Places for Kayak up the middle

Draw a line across Australia from Mackay to Port Hedland, and presume nowhere is safe above that line. In fact that might even be too far north.
Crocs come hundreds of miles in from the coast and a bloke fishing from a plastic dinner plate would be awfuly tempting to a saltie.

Hey Smudger
Try question at ausfish.com.au on their chat/forum.

Anywhere you find water.

Up the middle which way?...you are very vague....

The Darling River is down to about 10% of its capacity. Maybe there will be some billabongs on Cooper Creek. The Diamantina and Georgina Rivers will have safe paddling on extended billabongs. There are some inland lakes in the NT. Thats about it for water courses. Most rivers will flow after heavy rains but soon dry up to as series of waterholes and billabongs.

Estuarine Crocodiles will be found inland in the northern part of the country but seldom below a line drawn between Broome and Townsville.

Cheers

maybe around Isisford or the Thompson nr Longreach and similar, but definitely not around the top end. I'm getting a bit windy about paddling more and more these days with increased numbers of sharks and crocs. Estuaries are the most popular venues for paddlers but also happen to be pretty popular with snapping jaws.... and if you thought that paddling out to the outer reef Islands was safe......check this out

http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/40/deadmanwalking.html

make sure it's safe before you go out.

Oh come on guys!!
At least tell him about the Tod!! :)))

Dunco

The post is a bit vague.

At the lower end of the trip your going to be struggling to find water at that time of year. Around Innamincka you can paddle along the Cooper, but the bloody flies will drive you up the wall unless there is a late Monsoon coming across from the West to cool things down.

If you continue North at that time of the year, you won't have much luck until you reach the Gregory or Leichhardt Rivers up on the Gulf. I certainty wouldn't recommend putting a bit of plastic on that water. There's some big crocs up there.

As you go west, there are a lot of inviting opportunities. The rivers, creeks and overflow in the Kimberley at the end of the Monsoon are something to be experienced. Leaving all that aside, the locals don't go fishing in canoes.

Once you get to areas like Fitzroy Crossing things settle down a bit. The above advice from others is correct.

Regards

Kim

Thanks guys.

I thought there was only one "up the middle"...I must be looking at the wrong map, must be chinese :)

I do plan on taking the Kayak and was just wondering if there was anywhere "safe" up north to paddle, but obviously not. I will just have to wait until I start heading down south in W. A.

Dunco,
I saw this story thought it might interest you.
I've seen crocs close up and there's no way you'd get me in the water with one, but that's just MHO.
Happy fishing.
http://jetstarmag.com/2007/08/01/adrenaline-5/