Groote Eylandt
Submitted by sandbar on Mon, 2015-09-14 19:49
G'day all, I am lucky enough to be up on Groote Eylandt for the next 2 weeks or so for work.
Anyone here able to point me in the right direction for LB spots or want a deckie after work hours? I may have a day or 2 off during stint.
I threw the handline in for 20mins this arvo but the sun had disappeared and just before it did I watched a 2meter croc lurking 50mtrs off the shore. Once it got to
the point where his vision was better than mine I bailed! First time I have seen 1 in the wild.
Cheers, Adam
Dale
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Date Joined: 13/09/05
I was there about 6 weeks ago, a lot of the indigenous kids were fishing off a little breakwater up towards the jetty for jacks n Barra and few skinny queenies among them too. Lots of crocs about. Definately packing a rod if I get back there.
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
Woodsy65
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Date Joined: 21/05/15
Groote
Rats Cove, Bickerton Island, The Overhang, Whinchelsea passage, all sensational places on Groote except you need a boat. When I was there you could fish from the shiploader but think they have stopped that now - health & safety fun police!! From memory there was a decent creek somewhere near the airport that the mate reakoned was a chance for a Barra. Just watch out for the ghekos!
Dale
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Date Joined: 13/09/05
Yeah, the ship loading jetty is out of bounds to fishos now.
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Mr Wolf
wadetolley
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Date Joined: 27/06/08
Resort
Go throw some twisties over the rockoff the beach near the resort mate. Look under my name on here, fair few posts on groote. good luck
sandbar
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Date Joined: 25/10/09
Awesome
thanks for the info fella's.
Wade i will check it out.
i went down for 20mins tonight again with a 30lb handline. Plenty of small bites, tomorrow I am taking dinner and going straight after work till 830pm.
I will do the research for my RDO and some other after work missions. 12 hr shifts don't leave much free time unfortunately, money is good though!
sandbar
Posts: 704
Date Joined: 25/10/09
Awesome
thanks for the info fella's.
Wade i will check it out.
i went down for 20mins tonight again with a 30lb handline. Plenty of small bites, tomorrow I am taking dinner and going straight after work till 830pm.
I will do the research for my RDO and some other after work missions. 12 hr shifts don't leave much free time unfortunately, money is good though!