It's a long way to Davies Channel, (33.46k's to be exact) but for fly fishing at least we have clearing water for sight fishing, plus it's a great day out and the fishing grounds all to ourselves.
Our camp location right on the bank of the McArther River. Just roll out of the "cot" get a coffeeand into the tinnie and off!
Now you know where, enjoy the fishing.
It can't get much better than this - Our 1st sunrise at King Ash Bay!
Couldn't believe our luck, the folks just pulled out the day before, tinnie right in front.
It was great to be on the water after 6 weeks avoiding the FLOODS!
Calm water's and the blazing sun.
Sue's 1st Queenie"
Sue - getting driving lessons, all very relaxed!
What we will do to get a sunset - keep paddeling!
Hey! Sue your have gone to far we are back in Thailand - crabbers shacks!
Sue had been casting to for an hour, no fish, I did a back cast into her spot and bang there's fish there! Flathead!
Our neighbour - Les, got a couple of big one's on his last doy out before packing. The Barra had gone very quite as the water temperature had dropped 6 - 8 degree's within that many days.
Local swimmer!
Tinnie taking a rest on still waters.
Sue's checking there are no wild pigs!
Casting to a clear water run off, classic Barra ambush.
No Barra this time so off home!
Cat Fish!
Birds nest, just a long as the tree holds!
Mozzie bites!
Coffee break!
Cauth just out front of our camp, thought there may have been Barra feeding, but queenies instead.
Lunch on the high seas!
Someone's got tto do the washing!
Camp fire attendant and a perfect damper!
Sue in action!
GT, took me down to the backing three times.
Freedom!
Rahter large snake went thru during my bike ride!
It's "BEER O'CLOCK"
Forgot the cribb board so made one!
Another porject - half cupboard to make use of the vertical height of exsisting space.
Our "BIG" Queenie at 930mm.
Free!
We stopped and watched these guy's pull this monster in "Queenie" 1200mm. The bloke holding the rod was knacker.
Shore casting!
Shore casting!
It's early and cold!
Look closely - DINGO on the beach.
Mirror calm!
Got me barra at the clear water run off, but under size!
Up the run off creek and pig tracks.
Mean looking. The southern spiecies look happier!
Sue's big queenie - 700mm!
Sue in action!
Sue in action!
Bush fires.
Bing Bong - boat ramp.
Local road contractor - bogged, 9 blokes trying to get this truck out.
We meet Jack & Robin on the track into KAB just after the BOG HOLE, more on that later. They gave us a breif run down of KAB. Jack is the local Garbo, & we compteted for treasure's at the local tip.
Vic Hislop, wife & new baby cruised past us in their house boat and anchored in Davies Channel. We where hooking into the Queenies and letting them go, they came over to see what we were doing, as they had never seen anyone fly fish (saltwater) We had no idea who these folks where and later meet them at the club bar.
Sue was getting "FFE" "Fly Fishing Elbow" so I made up a weighted fly, and had hooked 8 fish before my 1st hook up.
Grunter Trevelly - excellent eating!
Another GT.
New species - Blue Nose Salmon
Lunch at Davies Channel, our last full days fishing.
Coffee and sad to be leaving, getting motivated to pack!
Finally got close enough to get a photo, they are usually in the wateer before you within a 100 meter's.
Cleaning and dry!
Local visitor! & time to say farewll to our freinds_______
Ron & Heather - ex cotton farmers have been visiting KAB for the past 14 years.
Bil & Lou Dixon, 1st visit with their Bushtracker.
The Meridiths travelling with the Dixons.
Pat, Eric & Beryl, 12 year veterans of KAB.
This is the stretch of track we came thru that was a BOG HOLE, with no signage. As it happens I let a vehicle pass me about 1 k before the bog hole. Thus I could see it was deep and he kept to the left so I followed his track. Later found out there was a big hole on the right. Just goes to show never be in a hurry and it saved me having to walk thru the bog hole to check it out.
On our way to Darwin via Corroborree Billabong to fish for a week before our flight back to Thailand.
See ya!
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