We went to Gungural on the way back, it is a fairly long walk up for a nice view. Not much to say really, worth stopping by, but hardly the best thing to say and do. If you like walks, do it. If not, give it a miss.
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Gunlom – Kakadu
Gunlom
Gunlom is down a 4WD track, that being said a lot of 2WD’s make the trek, despite warnings from the rangers. I’ve saw a bumper broken the last time I was there, but most seem to go okay as long as they go very slow. No way I’d do it though.
The campsite is really good, it has some concrete firepits, running water in the toilet block, and some stone benchtops you can set up on. There was zero firewood around, so I would recommend that you gathered some on the way, like I should have. Even in July, fire is not necessary, but who doesn’t love a fire when they are camping?
Gunlom is two areas, the bottom and the top. The bottom is very accessible, a 50 metre super easy walk. The pool is large, the water is nice. There are some rocks around to sit on. There are usually a few older folks and younger kids around. Kakadu’s freshwater swimming pools vary in temperate, I’d say this one was colder than average.
The top pools are a steep walk up a hill. It takes about 20 minutes, and bring plenty of water and food for the day as you don’t want to have to walk up and down. The pools are smaller, marginally warmer than the bottom, and the view is amazing. Note it is pretty hard to get this shot, as there are usually a few people around trying for the same thing.
You can travel to a few more pools upstream that don’t have the views but have less people, and there is a small waterfall right at the back.
Overall Gunlom is easily one of the best places in Kakadu and that is saying something. $10 per person per night, if you are in the NT you don’t want to miss it.
The view from up the top
Gunlom at the bottom pool
Adelaide Bridge in 2015
First trip since the break and it was pretty uneventful. The original plan was going to be Bynoe but given the winds and my reluctance to drive such a distance when a storm could roll through, we went to the Adelaide Mouth. Only got one hit for zero fish. Stopped by the famous Kai and Goat Island. Good to get out om the water but a very quiet day.
Got:
Me, Mud, Mud’s daughter – nothing
Story of the trip:
Not much to report really, didn’t get rained on which is always a bonus at this time of year. The water was very dirty and we only found a few good colour changes, but it didn’t produce anything.
Boat problems:
My boat is shorting out if it gets swapped to battery 2. Things were okay as I could just run it off the main one, but really annoying, this is a brand new battery, also my first ‘boat problem’ that has repeated itself, i.e. the rest I could think ‘well who knows when the last time X was looked at’ but this time I know… brand new, July
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Success in the Harbour!
A blind squirrel will eventually find some nuts!! Smashed it, at least, smashed it for me. The day started out badly with jprbeard not showing up at my place, I waited 30 odd minutes, but he wasn’t returning phone calls or texts… (hope he just slept it and it a bit sheepish, as I still haven’t heard back) so I went to Palmertson boat ramp and grabbed one of the land fisherman to give me a hand launching, and thought I might as well take him for the ride. He got a jack 45cm but had to get out at 11am and i wanted to fish through until 2. As the low rolled over I had scouted a mud bank I liked the look off… boom! Got a great threadie, netted him by myself easily. About 20 minutes later I surprised myself (wasn’t near a snake or drain, just a mud bank) by hitting a good barra! He fought like all hell, look a crap load of line off me (it was pretty loose as there weren’t any rocks around) but I got him to the boat. The netting by myself this time was a disaster, he managed to wrap himself in my line haha, was lucky I got him in the end. But I did!
Got:
Darren: 45cm Mangrove Jack
Me: 72cm (from tip of tail) Threadfin Salmon & 66cm Barra
Story of the trip:
Well it’s the last trip for 5 weeks for me (holidays) and I haven’t caught a nice keeper since the the run off so pretty stoked with that.
Boat problems:
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!
Looks like everything is coming up milhouse
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3 snaps for celebrate the end of the year:
Catfish in the Adelaide
Got very luck with the weather, overcast without rain all day. Not much breeze. No luck with the Barra or the Jewfish we were chasing. Got some blue salmon on the lures. Tons of catfish on bait. Mud also managed to get a pretty impressive catfish.
Got:
Me: 3 blue salmon keepers
Mud: couple of tiny barra, very large catfish
Story of the trip:
Loads of catfish on the bait, frustrating we were literally getting nothing else. What is worse – getting nothing or getting catfish?
Boat problems:
Practically nothing. I have lost the nozzle for the earphone/flushing mechanism for the motor. Was able to do it by holding the hose there. Will need to get a new one no big deal.
Very much hoping I am on a good streak here.
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