fortescue river camping
Submitted by tournament on Sun, 2012-12-02 16:10
thinking about heading to the fortescue river mouth is there any camping facilities there and can i expect to get some fish any advice appreciated thanx
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Webby
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no facilities mate, pleanty
no facilities mate, pleanty of midgies tho.
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Fishfeeda
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Not to mention a huge new
Not to mention a huge new iron ore mine a few ks away running 24/7
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i mite give it a miss i think
i mite give it a miss i think
Rob H
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to you guys in the know,
to you guys in the know, whats the story with launching a bigger boat there for a Montes trip, and leaving the car for a week?
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Brucesta
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no probs launching the boat,
no probs launching the boat, just have the car in 4WD and you'll be fine, takes alittle while to tow in but thats just being careful, leaving it there for a week i'm sure it's been done before and will be done again, lock it and put cool stuff out of sight i guess.
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Rob H
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thanks Brucesta-I had been
thanks Brucesta-I had been told I think that could only launch bigger boats at higher tide but need to ford into there on lower tide?
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launching at Fortescue
Hey Rob, type in 'launching at Fortescue' in the search. Just had a look and there a number of threads with useful information. Cheers.
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correctomundo-you caught me
correctomundo-you caught me out bein to lazy to use it!
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Brucesta
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certianly a bit of water does
certianly a bit of water does help, i don't think i'd launch or retrieve on a low, mid tide and up no probs just have your shoes on when you jump out, the rocks are sharp! Landcruiser and a 6.5m fibreglass boat no probs
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High tide for confidence. We
High tide for confidence. We tried to retrieve at a lowish tide and had wheel spin on the river pebbles. Needed a second vehicle to pull us up the very steep ramp. If you have a winch, there is a concrete anchor point which you can use to assist with retrieval.
If the tides are too big, you will have to drive through 2 feet of water in the Du Boulay creek on the way in. This could be a bit tricky if you are not familiar with the course to follow.