Porossis Creek

[Day 6 - Porossis Creek, Hunter & Roe Rivers, York Sound, Rock Art, Crystal Cove, Sea Caves].

Overnight we've sailed from Careening Bay to Porossis Creek within the Hunter River and put anchors down for a morning of sightseeing,  bottom fishing or mud crabbing.

I chose the fishing boat today.  7 of us caught and kept 27 Finger Mark fish.  I managed to catch 6 fish in total, although had to throw 3 back as 2 were undersized and 1 was a poisonous cat fish.

We went to 3 fishing spots, with the first 1 known to have a resident crocodile, named George.   We'd only had the lines in for about 5 minutes and were having great success, and then George appeared in the distance and was slowly making his way to the boat.  He got within a meter of the boat and all rods were whipped out of the water and we were off to another fishing spot.

At the other 2 fishing spots, the fish were very good at eating the bait and not getting caught, so we pulled up anchors and decided to go back and try out luck again at George's spot.  The fish didn't disappoint us and we caught several more so we have enough fish for the guests and crew for dinner one night. Oh, and we didn't see George again, thankfully!!  PS.  I discovered this evening George is no baby crocodile (as he appeared on face value), but a 9ft/3m crocodile!!!!!!

With the morning's activities under our belt, we spent a few hours on board relaxing and sailing the Roe River towards York Sound.  In rhe afternoon we stopped off at multiple beaches for swims (water temperature 31.5, so not so refreshing), we also explored the crystal coves and sea caves.

PS. The fishing photos will flow later (none taken on my phone).Baca selengkapnya