Rhodesy Build - Lakefield National Park

[mylesy]

And fingernails as a screwdriver haha

Tough looking rig mate, well done

[Rhodesy27]

Took a trip up to Lakefield National Park over the weekend for a bit of a fish and to get out of the city. Was a very comfortable trip, from Lakeland things started to get abit more interesting when we finally hit the dirt (I hate highway driving). We decided to stay at Kalpowar Crossing as we didnt want to head to far up for a 2 night trip. We got to the campsite around 5pm and left about 5am sunday morning so we could fish all the spots on the way home.

We found the decent size barra just wernt on the bite. We ended up getting around 15 barra but all around the 30cm mark.

Next trip ill be goin up further towards the salt to give the fishing up there ago.

Just down from the crossing

Walking the banks as we had no boat



Bit of wildlife

Freshwater croc





Waterhole



Stopping for a feed

[9W6VX]

Now, that's life...............

[Rhodesy27]

its good only being 4 hours away from paradise!!!

[9W6VX]

Lucky you ..............

[MADDOG]

its good only being 4 hours away from paradise!!!

Love it mate. Great pics. I really miss living up north.

[Alby]

Jealous mate, I love Lakefield NP

[daveo]

Looks like good weekend. We did a trip from cairns up to Lakefield on queens bday weekend, stayed at kalpowar as well. Didnt fish the main waterhole but went across the causeway and out on the bathurst heads road (which is in much better condition than last year). Like you we also got about a dozen small barra in the Marrett river, got one keeper and busted off by a good sized one. Wish I had a boat!

Dave

[Rhodesy27]

Yea wish i had a boat with me aswell. Whats at bathurst heads and how far from kalpowar. we did a bit of driving on saturday but we only went to the next campsite.

[Banger]

Rhodsey
is that he hann?? is it open from kowpowar to the hann??
bathurst is massive mission few mates did it 2 weekends ago took em 2 days from kowpowar to the heads hahah poor buggers and no fish to top it off. haha

[Rhodesy27]

Nah its kalpowar. I am pretty sre its open. Yea no fish was a bummer!!!

[daveo]

Last year it took 3ish hours from kalpowar to bathurst(40km) in september when there weren't too many bogs. As the causeway over from kalpowar has only been open for a few weeks the road might still be a bit damp. We managed to get stuck about 40km along the road in one short bog when we missed the bypass track the other weekend!