fishing at karumba

hi be aware at the karumba boat ramp. the place is usauly busiiy due the tide ie every one leaves on the tide and returns before lowtide . ramp rage is un beliveable. regards pedro

Now if I was to answer a question like that then all my quite spots would be no more :-)

Best of luck getting that information & cheers Tony

G'day Clear Skies
if you are planning on going to Karumba in early April it is advised to have a plan B.
It is pretty flat country & depending on the wet season the bitumen road from Normanton to Karumba might not be open.
Even if the bitumen is open the access through some of the stations you hear about probably won't be open until much later.
It is quite an amazing bit of country. It is so flat & deals with such huge tides & floods there is probably no other place like it in Australia.
The mouth of the Gilbert is 60 or 70 nm up the coast from the mouth of the Norman, but Walkers Creek branches off the Gilbert runs into the Norman. Along the way a couple of creeks run off Walkers Creek to form their own inlets.
The Gulf is so shallow & flat that they can experience tidal surges up to a couple of metres in Karumba when the wind blows hard from the North.
I have been there in late March & been flood bound with a 1 metre tidal surge & you wonder if you will ever get out. It was a totally different place to when it dries out & the tourists flock in. No comparison what so ever.
Get yourself a couple of toppo maps. The 250,000 to 1 maps of Normanton & Burketown are pretty good & will give you a look at the big picture.
Hope you get in.
Fatso