The
Kalbarri Sports Fishing Classic is on this weekend, so I am busy sorting my
gear in mad preparation.
We
are defending our win from last year in the 7.8m boat. My other 4 boats are
also booked and
fishing
the comp. So good luck to them all.
The first two days weather is not looking the
best so it will be
difficult
for the sane but won’t affect the mad bastards!
We
are coming into the better weather months now, when the mackerel and tuna turn
on and the
bottom
fishing gets easier, which is reflected in the rush of bookings that I have
had.
Anyone
can do it
Armin Veitl lives in
Germany and has been touring Australia for the last 3 months in a Land Cruiser
wagon with his wife Astrid and sons Finn
and Timo. They have their yacht and power boat licence and took the 5.3m boat
out on a nice day early this
month trolling for anything they could get.
This chunky yellow-fin tuna made their day, all having a go on the rod eventually
getting it to the boat.
When
it all comes together
A one day hire in the
5.3m boat over the Christmas/New Year holiday period resulted in a
big mackerel for Guy
Booth. This mac looks quite thin, had it been in top condition it would have
been a monster!
Kids
day out
Arthur Hall took the 5.3m boat and the kids out
for a day late last month and managed to get into a cray or two with the kids. He had his dinghy with him that
he used to put a couple of pots in and wanted the bigger boat to get to spots further away and with the kids.
New Tour for Kalbarri
Wilderness Canoeing!
Alex from Kalbarri Wilderness Canoeing has been playing
around with a new concept of canoeing the
Murchison River using electric motors for propulsion. This
sure beats paddling especially when the easterly is blowing
or when Sue and I went, a full on south westerly when
we got close to Kalbarri.
To test it all out Alex invited us along for a trip
from Murchison House Station to the boat pens in Kalbarri.
We left the Station around 8am and stopped in at his
breakfast spot where we all had bacon and egg rolls, and tea or coffee before the second leg to Kalbarri.
The electric motors are quiet allowing you to get up
close to the wildlife, roos, emus, goats, birds, etc and for those who want to take photos, no need to keep
putting the paddle down to get a shot.
Ideal for the elderly, disabled or plain lazy!
How the tour ends up, either start in Kalbarri, or
from the station and back again, I do not know, but it will be an new and
relaxing way to an already great outback adventure.
9937 2575
The number you need for
Adventure and Fun in Kalbarri
15th
February 2015
The local comp
was blown out by a typical February blow but the river fished well.
The Murchison has
been flowing from recent rains and is all chocolate milk brown.
It is clearing up
now so anglers were a bit worried as to how the river would fish.
and looks like the bigger bream got pushed down towards town
Jeva’s bream was over
a kg
and frank had a beach mulloway
Need a boat
for up north?
Remember I will
deliver a boat out to the turn-off for free for those heading north.
Just pre arrange
and ring me from Geraldton and I will meet you there.
Popular Northern Destinations
Thevenard
Island
Island Manager: 9184
6444.
There are a few cabins available, just ask and see if you
can get one. However Direction
Island is always open and still a good option and
bookings can be made.
Check out the website: www.mackerelislands.com.au
Ashburton
Resort
Ashburton Resort.
Phone 9184 6586 email: admin@ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Website: www.ashburtonresortonslow.com.au
Gnaraloo
Station
Gnaraloo contacts for accommodation:
Barbara: 9315 4809
Email: bookings@gnaraloo.com.au
Website: Gnaraloo.com.au
Steep Point
Steep Point Ranger for booking campsites.
Phone: Paul Dickson -
Steep Point 9948 3993
Email: Ranger@steeppoint.com.au
Dirk Hartog Island
Kieran
Wardle: 08
99481 211 Mob: 0407 383 449
Game, Bottom
and Beach Fishing Action
These links will take
you to Youtube showing some great action video clips taken from
my boats and also a
very good mulloway from the beach.
Archived
Newsletters
After a lot of effort on my part, you can now view all
my past newsletters in my Blogs.
I have made six
blogs; you can view all of my 2005 newsletters with photos @
And from January
2006 to December 2006 with photos @
And from January
2007 to December 2007 with photos @
And from January
2008 to December 2008 with photos @
And from January
2009 to December 2009 with photos @
And from January
2010 to December 2010 with photos @
And from January
2011 to December 2011 with photos @
And from January
2012 to December 2012 with photos @
And from January
2013 to December 2013 with photos @
And from January 2014 onwards with photos @
And from January 2015 onwards with photos @
They are quite long
URL’s so add them to your favourites.
Remember
if you rent our accommodation in Kalbarri
you get big discounts on our boats.
Have
a look on my website for the
details, and check out the savings.
5-day
weather forecasts, www.buoyweather.com go to virtual
buoys, pick the location you want.
This is the one I go by!
