Home » Forums » Fishing Forums » Fishing Discussion. Yardie Creek Road, Ningaloo, Western Australia. Ningaloo station, Western Australia. The parks are named Neds, Mesa, North T Bone, Lakeside (day use), Tulki, North Mandu, Kurrajong, Pilgramunna (day use), Osprey Bay, Bungarra, Yardie Creek, One K and Boat Harbour. Soft plastics get torn apart in this area either going light inshore or bouncing them off the bottom in 20-30m on the west side of the reef. At the southern entrance of the Ningaloo Marine Park, this wilderness tourism business and working pastoral station offers the real thing - an Australian outback experience like no other and a retreat from everyday life. My favorite is sight casting small poppers with 4-8kg spin gear. This inshore fishing can be a blast by sight fishing in around the coral bommies. Western Australia. Your safety. Surfing and fishing. Ningaloo Station. Book Ningaloo camping Using the sounder to find lumps in the 50-70 metre mark is one option. The beaches have permit, bonefish, queenfish, golden trevally and spangled emperor in the reef lagoons. Words and Images: Jackson Boric Fishing charter boats work from Coral Bay and Exmouth. For us, coming from Melbourne, it was a mixed experience as we weren't sufficiently equipped for the delightful weather in store. ... Warroora Station (pronounced Warra) is a family-run cattle station adjacent to the World Heritage Ningaloo Reef coastline. Whales are commonly seen near shore mid-year. When you get the good weather make the most of it as this place has great rewards. Boat fishing requires everything from handlines to trolling and spinning rods. Words: Kosta Linardos  Images: Kosta Linardos & Tim Haynes We spoke to another travelling family who had just been to Ningaloo Station and raved about it, mostly the amazing fishing. Available online and in print | Website Design By Hammerhead Media. Offering wilderness camping, prestige white beaches with crystal clear blue waters, stars for miles and an array of marine life. 2 Ningaloo Station - South Lefroy Bay. With world class fishing, camping and boating away from the crowds, its well and truly worth a stay. Ningaloo-Yardie Creek Rd, Ningaloo, Western Australia. Winderabandi Point. Wicked campers at times have four wheel drive camper vans although unfortunately they don’t have tow balls to tow a boat. Cyclones are not common but the prevailing strong winds are enough to keep people away. Using heavy popping gear is essential as these fish hang in close to the exposed reefs, they are dirty fighters and the Ningaloo reef is used as an advantage for them to bust off even the heaviest gear. It still amazes me but somehow it works! Offshore the targeted species are usually red emperor, coral trout and rankin cod and the associated by-catch is way too long to list. Click on the different zones to find out where you can and can’t fish. If you are looking for a unique and authentic outback experience, consider a station stay in the Coral Coast region of Western Australia. The Nyinggulu (Ningaloo) coastal reserves draft joint management plan 2019 provides direction for the joint management between the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) and the Gnulli Native Title claimants of existing and proposed coastal conservation and recreation reserves along the Nyinggulu (Ningaloo) Coast over a 10-year period. Rock fishing outside the confines of the reef lagoons is dangerous. Fancy a bit of fishing alongside your camping trip this weekend? The best and the worst thing about the place is how remote it is, the corrugated tracks and lack of facilities. They would be a good option if you would like to go for a shore based camping mission. Winderabandi Point. It was, however an ‘ok’ road into the homestead where we … Another option for interstaters is to fly in and hire a four wheel drive and boat from Exmouth. At Point Billie there is a natural rock ramp which can offer easy launching for big boats on a mid-tide when the swell is low. My apologies for the delay in setting dates. These guys will point you in the quickest and easiest way to get to Ningaloo station which will take around 2 hours. Ningaloo station, Western Australia. Ningaloo station sits only 100 km south of Exmouth and is a great spot for the adventurous angler who is after a remote fishing experience where you can camp on your own piece of beach. Nine spacious wilderness tents are just metres from the water’s edge and Ningaloo Reef. Built to the highest level, it has been certified to operate as an un-restricted 2C Survey vessel, so allowing access to waters in Australia that no other vessel of it’s type can reach. 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