Kimberley Adventure to freshwater cove
Hi guys, this is something just had to share with you!
Just returned from my trip to the Kimberleys, i went to Freshwater Cove fishing safari & i just have to say it was the best thing iv done!!
Day 1 Saturday 30/7 my Brother & I flew into Broome, we checked out the Broome Jetty & had dinner at The Wharf Restaurant, (I did get advice from here to go to divers tavern but we couldnt get around to it) yes it was very expensive but we managed to get in for 1/2 price oysters & I had the best battered fish iv ever had at a restaurant.
They put us up at Broome Time Lodge where we were very well looked after & a very comfortable room. Then a bus collected us Sunday morning from the Lodge & we had a bus trip to Derby then Float Plane to the Kimberley Coast, awesome view from the top!!
Once we were at the lodge we got brunch prepared for us then out fishing for the rest of the day, we caught a variety of Brassy Trevally, GT, Cod & Tuna. My first Tuna i hooked there was a feeding frenzy of sharks which took him, not 2ms from the boat, WOW something to see!! Ended up landing one & sushimi for entree that night!
Second day took us to the reefs & we got a hot Queenie & Trevally session that blew us away. By the end we were all panting and sipping coke to keep some energy up to keep going lol, was another great day!
For the rest of the trip it was a mixture of barra fishing & chasing pelagics, every day we caught at least a good 15-20 fish each, with a mixture of trolling, flicking lures & bait fishing.
Now that was the fishing part, exploring the remote kimberley coast is really something special & its something none of us will forget, so peaceful & perfect.
Below i will attach just a select few pics, but I very much recommend you guys book a trip to freshwater cove, even for the ladies like myself you will be well accommodated for.
Oh & the big groper comes in for a feed everyday, approx 3m long...he's huuuuuge
madfisher
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Great report sounds like an
Great report sounds like an awesome trip and makes me want to go back up there again
GusG
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Wow that look so awesome,
Wow that look so awesome, very envious!
Pete D
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Awesome report Kell...thanks
Awesome report Kell...thanks for sharing.
Great aerial shot - so much to explore below.
Can you give us an idea of costs?
Cheers Pete
tailor marc
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WOW now im jelous! What a
WOW now im jelous! What a great trip! Thats a "must do" for me!!
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kell86
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I will def be saving up to go
I will def be saving up to go again, its just magic that place. no matter what I say or how many pics i take, it will never quite capture the place.
most tours go on a $700 a day type rate. you can go from 5 days to 10 days. This trip also puts you in a room overnight the day you arrive, which we found really great, time to slow down and get ready!
Bodie
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looks like a great trip!!!
looks like a great trip!!! would be well worth the cash thats for sure!
Some great photos too!
bod
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great share Kell
Another great report from our far north. Thanks for sharing, just waiting for the opportunity now.
Mitch300491
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Thats a definite must do for
Thats a definite must do for me at some point in my life, that looks like an amazing trip!
Ryan C
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nice spot!
awesome trip by thye sounds of it , that monster cod/groper in the shallows must have been unreal to see, did you feed it?? cheers
crasny1
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Always wanted to do that
Who runs it now? Is it still Tucks?
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grantarctic1
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Nice report
Great report and pictures, The gropper looks like a big puppy waiting for a bone lol.
PattyT
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Looks like you had an amazing
Looks like you had an amazing trip. Great report and pics. Thanks
kell86
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It's an awesome trip & yep
It's an awesome trip & yep still tux.
Yeh we always fed Kenny, so cool to feed him but u don't wana get tooo close he's pretty quick & a few underwater cameras have gone missing haha
PilbaraBrad
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great report mate, lots of
great report mate, lots of quality species amongst those shots as well. Nice!
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Awesome report, thanks for sharing. Great photos too.
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pale ale
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Crikey, that cod looks like a
Crikey, that cod looks like a whale shark!!
Great trip and photos
Lucky Tim
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yep the Kimberley is a pretty
yep the Kimberley is a pretty special place for sure, even mad fishos don't seem to mind stopping fishing and just looking around. Sounds like your trip was worth every dollar. Either that pink shirt got a washed during your stay or you made the deckies do all the dirty work....
kell86
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Haha I did have 2 pink shirts
Haha I did have 2 pink shirts & I was able to wash them. But yeh I was being guided they did all the dirty work haha