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4 Capricorn Highway to Longreach

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 15 February 2019 by Chinwagger22 February 2019

From Lake Monduran we had a long drive up to Rockhampton and then West on the Capricorn Highway. This is a heck of a drive with very few towns in between and always, always heading west. We stopped a lake called Lake Maraboon for a couple of nights and went to a place called Rubyville to try our hand at … Continue reading →

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3 Lake Monduran

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 21 January 2019 by Chinwagger27 March 2019

Never been to Lake Monduran before and were looking forward to it, a further 250 kms north and on the coast, it should be warmer it looked a great place. It was lovely and warm and we managed to get the canoe in the water for a wee fish , this went well until Gazza fell out of the canoe … Continue reading →

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Unfortunate Incident at Lake Barambah

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 29 April 2018 by Chinwagger7 December 2018

Who would have thought we would had an unfortunate Incident  at Lake Barambah as we headed  for the weekend fishing trip the said Lake Barambah, or Bjelke Peterson Dam, or whatever you want to call it. This lake and dam is situated about 200 kilometres from our place to the North West. It’s one of many irrigation dams in Queensland … Continue reading →

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Just Fishing – What Could Possibly Go Wrong

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 19 February 2018 by Chinwagger27 March 2019

Sometimes you shouldn’t ask questions like “what could possibly go wrong“, you might not like the answer. This fishing trip, I was going to call it an adventure but it was never meant to be an adventure I am just fishing trip with the lads. We should have realised there might be more to the trip, knowing that one of … Continue reading →

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The Gazza Curse Defined

Good Old Chinwagging Posted on 2 January 2018 by Chinwagger24 April 2018

The Gazza curse is about fishing, not fishing when you should be fishing, and consequences of not fishing. It’s probable that fish are never caught, injured or even frightened when the Gazza Curse strikes.

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First Red Claw Catches

First trip for our camper, we  travelled very west of here, to a place called Lake Boondooma . This is a man-made lake which has a huge area for camping. The camping is "bush camping", off grid no power, no ...
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Sun Moon Lake Here We Come

After my assignment in Taipei Al and I decided to brave the wilds of inner Taiwan and find somewhere to spend a few days doing very little other than a some walking and perhaps some bike riding. Our destination is ...
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Coast Guard Rescue

Coast Guard Rescue

Sometimes things just don't go as right as they could and sometimes when that happens particular people are always present. You get the feeling that perhaps, just perhaps they have a little bit influence, it could be some sort of ...
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Caught by a Lure

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Is Easter fishing cancelled again

Its Thursday 21st April 2011 and its been raining for three days, our back garden has had 24cm, 23cm and 19cm, Harley tells me there has been more further north at Cooroy. Great as Cooroy is close to where we ...
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Toilet paper and snorkelling

The morning constitutional, is always a ritual taken with some trepidation when camping. The facilities can vary from nothing at all, that's the dig your hole and bury your own business,  to full clean flush toilets with hot and cold water ...
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