Taking a car topper to Western Australia
Submitted: Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 at 21:48
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Al-one
Hello everyone,
We are off to WA later in the year and we were wondering if it was worthwhile taking our 12 foot car topper over for the inshore coastal and bay fishing. We will be visiting the coast south from
Barn Hill, diverting inland to the
Pilbara etc. and then back to the coast for the rest of the trip south calling in wherever we can on the coast.
I think there are extra licence costs when fishing from a boat over there that can dampen the enthusiasm a bit, not to mention the chances of striking calm seas and actually catching fish.
I would like to hear from anyone that has done this and thought they had good value out of taking their car topper. I would also like to hear from anyone who has done it and thought is was a waste of time taking the boat.
Cheers,
Al-one
Reply By: member - mazcan - Friday, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:15
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:15
hi al-one
im not a boaty but i do know a skippers ticket is required now and that is gained by doing a course and passing a
test with a registered boat that has all the required safety equiptment on board and in working order
the have become pee'd off resqueing
boaties who take a very casuall aproach to safety when out on the water but still expect people to come out and get them when things go wrong
you would have to cotact wa fisheries for full requirements
google it and it will come up
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Reply By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Friday, Jan 27, 2012 at 14:29
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 at 14:29
It's really going to depend on where exactly you are going. There isn't a lot of inland fishing options to be honest in WA and the coast is gorgeous of course, and there's tons of it and loads of great spots right up the coast....
Fishing Spots in WA
Popular worthwhile spots travellers might go with a tinny are:
Southern Coastline - try
Bremer Bay, Walpole and Nornalup,
Franklin River,
Augusta, Myalup beach,
Blackwood River (
Bridgetown), Kalgan (
Albany), Hamein Bay, Warren River,
Windy Harbour,
Geographe Bay (around
Busselton), Bunbury
back beach etc.
Mandurah & Peel inlet and Swan River...
Coast near
Perth - Woodman Point, Three Mile Reef out from Ocean Reef north of
Perth,
Two Rocks (highly recommended) - you can
camp at Burns Beach Tourist Park if you're lucky to get a spot and launch right there,
Further North - Greenhead/
Leeman,
Kalbarri, Quobba,
Shark Bay,
Coral Bay, and
Exmouth (
Ningaloo Station or Warroora Station are ideallyic).
Onslow and
Thevenard Island, Balla Balla Creek in
Pilbara, depending when you go, maybe
Fitzroy River for barra etc.
Fishing is huge in WA, just a matter of what you fish for and what time of year. There are some great detailed fishing website, try Fishwrecked.com and FishingWA for example.
Best of luck, Michelle
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