Tuesday, Jan 04, 2011 at 01:42
The country above the cliffs/escarpment (Madura to Balladonia) is pretty rough, flinty
limestone and there can be rough patches interspersed with claypans. The country on the Roe Plains (east of Madura) is relatively smooth down to the coast; ie, few rocks but plenty of potholes. There are fishing camps on the coast west from
Eucla to south of Madura.
Red Rocks Point is the most western of these fishing camps. West of there, you'll need to get to the coast either via
Eyre Bird Observatory, or from Cocklebiddy to
Twilight Cove. All beach fishing. West of there, it's the 200 foot cliffs right thru to
Point Culver. One used to be able to get down to the bottom of the cliffs at
Toolinna Cove, but CALM/DEC removed all access down the
cliff. Fishing is popular at the western end of the cliffs (Pt Culver), and you can access this off the highway east of Balladonia, and there's a
nice camping spot in the higher dunes.
Not sure you'll get any abalone east of
Israelite Bay (fishermen dive for the brownlip and greenlip abs), but have found Roe's abs around Cape Arid. Was out around Cape Arid a few weeks back, and the fishing was fairly lean, partly coz the SE wind was blowing our lines right back at us.
Drop me a line on
gezza90 at amnet dot net dot au
for Ozi waypoints and track files.
Gerry
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