queensland weekend at sth stradie

[tugger]

had a top weekend with the kids camping and fishing at sth stradie and run into a couple of afo members who hadn't been down that way before on saturday. showed the guys some spots around the pimpama river and they got a nice flathead and tailor but my fishing was a bit slow in my boat that day.we kept giging each other boat crew which was better real baits or plastic things it was good for a laugh but alas the afo boys had to head home after a big day for them on the water. sunday started early for fathers day for me and my 2 kids before the boat traffic ruined a good bite on bream near couran cove with my 8yr old girl landing a 35cm. so we moved up into the pimpama againn with the start of the run in tide we used yabbies on the edge of a yabbie bank. the water was only 1m deep where we were casting and my 10yr old son landed a nice summer whiting going 32cm. i got another 30cm whiting then in quick time the boy was onto another nice bream. things slowed so we went back to our camp with a feed in the esky the kids got to spoil the dads on the island with a big table of tucker before leaving our little patch of paridise to head home.

mark

[FREEWILLY]

nice work tugger, we were at currigee only a few minutes south of you for the last two nights, we were going to stay again tonight but all of a sudden it was just my family and then a group af lads rocked up that looked very sus to me, they were checking out my boats and i was staying in a self contained unit 100metres from them so we decided to pack up and leave, but I must say after the weather forecasts we had coming into the weekend what a couple of glorious days we ended up having ey?

[Devster]

Sounds Fantastic!

There's not much better than watching ya kids not only enjoy fishing, but catch some nice fish.

It's almost better than catchin them yourself.........almost

Devster

[tugger]

yeah the weather was good to us we were at the southern end of tipplers passage but it did bucket down on fridat night about midnight it didnt bother my boat or camp so i didn't mind

[Do$tylz]

hey guys, to camp on south strad do you have to pay any fees? is there a permit that you need to get?

We always stop there at the bedrooms when we're on a houseboat and I've always wondered if you could camp there.

[tugger]

there's a few public camp grounds on sth stradie and yes there's a fee but i don't know about the bedrooms, tipplers passage has 1 and further south at currigee near crab island is another but i would have to say that the tipplers 1 offers more protection from any wind direction the nearest boat ramp for this 1 would be jacobs well

mark

[tugger]

these fish measured up alright for our social fishing comp back at the boat club on the weekend it was mostly flathead weighed in so our whiting and bream took out there catogories

[kriso]

thats a fat lookin tarwhine you have there too

[tugger]

a few people say that tarwine aren't any good to eat but if treated right the flesh comes out very light in colour and sweet to eat

[bmxdirtjumpa]

tugger wrote:

a few people say that tarwine aren't any good to eat but if treated right the flesh comes out very light in colour and sweet to eat

tastes like bream :laugh:

[wesfish]

the kids caught some great fish mate!!! sounds like a fun time for all!!!!

[tugger]

looks like i'll take the kids down there camping again in about a months time

[Davo_Dinkum]

nice 1 .great weather for it .

nothing like getting out on the boat and camping with the family.

[bootyinblue]

Some nice fish there, but I notice an absence of flathead which I am happy about as it means more for me ;-)

Henry - There are fees to camp on South Straddie. From memory I think its about $18 per person per night or so. Probably a fair price if you are camped at the Bedrooms with toilets, showers, and bins but if you camp any further North then its a walk even to the bins. But the price is still the same.

Psssttt... The ranger collects the money on a quad bike. He rides up the middle of the island and then comes down the inland beach side to collect fees. If you are not at your camp shorthly after you hear a quad bike, then a bit hard to collect money isnt it?

[Do$tylz]

^^ good info there booty. I've never seen the ranger there on a quad bike.

[Davo_Dinkum]

hehe

[FREEWILLY]

we pay a bit more than $18, its $120 a night for this baby, your own showers, toilet, big screen tv, all the linen and cookware included, its a home away from home.

[FREEWILLY]

outside

[FREEWILLY]

Full kitchen

[FREEWILLY]

Bookings are a must, here is the number he he

[ozlad]

Just wondering if you don't camp at either of the camping grounds and just pull up on the beach does a camping fee or permit still need to be purchased.

Also can you pre-purchase camping at the bedroom etc or do you just pay when the ranger comes around?

cheers,

[tugger]

we camp at the boat club with hot showers and toilets, bbq area , generator and lots more if anyone is interested we have our own web site www.boatclub.org.au its not for everyone but if you love camping and boats its a great mix on the web site are plenty of photos

mark

[FREEWILLY]

ozlad, there are plenty of islands other than straddie that you can stay for free (I think you have to be discreet) but staying at straddie for bugger all mate gets you toilets , showers, bbq, and company

[ozlad]

Yeah i understand that but we didn't want to be a annoy fellow campers if we decided to have a few drinks, hence why i was considering camping away from the designated camping grounds. From what i understand you need to see the ranger and pay the daily/nighly fee. We only plan on going for one night other wise i would consider hot showers etc.