Exmouth - April School holidays 2018
Gday guys, It is a bit sad that once again our annual family camping / fishing trip to Exmouth has come and gone... We had 12 nights in Exmouth, and experienced some of the best weather we have ever had. We got out in the boat 5 times - all in the bottom of the gulf. The other days were spent at Yardie Creek on the SUP, at Coral Bay, Bundegi, Sandy Bay, and just relaxing.. We had a look for prawns, but couldn’t find any - even though others were getting a few on different days, got a few Blue Manna crabs, and caught plenty of fish trolling. I dived most days, but a lot of the time couldn’t see the end of the spear, so ended up with only 1 Bluebone...
We spent a few dollars on a Oztrail Shade Max 4.8 gazebo, a Tropicool Evaporative Cooler for the tent, and an Otentik beach shelter - these were all worth the dollars to keep things comfortable!!
Also, the 3 reels that I use (a Saragossa 14000, a Calcutta 400, and a Sustain 5000) were all bought over the last few years secondhand from Fishwrecked members - so thank you to those members as they all perform faultlessly!!
Anyway, here are a few pics!
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Nice
Nice work wannafish.
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Faulkner Family
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well done. sounds like a
well done. sounds like a fantastic trip. looks like some fantastic weather
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
squidvicious1
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Wanna what do you think of
Wanna what do you think of yardies facilities,was going to stay at monkey Mia but they are expanding the campgrounds.I go to Exmouth with the mates every year but am taking the missus and chilling out in the RV tent.
Wannafish
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I am unsure of the
I am unsure of the facilities at Yardie - we don’t go into the Yardie Homestead camping area. There is basic camping right at Yardie Creek - but I think that requires bringing everything in (water, power, etc)
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yardie homestead brilliant
yardie homestead brilliant bud. very tidy, multiple toilets showers, pool, very large park, friendly and close to boat ramp
Boyce
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Great fish mateWell done
Great fish mate
Well done
backlash
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Beach launching
that’s a helluva beach launch
looks like an awesome trip
a work colleague recently returned from Exmouth trip (same timing as yourself) but fished the western side and said it was an awesome trip.
Wannafish
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I had to launch like that 2
I had to launch like that 2 days in a row due to the tides and not willing to risk driving out into the flat - just about killed me!! At least I didn’t have to do it getting the boat out of the water too!
pelagicyachts
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love the trailer mudflaps! -
love the trailer mudflaps! - guessing they will outlast the frame! :-)
deep south
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Ah yes
I did see you car and trailer monday week ago parked down the bay after I got back from catching a feed of muddies and prawns , cant miss those mudflaps !!
The next time i see that jig will be in the mouth of something big !!
Wannafish
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I had to check out the
I had to check out the photos to see what the go was with the mud flaps - they have been on for so long that I forgot they were the big CAT flaps...
How did you go with the prawns? We had a look on one of the days but couldn’t find any - plenty of jellyfish though!! Here were a few other boats there who couldn’t find them either, but I heard others getting them on different days...
We launched there on all 5 days we went out in the boat, and only saw other cars on 2 of the days - not so good if you get stuck!
bozza
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Hi Wannafish. Nice pics
Hi Wannafish. Nice pics mate... Can I ask where did you launch and how from is the drive from exmouth town?
Wannafish
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Gday blizzard,we launched in
Gday blizzard,
we launched in the Bay of Rest - about 40km from Exmouth.
deep south
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Prawns
They are just starting down the bottom of the gulf so a bit slow but I am heading back up again early July so they should be firing , truck loads of mud crabs though
The next time i see that jig will be in the mouth of something big !!
cruzy111
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The road into exmouth
The road into exmouth station is open again. Gates are unlocked but you have to go and pay at the homestead you dont have to phone in advance. If everyone does the right thing it may be open all season but no doubt some idiots will wreck it, there is enough of them living in exmouth. The prawns are there but expect crowds as bluewater tackle is trying to make lots of money selling throw nets with free lessons, Onya gatesy.
Oldie_pacey
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That's a cracker trout!!
That's a cracker trout!! Nice cod too!! On lures or spike??
Wannafish
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The Trout was the last fish
The Trout was the last fish we got - every time a reel went off I was hoping it was a Trout! All cod and the Trout were on lures. I speared 1 Bluebone, but the water was like soup. We even stayed a day longer than planned so I could dive the best tides, but it still wasn’t much better... next year!!