, and boat work.
Join Kit WaitlistScreaming drags
Pelagic Chaos Setup
- Shimano Stradic 8000
- 5ft 6in Ugly Stik Bluewater Spin
- 40lb braid
- Mono or steel leader
Built for trolling, mackerel, tuna, bigger pelagics, and offshore punishment.
Join Kit WaitlistMost travellers
Family Explorer Setup
- Shimano Sedona / Nasci 4000-5000
- 7ft medium spin rod
- 20-30lb braid
- 30-40lb mono leader
Easy to use, no baitcaster dramas, and plenty capable for general fun fishing.
Join Kit WaitlistKeep it simple
Kids Adventure Setup
- 2500-3000 spin reel
- 6-7ft light/medium spin combo
- 10-20lb braid
- 20-30lb mono leader
Simple, light, manageable gear for wharf fishing, beach fish, family sessions, and learning.
Join Kit WaitlistFree download
Cape York Fishing Starter Kit
Start planning with a practical checklist for gear, family prep, safety, tackle, camp setup, boat prep, and trip questions.
The bigger mission
Guide sales fund the expedition platform.
The Cape York guide is the first SALT N DUST field guide. If the launch works, sales help fund a Quintrex Top Ender 520 built to create future fishing guides across Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
The flywheel is simple: guide sales fund the boat, the boat funds better trips, better trips create better guides, and better guides build the brand.
Partnerships
Reach anglers before they buy for the trip.
SALT N DUST is built for high-intent Cape York fishing travellers making decisions about rods, reels, tackle, camping gear, 4x4 accessories, maps, boat gear, and safety equipment.