Gone fishing.

[moikel]

I am out of here 

. Packed essentials,fish camp curry paste, fishing tackle etc.

Endayalgout Island remote tribal Aboriginal country ,no phone,no internet .

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• moikel
• Oct 1, 2014

Worst crocodile season in history,4 fatalities & its only October & the start of the build up to the wet season in the Northern Territory.

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• moikel
• Oct 1, 2014

I wont be getting my feet wet

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See you all in a week or so.

 

[pc farmer]

Have fun and stay safe.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Have fun Mick! I'll be watching for your full report. Watch your toes!

 

[moikel]

Have fun Mick! I'll be watching for your full report. Watch your toes!

I wont be doing anything dumb. Most recent fatality wades into waist deep water to unsnag his $10 lure. Hard to understand . Tribal dude got bit  last week but fought croc off & was well enough to have a beer on way to first aid station. He went in water to fetch magpie geese he had shot.Obviously didn"t own a labrador 

Or lab was to smart to go in the water

This was the front page last trip

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• moikel
• Oct 1, 2014

I think a crab potter had one try & get in the boat with him.

 

[moikel]

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• moikel
• Oct 2, 2014

Concentration personified 

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• moikel
• Oct 2, 2014

Very rare example of fishing from the bank in croc country!

 

[themule69]

That sounds like a fun time.

Happy smoken.

David

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey

Sounds like a great trip, except for the crocks. Afraid I have a huge fear of things that want to eat me alive. That said I walk my dogs thru the bush every day, and there are LOTS of very hungry bears this time of the year--guess its just what you get used to. With sunshine ad weather like you have right now, it would be real hard not to go fishing. Stay safe and have a great time.

Gary

 

[gary s]

Have fun be safe, lots of pictures

Gary

 

[cmayna]

SNAP  SNAP!!

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Yeah , be careful . . . We need our "Aussie" members....

 

[moikel]

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• moikel
• Oct 9, 2014

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• moikel
• Oct 9, 2014

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• moikel
• Oct 9, 2014

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• moikel
• Oct 9, 2014

Thats a sample, I am tired, liver needs a rest ,got a bunch of bug bites had a big old time.I will try to get some detail up later.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Looks like a Grand time!

 

[gary s]

Looks like great fun  Wow

Gary

 

[b-one]

Those are some nice fish. Good luck out there.

 

[moikel]

Yes it was  a great time but we had to work harder at the fishing than 2012. The experts blame the wet season not being as big as past years.Wet season will start soon.

Its very tide dependent fishing.The tides there are huge & go back over the low lying mangrove forests for a long way then drain back into the river system .Its essentially a big delta.Its a matter of finding the barra & others as they chase the bait that collects at drain & creek mouths.

Its exciting because you are twitching lures in snaggy locations or sight casting to fish. They will take flies. 

Its 30 pound braid 30 to 50 pound leader, heavy duty ,snaps,rings & hooks. Barra jump.tail walk,head shake head for the snags. They hit lures hard.

Best barra for us went 91cm. The red fish is a golden snapper we went offshore 1 day & caught 20 in 30 minutes including 4 or so over 70cm.

American tackle very popular,Loomis,St Croix in rods .Every tackle box has at least a few Bomber brand lures. There is a special Aussie version with beefed up frame ,rings & hooks.Probably the most popular lure ever made for barra . Lot of Aussie brands as well,I find it hard to walk past the big displays in the fishing stores.

Our guides season made harder by head on collision with water buffalo a few months back, 4X4 written off, boat trailer & boat damaged,buffalo deceased. 

I made fish curry a few nights ,chilli mud crab as well. We were pretty weary by the time we headed out  its tough conditions if you aren't used to it but the booze didnt help.

I will try to get a few location shots up later.

 

[moikel]

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• moikel
• Oct 10, 2014

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• moikel
• Oct 10, 2014

Thats the sort of country at 2 different tide stages.

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• moikel
• Oct 10, 2014

This guy was staking out the boat launch most days.At 6 feet he wasn't that scary,some pretty keen hunters in our group would happily take him out of play but strictly illegal unless he is a direct threat.

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• moikel
• Oct 10, 2014

Chilli mud crab for 12!

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• moikel
• Oct 10, 2014

Thats off shore , sand island just stuck in the middle nowhere.

We pulled up there for lunch then caught about 20 of these guys in 30 minutes.

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• moikel
• Oct 10, 2014

 

[leah elisheva]

Mick this all looks just so amazing!

The swimming croc, the pan of mud crab and these massive FISH!!!!

My God, you must have had a blast - your liver too - and the scenery is beautiful!

Welcome home!!!

Cheers! - Leah

 

[welshrarebit]

That crocagator looks like a direct threat to me!

I bet that snapper with your curry was amazing!!!

 

[moikel]

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• moikel
• Oct 11, 2014

Yes those snapper are a great eating fish ,firm fillet ,very sweet.

Thats us about to get back on boat & catch a few after crab snack.

 

[moikel]

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• moikel
• Oct 11, 2014

Mud crab busted open with a pair of rusty fishing pliers on a sand island in the middle of the sea about 10k offshore.