Boating/fishing holiday recommendations?

[ortho85]

We've hired a bareboat motor cruiser around the Whitsundays a few times, and loved it.

Are there any places around Oz where you can get something similar - comfortable boats, beautiful scenery and an occasional fish (we're not expert fishos!)? Any State is fine.

Cheers

[Haji-Baba]

Why not Cardwell and do the Hinchinbrook Passage?

Sheltered water, good fishing, I am sure you would get a houseboat or similar there.

Have Fun Haji-Baba

[Rodman]

Mate hire a houseboat from rainbow Beach and travel the great sandy straits

[2DKnBJ]

Mate hire a houseboat from rainbow Beach and travel the great sandy straits

That is one trip on my to do list.

Cheers Dazza

[spelchek]

We've (SWMBO and I) bareboated both Hinchinbrook and Sandy Straits. Both are great - but I'd go the HInchinbrook idea if given the choic. You not only have hinchinbrook channel, but also the Family group of islands (which include Dunk) that are accessible with the bareboats. These ilsands offer great snorlelling and fishing and give you that 'million miles away from it all' feeling.

Both Hinchinbrook or the sandy straits are beautiful places tho and you wont be dissapointed in either.

[ortho85]

Thanks for these suggestions.

We've done the Hinchinbrooke Channel once, so I'm looking at the Sandy Straits idea.

Cheers!

[SgBFish]

Sandy Straits.
Even if the weather turns nasty you can hide from it.
Always got crabs and fish up there.

Scott

[gunna]

Both Myall Lakes and the Hawkesbury are good in NSW. I particularly like the Hawkesbury houseboat experience.

[Kero]

We've also done the Hawksbury River (NSW) in a houseboat. Had a ball. Plenty to explore.