Fishing Queenslands dams and waterways currently

G'day Heather,

You don't mention Peter Faust Dam! I am no expert but have fished this dam and found it well worth a try if you are looking to fish for Barra. We stayed at the Lions camp which made the dam in easy reach but I presume you have a tinnie.

Kind regards

Hell between Prosopine and the nsw border its not like you are skint for choice.

But as for camping right on the water a lot less choice.

A lot of places used to have on water camp sites, but due to environmental correctness and the water authorities not being interested in administering camp sites, they have dried up.

The two big southern barra dams...Monduran and Awonga both have direct water access, but the camp sites are a hell of a lot more than boat dragging distance from the water.......if you don't mind spending...bother Rodger Harrison and Johnny Mitchell guide on both dams..and the boyne.

One that comes to mind is Kentchant, west of Mackay....they have on water camp sites and by "on water"...check ya handbrake and ya wheel chocks.

There are some places where there is camping close to the water....walking distance and pedestrian fishing.

There is a caravan park on the southern side of the boyne, right on the highway...scramble down the bank and fish the river on foot.

There is a pretty decent caravan park at Tannum sands, right at the end of the beach....walking distance from the very tidal Wild cattle creek.....did not fish it when we visited but it looked very fishy.....flat head for sure by my estimation....and miles of beach........extra strength insect repellant required.

There is a caravan park at 1770 right on the water and they put many big boats in at the boat ramp walking distance.....not sure about the estury fisning, but plenty go to the reef from there and there is some rock fishing off the nearby headland...if you are a mountain goat.

of course if you are equiped or inclined to do some sand driving...there is on beach camping on the northern sunshine coast beaches and at least one bitumen road accessable caraven park with walk to the beach fishing.

Some of the inland dams may be worth a look....Sommerset has an on water camp/CVP there is aussie bass and variuos car fish.

Moogera you can still camp close to the water if she is full.....or hike to it if it is not.

Cannia used to have camping right next to the baot ramp, but appart from the 2 or 3 cabins on the hill, you have to camp at one of the CVPs a few km down the road.....mobile phone and terestrial TV recemption is non existant.

BliBli, (sunshine coast) might be worth a look..there are a couple of on river camp/CVP/cabin vilages on the river there.....but a bit touristy.

Your options would be greatly increased if you had a folding trailer for your boat....some of the places the water is close but not dragging distance from the water.

cheers

Boondooma is worth a visit. I leave Canberra for several months each winter and always stay at Boondooma for several weeks. Always caught bass and/or yellowbelly either trolling or bait (local caught shrimp). Can park on the bank, leave boat in the water. Has decent facilities and kiosk, all tap water is potable, reasonable site costs.
regards,
john