Lake Mulwala Kayak Fishing

Lake Cootharaba and Upper Noosa River Everglades

 Upper Noosa River Everglades

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 Visitor Centre

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 Fig Tree Point

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 Noosa River

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 Home Port

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 Black duck

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Dartmouth Dam High Country Victoria

Dartmouth Dam is a across the Mitta Mitta, Gibbo, and Dart rivers and a number of small tributaries. Construction commenced in 1973 and was completed in 1979, the dam wall tis he highest in Australia. The Dartmouth Dam stores water from the Victorian "High Country's" snow fields for summer release into the Mitta Mitta (and the downstream Lake Hume) and subsequently into the greater Murray River for irrigation. Surface area is 6,300 hectares (big)

 Eustace Point Campsite Dartmouth Dam

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 Brownie the trout

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 Crystal clear massive cold water lake

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 Brownie

 Brownie, dark brown sugar and flossy salt for brine

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 Brownie wrapped with its salt and sugar brine into the fridge for 4 hours

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 Brownie with its ruby red cured flesh.

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 Brownie cured and dried ready for the cherry wood smoke cooking

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Brownie smoked and vacuum sealed with thyme and dill and into the fridge for eating very soon.

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Kayak

My new Hobie Pro Angler 12 Kayak for fishing and hunting.

Hobie PA 12

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 It only weights 50 KG so can go in the trailer on the trailer rack above the quad bike or on the ute roof.

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 The maiden voyage

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 Peddle power

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 DIY duck blind

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 Sneaky . . . .

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 Folds up very small.

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The Darling River Run To Beemery Bourke NSW

The Darling River is one of Australia’s most famous and one of the longest rivers, starting near Bourke in central NSW at the confluence of the Barwon and Culgoa rivers and then draining into the Murray River in Victoria. The Darling River Run snakes itself along the Darling through black soil flood plain country and is a historic and unique area. The run is over 900 kms, from Wentworth NSW (Near Mildura Vic) and a 4WD is recommended because rain can turn the road surface muddy within hours. The route starts off bitumen but turns to a dirt track after Pooncairie through the lakes around Menindee then the dry desert plains to Wilcannia, Tilpa, Louth and then Bourke. Riverside camps and great spots launch the tinnie are all along the run.

The first week would be r=the /Darling river Run then some hunting and fishing on a station 45 Km pas Bourke named Beemery.

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Starting from Bendigo Victoria my first stop was Manangatang in the Malee to visit my auntie Jean in the Manangatang hospital nursing Home.

 Auntie Jean

Mallee Freeway

 Danny Camp (near Wentworth NSW)

Cousin Danny

 Camp Oven Roast Dinner

My gracious hosts

The Darling River above Wentworth NSW, still pooling from the Murray River

Danny's dunny

 The dirt track begins

 4WD recomended

Darling River Pooncarie

 Menindee Lakes Weir, no water. Irrigators they all lament all the way up the Darling.

 Menindee to Wilcania road

Mr P Can 

 Darling River Camp at the Paroo-Darling National Park

Wilcannia to Tilpa Road

 WTF?

 Tilpa Pub

 Darling River between Tilpa and Louth

Classic sandy bend 

 A long way from anywhere.

 Great track, as long as it docent rain.

 Tilpa Weir camp

 Tilpa Weir fish ladder

 Ferals

Black soil country

 Darling River at Bourke

Bourke Weir and Loch, Australia first. 

Stony Point North of Bourke

Feral trolly out back o bourke

 Wild Dog (or Dingo) it was hard to tell.

Gundabooka National Park, 60 Km south of Bourke

Red soil and rock country

 Graffiti

 A local

Next Beemery . . .