The ‘Golden Mile’ is a deep bank with snags on the northern side of the river mouth. This area is continually hit by wet season flood waters, and many mangrove trees and dead trees line the bank. There’s spots to tie the boat up and walk along the shoreline on the outgoing tide, and its a solid place to target snapper, grunter, barra, bream and jacks.
The waterway around the T junction is where the Russell and Mulgrave Rivers meet before opening...
Lots of snags, fallen timber and mangroves around here. Prone to barra and jacks, good fishing...
Perfect area for collecting bait and mud crabs up the inlet (West of the T Junction...
This is a great spot for large Mackerel, use live baits around September for premium results....
Rocks on Eastern side of the Russell riverbank are great for Bream and Jacks in cooler...
Big Barra can be caught off the rocks at Bramston point, a short walk along the...
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Sign UpAs we enter into March the full extent of the wet season is still yet to be determined. Do date it has been a moderate wet season with occasional huge dumpings of... Read more
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