detailed nautical chart maps of cape naturalist
Submitted by donlovesfishing on Tue, 2013-01-01 21:45
hello fellow fishers.. i am new to dunsborough and having trouble finding some fishing spots out from eagle bay area by boat. Does anyone know where i can get detailed nautial charts of the reefs around the cape naturalist? Thanks for all your input... Don
carnarvonite
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Charts
You could give the site sponsor a try in Dunsborough Outdoor sports, they should have them or if not will get them for you. Other than that, the chart shop in Colin street Fremantle or Marine house a street away
donlovesfishing
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Thanks carnarvonite. .
Thanks carnarvonite. .
carnarvonite
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Lend
I'd consider lending you mine but they have literally hundreds of little crosses and numbers marked on them from when I was down that way
meglodon
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what do the little crosses relate too
why do people put little crosses on charts when you can't find any little crosses on the water
carnarvonite
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Chalk
Thats because they don't use waterproof chalk and it washes off if done from the top.
The reason for the numbered crosses on the chart is to save time and energy when planning for what could be a weeks fishing in advance and knowing that you will be covering fresh ground each day.
Nothing worse than having to do the lats and longs off each spot when you use the same number as is entered in your Gps and it is pretty hard to do it at home when the Gps is mounted on a 40+ foot boat that is anchored some miles away from home.
Buz
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Dont get too shocked when you
Dont get too shocked when you see the nautical chart for down that way and see very little on it other than contour lines. The only real 'reefs' you'll see are Wrights Bank and surrounds, Coral Lumps, Naturaliste Reef and SW Bank. Other than that it looks like a desert out there. Even the 4 mile reef isnt shown thought is around the contour line 4 mile out in Geo Bay. Its not like the Coast from Mandurah right up to Gero where there is like a proper 3 mile reef/5 Fathom Bank then a bank further out(Direction Bank).