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Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:51 pm
by Aquarat88
Hi guys
What tide is needed atm to launch at shady camp, or is there enough fresh to launch On any tide?
Cheers

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:17 pm
by FITZY
Mate I would be aiming for at least 3mtrs to be safe . I was there last neaps and only had 400-500mm on a 2mtr tide

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:21 pm
by theodosius
Yesterday at 8 am and 4pm was fine. There was a 109 caught at Sampan mouth

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:21 pm
by theodosius
Barrage flow

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:35 pm
by fff1964
WOW lots of water.

at .8 low never thought there would be that much water.

Nice one

Cheers

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:15 pm
by andybuck
Great tips/pics thanks.
Been wanting to head out to Shady but will be launching solo.
Any tips on where/how to secure boat while parking/retrieving car?
Looks like you just have to jam it in the mud just to side of ramp, maybe with anchor out as the current looks fairly swift.
Last thing I want to be doing is the knee-deep-in-mud, croc-bait push out...

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:24 am
by tristan.sloan
andy, there is mooring rings attached to the left hand side of the ramp facing the water, just tie your boat off on those while you park the car. they are drilled directly into the side of the ramp

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:52 pm
by b-radical
Handy info thanks tristan

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:21 am
by trent
Use your reef pick to slip through the rings on the edge of the ramp, less time spent on the edge tying up. theres small channel each side enough to pull your boat to the side and not block the ramp

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:39 pm
by wazdog
Andy,
I went and fished solo on last set of neaps and easy as retreiving mate, as Tristan said just tie up with mooring rings attached on left hand side of ramp.

So long as other fishos are patient, you should be right buddy.

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:31 pm
by Tightlines2
Is anyone able to explain how to accurately judge the tides by adding time to the darwin harbour tides? Or is there a general rule that makes it easy to predict the barrage tides? TIA

Re: Shady camp launch tide

Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:12 pm
by Lats
Use the Windy Weather site. Launch no later than 30mins after high tide. On the run in you can get out approx half tide from the Chambers Bay tide predictions on the sounder