Fishing at Inamincka

Oh, and forgot to ask, is gas (for gas bottles) available in the town???

Well it depends on how long you are going to take to get there. If you can take Tiger warms and keep them alive do so, also frozen shrimp are good. Never tried lures but with rattles they should be OK.

B est times usually dawn for 3 hrs after and 3 hrs before dusk and through till sunset.

Pigs trotters are good for Yabbies

Not sure about Gas but don't think its available.

Have a good trip and let us all know how you go.

Dont know too much about the fishing but we were at innamincka last September and the sunday roast tea at the pub was one of the best I and the rest of the crew have had. Buffett of four roasts for $15.00
great value
Regards Gary

Have fished it quite a bit and the best catch so far was a couple of cold beers and a meal at the pub. Some local kids were taking yabbies by the bucket load June a couple of years ago. The causeway was about a foot under and they were catching good size yabbies as they flowed over the causeway. Water is b%#% freezing though.

I caught a couple of silver perch a few years ago at Cullyamarra Waterhole using an estuary spinning rod, light sinker, suicide hook and salted preserved prawns early morning. :)

There were plenty of Bony Bream at the Innaminka weir. ;)

One of our group caught a feed of yabbies in the Diamantina at Birdsville but only one at Cullyamarra waterhole. He used small cans of catfood and just pierced the lid.

Innamincka Regional Reserve

Fishing
No fishing licence is required in South Australia. However, fishing throughout the reserve is subject to the South Australian Fisheries Act 1982. The legal catch length for Yellowbelly is 33 centimetres with a bag limit of five per person per day. Up to ten catfish per person per day may be taken. No more than two of these fish over 33 centimetres in length are permitted. There is no size limit on Barcoo Grunter with up to five fish per person per day able to be taken. Fishing is prohibited in the lakes of the Coongie Conservation Zone. Nets are prohibited in all waters of Cooper Creek and the reserve.

Check out this Link for a bit of additional info on the subject.

For additional information contact The Innamincka Trading Post Ph: (08) 8675 9900

Cheers Dio

D-Jack,

We were there for the best part of a week last October. Now I am not a fisherman at all but my mate did his best.

In the course of the week he caught 1 tiny catfish and 1 turtle. Both were released. He did have one set line broken off but don't knopw what by.

The best catch, as others have indicated was at the pub.

Duncs

Nathan had no luck fishing at all !!! He was so dissapointed...that was the reason for camping at DIG tree!!

Hope you get ya self a feed or 2..

Laura

D-Jack,

You should be there at about the best time of the year for Yellowbelly.

The best method is to jig for them with a lure, but of course to do this, you need a tinnie and just drift fish. (This was at Cullyamurra Waterhole by the way)
With the amount of water in Cooper Creek, you should also be able to catch them with the normal rig from the banks of the river. Take a shrimp trap with you. This is the best bait.

At some times of the year, the turtles will take the bait before the fish do, but as I mentioned above, May/June should be prime fishing time.

I also know of a prime Yabbie hole at Cullyamurra, but I'm sworn to secrecy, on threat of death, if I reveal it. Caught the biggest Yabbie I have ever seen there and plenty of "normal" good sized ones as well.

Good luck!

D-Jack

I had to buy a new gas bottle at the Trading Post last year and they also filled it with gas. I assume that, therefore, gas is available.

Nats

A few days at Cullyamurra last year and all we got was a turtle...

Off the bank.
From a canoe.
From a tree.

Didn't matter.

I'm convinced the only thing fishy in that part of the Cooper is the price of diesel...