Willie Creek (18km North of Broome)

We just spent a great week at a little spot north of Broome on the banks of Willie Creek.  

Had trouble uploading some photo's on this post so there are not as many as I wanted at this stage.  We dropped back to Broome and got some fuel and bee-lined it to Port Headland to meet up with Heath and base at his place for a few days.

We overnighted at a rest area and dropped into 80 mile beach caravan park and had a look and were definitely glad we didn't book or choose to stay as nothing but a beach and the ocean with wind blowing 30knots (off shore at least).  Got to Port Headland and started cleaning!  

All are well and hesitant to leave the tropics!

Free Camp and the best one yet!!! Right on the banks of Willie Creek about 18km North of Broome.  There is a Pearl Farm just down the road where the girls each brought a nice present for themselves.  Fishing was fantastic, nice cool nights and warms days!  Stated here for 4 nights

Pretty Crab!!  The colour of this little crab was incredible.  I took a dozen pictures but they were all over exposed and only got this one.   

The crabbing was pretty good with all big bucks and only 1 jenny in two days that we crabbed.  Could only get crabs on the run-in about last 3 hours and the secret bait all WA use is lamb neck chops.  They work a treat and a zip-tie through the centre of the chop makes them the easiest and cheap bait which I can't wait to use next time home in Qld.  I also spoke to a WA fisherman that just returned from around OZ trip and he used lamb necks everywhere he went and they cleaned up.  This piccy has Kate, James and Lucy Chilvers who we have tag teamed with since Mitchell Falls and great company/friends. 

Was by myself so was a bit hard to photograph nice little Jack on troll for barra. 

Little Lucy Chilvers with a Jack that nearly pulled the rod out of her arms.  Had a ball playing with these little fella's between running the dilly pots. 

The last few days there was no water to get up the creek until about 2pm so we had a ball drifting up with the tide and fishing the shallow gutters catching heaps of whiting and flathead.  Good fun on the light gear and was sorry to leave after figuring out the hot bite and location for the best whiting and flatties.

Little barra flicking the rocks for Jacks.  

Finally.....able to clean the van and the car...first wash since we left home and so nice to have a clean home again!  This is in Heath's driveway at Port Headland where we are once again re-stocking, cooking meals and roasts etc..to freeze and carry as we head out to Kurajini and then up to Exmouth and environs.