Yellowpatch

Monday 13 September, Great Keppel to Yellowpatch

The great weather continues so we have to motor sail the 30nm to Yellowpatch on Curtis Island. We run on one motor which conserves fuel and lets us maintain a good trolling speed of around 5 knots. More success with the new lures sees a nice school mackeral on board (no blood on the deck Shawn!) as we approach the anchorage.

Lois and I bought the lures in Mackay after getting advice from a gentleman called Steve Palmer who saw us looking confused at all the options in Big W. It was a lucky meeting as it turns out he makes fishing DVDs and shows.

Tuesday 14 September to Friday 17 September, Yellowpatch

On our 2 stays at Cape Capricorn in the past we have looked longingly at Yellowpatch and promised to spend time here when we had more time. It is a beautiful spot with it's orange sand hill and clear waters.

After catching 4 sand crabs the first day, I thought I would never get Warren to leave. It took him a bit longer to find the fish but a 30cm whiting had him smiling.


Steve and Denise (One More) spent a night here and it was good to catch up. They were off to Lady Musgrave Island while the weather was good.







Saturday 18 September, Yellowpatch to Gladstone

We sail and motorsail the 32nm to Gladstone, entering the harbour through the North Entrance at low tide. No problems although we were concerned when we saw a trawler aground near Farmer Reef.

Gladstone Marina has been great. Staff are very friendly, the facilities are good, and it is the cheapest to date. Only negative has been the magpies that attacked relentlessly on our way to the shops. Print this post