Yorkes

We dropped the kids off at school, dieseled up and did some shopping before heading off through Gawler to pick up our favourite metwurst.
We stopped of for a beer at the Rising Sun hotel and a friendly chat with the barman Andrew had us off to bald Hill just south of Port Wakefield. We found the campsite at a gap in the Mangroves and a small estuary next to it. We headed out for some crabbing but the tide came in very quickly and it was very windy. All were just undersize so back into the water to be collected once they are older. We fished the incoming tide in the estuary but it was full of shities. We caught a puffer fish and a couple of small sand whiting.
We found enough wood for a fire just.

Up early and with breakfast a non event due to an empty gas bottle we headed off to town. Now although this water crossing looks cool it is sea water and I cringe each time I look at it.

Into town to find that gas bottle refills are no longer possible in Port Wakefield so off to Port Clinton we headed. No luck there either so we changed our plans and headed to Kadina and an anticlockwise trip of Yorkes was now the plan. We got gas just and headed to Wallaroo.
Some pics of Carol’s block and down to the marina for some fishing. We drove out to Point Riley and found a camp spot. Nice place bloody windy though.

Up at 4.00am and down to the Wallaroo jetty. We landed a Tommy before the first sinker even hit the sand and thought we might be in for a good morning but once again nothing. No one caught anything not even any squid after the blow the day before.
There were some Yellow Tail Kingfish around but no one could get them to bite on various lures. Quite a few crabs around but mostly under size. We headed off in search of some free campsites on the beach which we found at Tiparra Rocks. Plenty of Flys here but no mozzies.
Sun-16-Nov-08
We didn’t get up early for the high tide but fished during the day on the reef at low tide. Just Puffer fish but at least we are catching something.