KAKADU BILLABONG

A phone call from the “Broken Flagons” set the wheels in motion for a trip to a special Kakadu Billabong. Unfortunately, work meant that I had to wait until Friday to join them so leaving straight from the office it was a nice smooth drive to the start of the dirt then only 25ks to go to a camp fire and a cold beer. 2 hours later (for 25ks) on some filling removing corrugations, never seen the track so bad, but the cold beer never tasted so good at the end!

Mossie dome set up, a beer, talk with Marty and Justine, a beer, looked at their photos of some great fish, a beer, a beer then off to bed at 1 am!!

5.30am alarm to launch the boat then it was off into a fantastic sunrise with not a breath of wind. After only 6 casts to the edge of the weeds produced a Barra into the boat and not too many casts later a Saratoga had the same fate. In many ways catching fish was just the icing on the cake as the scenery and wildlife activity is just priceless and I can never get over how lucky and privileged we are to have this on our doorstep.

Throughout the day there was a constant stream of fish to the boat, Barra, Togas, Long Toms, Archers, Sooties, Catties and not one Tarpon!!!

The camp fire in the evening rounded off a great day, in a great location with great company.

The 25ks out on Sunday had not got any smoother, still took 2 hours and removed the last fillings I had left.

Remember; “You’ll never never know if you never never go. Get out there and fish”

Tight lines

Jim Churchley