FISH & BOAT, April 2019- P39 Fishing From previous page and over the years I have collated and quad bikes and adhere to signs, and continue to collate a numerous fences and gates. In my six years in who have either been up there be- amount of photos and video albums the Cape, I have already seen some fore or are currently living up there. highlighting destinations, as well as beautiful areas close, so please be re- Some great sources of advice can trips that we’ve been on. I’m another spectful so we can continue to enjoy include management at the cam-one that would not hesitate to helpit in the future. pgrounds and the local tackle shop anyone out with info, and if I can’t What I think you should do now? owners who all want you to have a answer your questions, I will put you Start planning your trip to the tip Exploring one of the many remote sand great experience. They won’t hesi- onto someone who could. now. Working and living within this cays off the coast of Cape York. tate in providing you with useful Secondly, I cannot stress enough, area has changed our lives, having the information and help you be well the importance of respecting the tra- opportunity to immerse ourselves in beautiful no matter what direction for everyone. prepared. These people have spent ditional lands you are visiting. I have the amazing Aboriginal and Torres you look and include a species list as Well for us, no one could take the decades in the area, and it will save seen all too often, people visit these Strait culture was invaluable. We are long as you could imagine. Whether Cape out of us girls that quickly, we you a lot of guessing and assuming areas and show behaviour I wouldso privileged and extremely gratefulyou have a certain fish species onhave explored everything we could otherwise. There are also numerous describe as nothing more than brain to have had the opportunity to ex- your bucket list, you like diving for at the top and now have only relo- forums and facebook sites that these explosions. Most of the beaches plore the amazing area, and without painted crayfish, or you just want to cated 300km south to Weipa, where people frequent, so it is easy to get in throughout the area are turtle nest- a doubt, we will tell stories of our wander along the beaches with the we look forward to exploring some touch. I personally have a facebook ing beaches, so please stick to the adventures for the rest of our lives. family picking black-lip oysters off new territory and look forward to page called ‘Runamuc Adventures’, tracks when driving both vehicles You will fish and explore a lot of the rocks or scooping up mud crabs sharing more Cape York Adventures areas that are abundant in history, off the flats, the tip has something with you. Catching a few mudcrabs is always a good way to take a break from the fishing action. Suzie MacDonald with a nice Jacky Jacky Barra.