Going through a bit of a rough patch just now so my best mate insisted we do a couple of nights away....can't say he had to work to hard to convince me. Headed out Thursday (over a week ago) Morning and back on Saturday. Its a spot about three hours travel for us both....South West for him North West for me. Pics mostly speak for themselves. Fish are all mongrel carp though the river carries a number of other species. I think there were a dozen or so reeled in. The event coordinator's name is "Rosie" and I can't say that she was not a joy to have along. My drive out... Arrival at the top of the track in.... Event coordinator exploring the area..... Down where we set up.... Windstorm hit while we were off getting wood..... Leveling up my Toyota for the tent.... Her "safe place" when the wind was howling....
Escarpment opposite camp.... Goat who got herself stuck about 1/2 way down..... This is the spot that had her stuffed....once sh jumped down there she didn't have the will to try and get back up and as she explored she could not get much further down... Right up at the top......we saw many more goats looking over at this point....
Dinners......Pasta one night and Steak and Potatoes the next.... Australia's own "Dave Canterbury/Bear Grills/Benny Hill" all rolled into one making fire..... He was even successful... And he can fish....
Morning on the river.... Goats wandering by and fighting.... Echidna... Her sleeping spot.... Trip out...
I have eaten carp but it’s pretty ordinary. Generally just kill and bury them (it’s illegal to return them to the water as they are an invasive species here).
Damn, carp is more expensive than trout here and very delicious. Might be a different species, do they have red meat? Awesome pictures as usual!
….. they are in fact European Carp that were introduced here and have wreaked havoc on the ecosystem. They do huge kills of them with electricity in some areas and then restock the natives from breeding programs. There should be trout, cod and perch in that water but the carp are all we hooked. I know the fine folks from Europe love them as a meal but all I taste is mud !
That can indeed happen, I think it depends on the environment they live in. The best tasting ones are from lakes with hard or sandy bottom, so when they feed from it, they don't also eat the mud.
