Barraddict Sportfishing Charters - Eco Beach
Hi guys, was in Broome last week on a family holiday and had a fantastic experience catching Sailfish.
Was originaly booked on another charter but they phoned me the day before and cancelled.
They gave me Kurt Williamson's number from Barraddict so I phoned him and he accomodated me on a last minute request.
So glad it turned out how it did.
I have NEVER experienced fishing like that!
We landed 11 Sailfish between three of us - I landed 3 and one Spanish Mackerel.
Kurt is very experienced and knows those waters extremely well. He took us straight out to where the Sailfish were and before we knew it we had triple hook-ups.
I definitely recommend that charter!
Previous to this I hadn't caught anything bigger than a Salmon so you can imagine how I felt : )
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beau
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So good. Ive been following
So good. Ive been following his catches on facebook lately he sure knows his stuff. Im heading up end of july with the missus and she suggested i head out on a charter, anyone know how long they'll be targetting sails for?
dodgy
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Date Joined: 01/02/10
Sails will be still on the
Sails will be still on the chew in July. Try and get some nice neap tides.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
Assuming you have already
Assuming you have already booked, hopefully the tides are small. The fish go offshore when the tides are big.
If the option is there for mud crabbing, it is awesome walking around jacks creek at low tide, perticularly if you have fished it during high tide. When we were up there in Feb, we got a muddy right out the front of the resort when walking around at low tide.
breamspanked
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Date Joined: 23/03/16
Thanks beau.
Yeah Kurt said March is when he really slays it up there but July/August is still good.
Give him a call - you won't be dissapointed!
Deleted
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yeah boi
yeah boi
rob90
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Kurt is a gun!
Kurt is a gun!
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
Swompa
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Kurt is a top bloke. Best
Kurt is a top bloke. Best fishing i have ever done.
What did you think of Eco? Tent of Villa?
breamspanked
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Agreed!
Eco beach is pristine and the cabins/tents looked amazing...I wasn't staying there though but will next year.
rob90
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Me and mrs stayed there three
Me and mrs stayed there three years running 5 years back. We had to save for the whole year and we were the youngest ones there every time ( due to the fact that it is soo remote with no tv and phone reception and no party venues) but its been the best holidays/money ive ever spent. We done the cabin coz the mrs isnt too fond of bugs and frogs (frogs plague the tents) its soo relaxed with the staff calling you y name and knowing your orders, sitting in the pool with some matsos watching the queenies feed. Then doing turtle tours at night, and fishing the creek or blue with kurt, even playing cricket with the resident kids and staff there, all set in a cattle station so cows are evrywhere on the way in and sometimes up near the resort. Ive heard its become a bit commercialized now though, which would maybe change the experience.
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
Swompa
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We have had similar
We have had similar experiences with 5 stays up since 2010, including our wedding in 2011, staying in Tents, villas and most recently, we spent a few nights in the beach house when the resort was 'closed' in February. It was sensational if you ever have the cash available.
Meeuwissen
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Date Joined: 29/03/13
Ive spent 4 night there
And checked in with him everyday. Kurt will get you fish no matter what the tides. First day they got 6 then 4 the next. Im defiantly going to book him to catch my first saily
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Broome lad
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Sails of Eco
No doubt Kirt is a top operator I've known him personally for years and fished on opposing teams in many sail fish competitions in Broome . Defiantly earlier in the season May, June, July if you want to catch sails of Eco beach as the sails head north later in the season up of prices point at a place called the peanut 40nm north west of Broome August to early November up there produces huge numbers of sails my best day 22 sails in five hours fishing 3 anglers and we saw over 200 fish for the day pod of ten fish or more coming in on the teasers at a time free swimming fish everywhere and fish coming in on the teasers as you were letting them back out truely awesome stuff . The only downside to fishing this time of year in Broome is the westerly winds and Broome's lack of launching facilities but without a doubt the best place on this coast to tick a sail of your list . In the early days when all I had was a tinny we use to launch at Barred creek and head out 3-4 hundred meters from the mouth in 7-9 meters of water an catch sails all day long. Can't wait till August when I have to go an do a rental inspection on my property up there