Fraser Island

This may be helpful. Fraser Island Road conditions.

Enjoy!!

Jack

We havent been this year since July but usually go once a year at different times of the year from May to October. We always camp north of Dundaburra. Camping starts approx 4ks past Dundaburra where you can drive to if you dont have shower facilities. Water is plentiful at the begining of the camping zone at a creek which we call little Eli which sometimes is a lot worse than Eli for crossing especially if the tides are high. Fishing from there to Indian Head is usually good, lots of gutters and if it is windy fishing the other side of Indian Head at Waddy is not too far to travel.
Enjoy the Island and remember you cant have a fire on the beach anymore.
Cheers

just came back from double island and rainbow not much beach where you go through the cutting from double island to rainbow side so a bit of care when leaving the ramp. the rocks at rainbow ok but dont plan on getting onto that beach much early than 2 hours before low or you might have a wait. teewah side not bad but the best run is on dead low, have a good holiday dags

Hi Ben, 3 weeks ago there were many salt lagoons formed on the Eastern beach, particulary the Southern section. This means you either drive at the high tide path or right down close to the ocean, this was listed in the Fraser Island conditions report. Also there was a small section of weed approx 2 km long, that has been washed upon the Southern beach section of approx 14 from Hook Point making it un-passable except a single track close to the high tide mark. This track was very soft, deep & rough, if this is still the case the inland track may be best for you. Can anyone confirm if the above conditions still exist?? If you are planning on going to Sandy Cape , the Ngkala Rocks by-pass was almost flat, with hard sand. Enjoy the best part of the World... Cheers...

Before you get on the barge stop at the Rainbow Beach Cafe (end of the main road in before the big left that goes up to inskip, in the same carpark as the supermarket) and get a satay chicken burger. This is my little 'pre-game' warm-up as every time I have been up the Isle and had a burger there the trip was trouble free, the once I didnt due to SWMBO complaining; it started raining and didn't stop for a week, got boged on the beach twice and then found my stubbie holder had been left on the kitchen table. Not Happy!

So have a burger and everything will be OK. I got nothing on the road report but my mate was up at Cooloola last week and was getting decent dart just on dusk (dunno what the tide was) and was using beach worms. The summer whiting were also fishing OK on the last few of the run-up (especially during the night) but dissapear just before the top. Havent heard anything on how the tailor are going though.
Have a good trip.
PatrolBen

I'm heading up tomorrow (Sunday) with 3 other vehicles. Staying at Dundabara.

I rang the Shell service station at Rainbow (which is also the tourist info office) and was told the beach access from Noosa via Double Island Point and Mudlow rocks is fine at the moment, with car at the northern access to the beach from the Double Island Point track. We might head up that way as two of the vehicles are from NSW and have not done that route before.

Just hope the fish are biting !!!

Ben,

We came back from Fraser on Friday. Made our quota in fish and had a wonderful time. The fishing was concentrated on the north side of Indian Head, just prior to use leaving, with most large Taylor caught very early in the morning, follow the crowd. There seemed to be very few Taylor caught off the beaches towards the end of our stay. The beach was good, we had no weed for two weeks.

Have a great time.

Angus