Camping around Baffle Creek Qld

Hi Norm
The only caravan park I'm aware of is Baffle Bobs which is on the baffle creek a fair way upstream. Not sure of bush camping spots. If you have not been there before check with the locals as the creek has a fair scattering of rocks and mudbars. We always fair better on prawns than yabbies though fishbait sometimes catch a mangrove jack. There are plenty of rays and turtles. Im not sure how its fishing at the moment as havent been there since Chistmas and it was pretty quiet then. Take sandfly repellent for around dusk/dawn

Kh

Kh, there is also Baffle Creek Camp Stay. Heard good reports about it.
I've also head of camping (bush camping I think) at or near Walkers Crossing, but I don't know anything about it or how to find it ( or even if it really exists).

You might have some luck with the guys on " target="EOF" class="lbg">www.ausfish.com/ ... mostly guys from South-east QLD.

Try in the camping forum.

Norm ,we passed thru BaffleCreek about 5 yrs ago and thought it would be a magic place for a week or two of fishing and camping , we then did a drive back up prior to Xmas before last , cut a long story short ,,you could not pay me to stay in Baffle Bobs camp ground and the other supposed "park" with the camel rides looked like something out of a bombed Beuruit ,,,,,,,,,, if your after a good camp ground up that way look at Miara c/van park on the Koloh river , free camping on opposite bank., all the crabs and fishing any one would want.

Norm - have you considered camping at Lake Awoonga and going for the barra?
We caught 5 off the bank last trip, even with a power-boat/Skiing comp on the dam on the Saturday.
Baffle creek is only a few k's south. There is a free campsite beside the bridge where Highway 1 crosses the Boyne river - with easy boat launch, or there is the van park on the other side with boat ramp (which backs onto the river tidal). Otherwise the van park at the Dam..................Keith

Hi,

I have just returned from Baffle Ck ....well last month anyway. I stayed at Baffle Bob's why because it had a boat ramp in the camp grounds as I was not that keen to leave my trailer and vehicle at some of the bush ramps. The fishing was not flash to be honest and hard work, as with any place local knowledge is the key, (TRY AND GET THAT). The only info I got was to watch the rock bars they are everywhere ............. It was like extracting teeth to get any info. I asked Bob at Baffle Creek his response ............ If your a good fisherman you will catch fish ...... at least I caught a few LOL.

I travelled up the river launching opposite the school (took the chance) found some good spots but alas no action for three boats was better at the mouth area. I would fish the edges of the weed banks or drift unweigted baits over the weed beds I feel this would work best. If you fish the mouth area live bait would be well worth the effort but it does flow very fast so best would be hour either side of high or low tide. We caught all out fish on lures ........ slugs, RMG scorpions, squigies flick baits to name a few. Fish GT's, Cod, Flathead, Bream, Moses Perch and damn eels.

Baffle Bobs was $22 a night powered site I stayed 4 nights I was tenting it (DON"T CAMP UNDER THE TREES) I found that out the hard way the trees drop a sticky substance overnight and now my tent is a bloody mess and needs a major clean to get the sh&t off, did not do the vehicle a lot of good either. NOT HAPPY.

It had amenities which are ok for what my son and I needed. Personally I would not go back to Baffle Bob's. I will say one thing no sandflies at Baffle Bobs where eleswhere you get a flogging from all accounts.

hope you have better luck that we did.

Brian

Hi Norm
We took the Odyssey onto the beach at Rules beach when we had the Disco (turn right onto the beach not left) and camped behind the low dunes in front of the conservation park 50 mts from the river mouth, saw noone for 3 days. $8/night . Sand was easy to drive on. Tide times on a chalk board outside the last house at the beach entrance.
You can then fish from the beach at the mouth of the river or off the sand bars. We caught 2 flathead (40&60cm) and bream.
Short (nice) walk through the bush to the creek estuary for the crab pots.

Baffle Bob's looked ordinary in comparison to the isolation for 3 days, star gazing, nice sunrises and beach walks. Always some fisherman coming and going around the sth end so quite safe.
John