King Ash Bay? : Going Fishing?

Dex38 · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

Watched a grey nomad pull a nice barra off Batten Point. Hand reel, 80 lb line and a pilchard on a 4/O hook. I couldn't believe it, all the time up and down the river and this dude out fishes everyone with a hand line.

Oh the injustice

Dex

Swoffa · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:06 am Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

codhunter wrote:

we will be heading up the start of march, locked in due to work and getting time off but if anything changes will give ya a bell mate

Mate, the road is normally impassable for about two months through the wet season. The roads are closed, flodded, up to four feet of water over the road for about 10km, bog holes that you would lose a semi-trailer in. Doesn't matter how good a truck or how many VB's you have, there are still times when you cannot get through the dirt sections of the King Ash Bay road.

I would be checking the weather conditions leading up to the trip and check out the NT road reports for updates on the road conditions. I have seen too many people travel all that way only to have to turn around and head back home. Just don't want to see you travel all that distance for nothing.

codhunter · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

dont worry swoffa we have back up plans not going to drive 3500km to turn back and go home, i been talking to a bloke and has been up the last 10 years at the same time and got in easy only had to turn back 3 times. there pritty good odds plus you have to have a sense of adventure thats what big fishing trips are all about. a flooded road may look like the end for the weak but its just the begining for the brave.

"get em out em angry king ash bay 2013"

barra mick · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

thats right codhunter...got to hav a crack even if yr just pissing in the wind

i can pull u out in april if u get bogged in march anyway!!!

learn abt the last 25km anyway cause when its wet u need to know what side of the track to take! and u need to change quite often.!!!

but at least u will hav awsome fishing.!!!

cheers bm

tmach · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

Hi Guys, have just joined this great forum. We'll be heading up to King Ash Bay at the start of April (weather permitting) for a few weeks. Looking to camp at either King Ash Bay Fishing Club or Batten Point, if you see a white 4 door Jeep Wrangler, please say Hi!

barra mick · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

no probs tmach

dark landcrusier...camped inbetween batton point and the fishing club

kurt27 · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

I'm going end of march for a week. Spoke to a lad today that lives there they have had 170mm rain these last 4 days. Fingers crossed everyone can get in! I am super excited as have only fished the MacArthur in September

Nika · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

I fished the mouth for a week last November, all 95% of the barra we got were on dead strip mullet. They wouldnt hit lures, live or dead bait. The best meathod was to do a lock in at one of the creeks and in the process you will get about 20 mud crabs to a barra. Biggest was 101cm for us.

Bommy · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

Go and see Maso at Tackleworld in Lavington he goes up to the Limmen (not far away) regular he might be able to give you some advice

tmach · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:50 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

Much luck up there at the moment? Keen to find out what lure or soft plastic is working well at the moment as this is my first time up there and I'd like to be a little prepared. Thanks!

kurt27 · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:49 pm Post subject: Re: King Ash Bay?

t mach. did you watch us in a whitw Colorado head to batten point though that mud? you had a brisbane 4x4 club sticker or similier????

just got back from a wet trip. rivers were smashing fresh out. not much caught by anyone. we headed out to reefs and camped on north island and did really well with reefies. old boy flew up from the gold coast so stoked he got his first barra.

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