samantic01 0 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Wife says " I need to get away"I say " where you wanna go". Im instantly thinking of a spot that can keep her and the kids happy while i fish Wife says " I dont care, lets just get away and try out the new tent over easter"Time to launch operation " lets go to a shit hot spot and pretend its her idea"I say " Well i dont wanna go where theres a million people so where can we go where its gunna be quiet over easter? pffft only place like that would be the west coast"Wife.." Has it got nice camping spots?"Me..." How bout the caravan park so the kids will have a pool etc. Ill ring em right now"Job done. Camp site booked. Were goin to Elliston for easter and shes tellin everyone she decided to go to Elliston because quiet and pretty.First thing i learned on this trip is that 8 or 9 hours with my 3 boys in a car is hard work. After that experience I needed a holiday :)Well thats how I got to go and heres what happened while we were thereDay 1 saw me doin the rounds with wife and kids sight seeing. Can you beleive it? sight seeing, looking at the sweetest water in aus and not fishing. Day 1 was hard!Day 2 I took everyone on to the beach at Sharinga. Kids and wife swam and had a nice piknic and me...I fished! 2 Kg's and lotsa troutees. Day 2 was funThe night of day 2 i spent convincing my wife that we should go to Locks well on day 3 because the kids really seemed to love the beach.Day 3 Locks Well Weve got enough food and water for the Chinese armed forces to survive a month. Its fair to say my wife didnt realise how big a walk it is down AND BACK UP at Locks. Anyway we got down there and after my wife resuscitating me I got a rod in the water. Making use of the veiwing platform at Locks before going down, I spotted a nice gutter with a school of sambos at the top circling. I berlied heavily at the head of the gutter and spent no more than 10 minutes inbetween fish for the rest of the day. My wife got a few and all the boys got some. My eldest sons first ever sambo tipped the 4kg mark ( poor bastard wont beat that again for a long time ) OMG the walk back up with a bag of sambo on top of ALL that food and water and my youngest wanting a piggy back coz hes sick of walking....worth it :woohoo: Night time day 3 sees me on the Elliston jetty. I dont want to say where exactly but off that jetty saw me with a dozen KG's in just over 2 hrs....Day 3 was awesome :woohoo: Day 4 is a copy of day 3. turns out the wife and kids loved Locks and were happy to return. Same spot as the day before saw us bag out in a few hours and spend the rest of the day catch and releasing. Day 4 was also awesomeDay 5 sucked because i had to pack up and go home. Had a little flick in waterloo bay for flatees before breaky but wind was no good and didnt last long. No fish day 5 and very sad to be going homeElliston is awesome..All 3 of my thumbs are up for this joint one of the interesting things we saw on day 1. im talking about the water behind the thongs beautiful sheringa my youngests first fish. finally LOCKS Fish from locks the eldest ferel got a couple of rippers mother ferel got some too check out the size of my rod home for 5 days a funny sign we saw on the way. didnt buy any :S http://www.strikehook.com/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/t2.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 good to see ya got the pics working hope my message helped!a few pics you coudl of taken.. if you drove downt eh coast there is a great coastal road along there with plenty of picture opertunities! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 :lol:Del you beat me too it... i was going to post those soon as i saw his pic of the thongs :lol:Also nice report, sounds like you had a good trip!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Great report Sam.Elliston and surrounds sure is a great place to visit, for sure !No boat taken I gather? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samantic01 0 Posted April 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 no boat yet but working on it. Really want to wait until I got the cash for a good 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vb4me 1 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Great pics and obviously a top trip. Well done for keeping everyone happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 samantic01 wrote: Really want to wait until I got the cash for a good 1way to go, take your time, plenty around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigfish 0 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Well done mate, great pics and write up, it got me pumped for my trip to locks in june!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 excellant trip by the sounds of it, and very sneaky the way you pulled it off.... the west coast is one of my fave places to fish as well... raw nature at some of its best.may i suggest a few portable dvd players for the lad in the back seat.... they work a treat..and headphones fit in them as well.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 may i also suggest almonta beach in the coffin bay national park... not facilities, but every bit as nice if not nicer than elliston....just the tight and twisty drive to the beach in the national park is well worth the money...would love to do that on a nice ducati or something like that,love than place as well.....nice salmon, and a few other species to be had.... WOULDNT GO SWIMMING AT ALMONTA, ... nor sheringa of locks well come to think of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snapperhead 523 Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Great write up :cheer: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coonta kinta 1 Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Well done mate, looking forward to next year for our regular get away Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samantic01 0 Posted April 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Just thought id better add to my report a big thanks to the elliston caravan park for a great place to stay with very helpfull and friendly management. I highly recommend it to anyone wishing to head down that way..thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 to echo Nev.. Almonta is quite nice. as is Golden island beach... but to add some fun.. go to Gunyah! couple KM of sanddunes to get to the beach ;)4wd action! i do have a clip of my jackaroo going from the beach back up to the road.. its quiet fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 samantic01 wrote:Just thought id better add to my report a big thanks to the elliston caravan park for a great place to stay with very helpfull and friendly management. I highly recommend it to anyone wishing to head down that way..thanks If thats the park directly over the road from the Jetty, its definitely a beauty. Great owner/managers, lovely surroundings, a great, well set up and spacious camp kitchen, etc etc etc Ive stayed there several times and always enjoyed it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samantic01 0 Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 yep. the 1 across from the jetty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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