mud crabbing the tip

Submitted: Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 18:26

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Cape York

This is the true 4WD journey to the tip of Cape York following the Old Telegraph Track (OTT) and its many challenging river crossings.

Cape York

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This is the true 4WD journey to the tip of Cape York following the Old Telegraph Track (OTT) and its many challenging river crossings.

robert s4

hopefully going to the tip in june 2013 not taking the tinny could anyone tell me if there is any good spots to camp and throw a pot or two of a bank and catch a few muddies yes i know sounds like a silly question crabs r in all creeks its just me and my lady going would like to stop some where isolated have a fish and crab set the nissan to stop anywhere.any one else going at this time we r starting from moaryfieild to bloomfield seisia loyally beach punsand and mybe thursday ilsland

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Reply By: Alloy c/t - Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 18:56

Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 18:56

2013 ?? Up thataway its not very prudent to just throw the old crab pots in from the riverbank , big green lizards just love people standing in secluded areas ,,,,,,

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Follow Up By: blue one - Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 19:47

Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 19:47

See previous post on crab pots on the Endeavour river.

Nasty Lizards

Cheers

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Follow Up By: robert s4 - Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:15

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:15

cheers know what u mean about the lizards seen plenty at massacre creek in the gulf

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Follow Up By: blue one - Sunday, Oct 30, 2011 at 09:02

Sunday, Oct 30, 2011 at 09:02

Poor fella was crabin off the bank went to check the pots and all they found was his video camera!

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Reply By: Member - Tony (ACT) - Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 21:07

Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 21:07

One good place is at Weipa. At low tide put your pots in and around the rocks, come back of the next low tide and if your lucky you will have a crab or 3.

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Follow Up By: robert s4 - Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:10

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:10

thanks tony

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Reply By: Mary B2 - Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 22:15

Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 22:15

Lots of good places to camp on the way up. The annie river is good crabbing ( near musgrave), but you need to be very aware of the crocs all the way from Bloomfield up. Mapoon and Weipa are good crabbing, but you need a tinnie. Also you can throw ya pots off the bank at the Anan in Cooktown. Cheers mary and hans cooktown

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Follow Up By: robert s4 - Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:09

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:09

thanks mary

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Reply By: Wheretonext - Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 22:50

Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at 22:50

Ellim beach, Cape Bedford sounds like your spot. Still our favaourite relaxing camp spot on our Cape Trip

Shane

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Follow Up By: friar - Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 13:51

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 13:51

Bathurst Bay, when you come to beach turn left & about 200 meters down, little creek ,just through your pots in of the bank & tie your ropes to mangroves, caught more than we could eat there about 4yrs ago. Friar.

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Follow Up By: robert s4 - Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:07

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 19:07

thanks shane

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Reply By: Geoff H (Q - Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 13:27

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 at 13:27

Mate if you're game, we saw a local wading in the water off Loyalty Beach one night with a flashlight and a spear.

If he saw a croc he would jab the spear towards it and stamp his feet and with a loud Yee Haa the croc was gone, we only saw small crocs but it was heart in mouth stuff.

You could walk out to the rocks at low tide and pick the pots up on the next low if you're not keen on using a spear.

Love the laid back attitude of the TI people.

Regards
Geoff

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