Scouting in Crocodile Country

OzzyDave

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Had a few days in the north to scout for some new fishing spots in the tropical north of my state. Started on the beach to a small hike up to a small creek. I got to the first spot a little late - probably half way for run in tide. Wandering up the beach I could see what looked like a floating log only 15 feet off the beach. Snapped a pic from a fair way back and only 10 seconds later the log disappeared - mmmm keep an eye out for sure. The barometer wasn’t that great but hey it beats working right.

Spot the croc - you will need to zoom
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This tree would have seen many tropical storms In its life.
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The sandflies and mosquitoes chased me off the beach - they were very “friendly”. Spot 2 was an inland fresh water stream. Now one of the myths or misunderstandings is that our saltwater or estuarine crocodiles only live in saltwater - WRONG. The real big ones live in the upper fresh reaches and eat kangaroos, pigs, cattle and the occasional tourist. Spot 2 is semi jungle and a bit of a slog to the good holes. I wandered out of the bush to see Mr Croc lounging on a sandbank. Couldn’t get the phone out quick enough. I sat quietly, well back from the water and it eventually came back up. Still wasn’t quick enough to get a pic of this 9 footer Just the ripples as it went back down.

No swimming here - the 9 footer just going under.
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Moved to Spot 3 and still hadn’t raised a fish. Now this spot requires some wading in water to get a a natural barrage That separates salt water from fresh. I’ve caught good fish here before but water temp was down and I knew it would be tough. I did manage a couple of small tarpon on top water but the other fish had lock jaw. Still a nice way to spend a Saturday

The barrage has some great log piles etc.
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I can normally drag a fish off this log pile. Just don’t close to the deeper water - snap snap
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Small tarpon were abundant - they make excellent live bait for larger critters.
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