Eyre Peninsula
Submitted: Monday, Nov 03, 2008 at 17:20
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Member - AZOORC (SA)
Hi all,
Heading over
Elliston way late Dec.
Just wondering what the
bush camping is like North of here?
There is a place called Walker's Rock's is that any good for both
camping and beach fishing?
Looking to
camp close as possible to
the beach and get some fishing in between playing with kids & dog.
Dont need facilities self sufficient.
Appreciate any feed back.
Cheers
Paul.
Reply By: Member - Mal and Di (SA) - Monday, Nov 03, 2008 at 21:03
Monday, Nov 03, 2008 at 21:03
Not sure of the legalities of
bush camping at Walkers Rocks or Talia
Caves but they are magic
places for scenery fishing and just being there. There are some very good cara parks at
Elliston,
Venus Bay and
Streaky Bay with great fishing at each place with or without a boat.
Check out these links
http://www.satravel.net.au/eyre-peninsula.htmlhttp://www.oztravel.com.au/travel_mall/destinations/Eyre_Peninsula_SA1.html
And after you get back and have had a great time don't tell anybody as we are trying to keep it a secret.
M.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Nov 03, 2008 at 22:30
Monday, Nov 03, 2008 at 22:30
Mal, in 2005, Walker's Rocks was honesty box
camping with facilities, and there were lots of people staying there and going fishing. We were going to stay, but the weather turned awful.
Paul, I don't know if dogs were permitted at Walkers Rocks. Talia
Caves was No
Camping. We found plenty of spots to
bush camp around the Eyre, but at
Elliston stayed at the CP near the jetty (which was very good) as we hoped to catch fish from the jetty. Although it was January, the weather was cold and wet and the fish weren't hanging around in that weather, so i didn't stay long either.
Another nice spot on the coast a bit further north is
Haslam. Honesty box
camping right by the jetty.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Member - AZOORC (SA) - Tuesday, Nov 04, 2008 at 13:34
Tuesday, Nov 04, 2008 at 13:34
Thanks for the links.
Checked them out all info is helpful.
Keen to stay out of the parks even though they look good.
I think I have dropped in to
Haslam once before when heading up the
Streaky Bay.
With such a nice coast line im sure I'll find a nice spot for the family to
camp.
Who knows may even get to
Smoky Bay or
Fowlers bay.
Thanks for the info
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Reply By: westskip - Monday, Nov 03, 2008 at 21:14
Monday, Nov 03, 2008 at 21:14
Hi Azoorc
We camped at Walkers Rocks for a few night a couple of weeks ago. Facilities are 1
toilet and 1 cold shower. TRied fishing but no luck at all. It is an authorised
camp ground and charges per night are Vehicle $5 per person $2 i.e. $9 per night for 2 people.
Good
camping
John
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Tuesday, Nov 04, 2008 at 01:59
Tuesday, Nov 04, 2008 at 01:59
you can fish off the cliffs just nth of Eliston for nice sweep. Talia south of
Elliston was one of the best
places for Salmon on the EP (no
camping) Taliabeach can produce anything I have pulled in snapper, gummies and salmon. Just to the North of the Washtub at taliais the ledge (used to take some finding but probaballly has a car
park now) where you can fish stright down to deep
water.
Dolphins beach (now renamed mt camel beach) use to be a great spot for close inshore gutters small salmon, mullet and tommies
all this info is 15 to 20 years old s forgive me if it is fished out now but back then we had to sneak through farmers padocks to get to some of the spots
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Follow Up By: Member - AZOORC (SA) - Tuesday, Nov 04, 2008 at 13:38
Tuesday, Nov 04, 2008 at 13:38
Cheers Davoe,
Sounds like your due for another trip that way yourself.
I'll fill you in on what I find on my return early next year.
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