roper river landbased?

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hey guys ill be heading down to the roper for work shortly and will be there throughout the buildup and wet season. im wondering if anyone on here fishes land based down at the roper this time of year could possibly give me a few pointers and if its any good this time of year i know just after the wet the crossing can really fire up but am unsure about it this time of year with water levels and what not cheers guys.


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Usually fires when the river comes up after first heavy rains. This time of year you would be better off down at Port Roper.
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hey matt when you say it fires up with the first heavy rains do you mean the crossing does or the river in general ?
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The crossing fires up first :mrgreen:

The best floodplain creeks are right down around Blackfella Creek and they need a lot of rain to get them going.

Port Roper however can fire up now, the trick is picking small tides for clear water as the Roper tides are super weird.
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are the feeder creeks and the port roper you are refering to fishable land based or will i need boat access to fish them?
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You'll need a boat at Port Roper. You fish the tidal creek mouths near the Roper mouth, on the north bank. They aren't feeder creeks outside of the Wet, just your usual tidal creeks.
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thanks for all the help matt
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Sorry I can't be more help with the landbased side. Probably better off around the harbour for LB build-up barra. Dundee rocks produce some big baz.
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all good mate ive got heaps of land based barra this year just thought id ask as ill be working down there and wanted to see if anyone had any tips or if the style of fishing is much different over there.
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