Ceduna to Tamworth
May 9th, 2006
We arrived in Ceduna S.Aust. after a good trip accross the Nullabor early in
February. The fishing is amazing and you do not have to go too far to be in
the action. Little tinnies are everywhere!! Ceduna is a small town with
most amenities and the four caravan parks are centrally situated.
We had a lot of fun with the fishing and getting our bait. Very new to us
was the retrieval of the razor fish at low tide for bait. You can wade in
the water to pull them off the bottom of the bay or use a pair of specially
designed to drag them up and into the boat. Gloves are required when
handling the razor fish which are really a big shall in the shape of an
angel wing with a mussel inside and very sharp edges on the shell. Th mussel
is like a scallop - a little thicker through.
The King George Whiting just love the razor fish. 12 fish are allowed per
person perday and with the fish frames you can go crabbing.
Blue Swimmer Crabs are very plentiful in the months of February to April and
are caught in dillies either from boats or the wharfs and jetties in the
area.
Three pots per person are allowed and it is not difficult to catch 20 crabs
in a couple of hours. One of the jetties at Denial Bay, which is
historically one of the early settlements in the area is very popular for
fishing and crabbing.
Thevenard wharf is also a good crabbing spot. The port of Thevenard is used
for loading grain and gypsum on to large tankers for export. This part of
South Australia is a large grain growing area and while we were at Ceduna
there was a mouse plague affecting many people.
The bay has King George Whiting, Squid , Razor fish and oysters in
abundance. There are several big oyster leases which supply many businesses
in the surrounding areas with lovely fresh product.
We left Ceduna after nearly 3 months of great fishing and stopped at Port
Augusta, Broken Hill and Nyngan on our way to Tamworth
At Broken Hill we enjoyed a visit to Pro Hart’s gallery which was really
worth the visit. We weren’t able to take any photos unfortunately, but
understandably so.
After a couple of days in the silver city we had a slow trip to Nyngan and
Tamworth due to the poor condition of the roads (main highway) it was very
rough and quite dangerous we thought.
We are spending a few days in Tamworth, the Country Music Centre, even
though the temperature is O degrees in the mornings and then on to Brooms
Head on the coast to fish for snapper, where we hope it will be a bit
warmer. Cheers until our next update.
