Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Not being from Vic my experience is very limited, so I'm hoping some guys here can offer me some ideas.

I'm wanting to go somewhere with the misses for a couple of nights. I'd like to be able to go off road abit and get in some fishing. Would love to be able to drive on the beach.

Only places I've been are Mt. Dissappointment, and Lakes Enterance.


Thanks

Dan

P.S. I don't have a snatch or winch, so it'll be light to reasonable off road.

There are some nice drives around Mansfield where you can get in a spot of fishing. The Howqua valley and Sheepyard flat, or Jamieson-Kevington-Woods Point-Upper Yarra

There's a nice drive from Walhalla - Matlock - Upper Yarra with a good campsite down on the Aberfeldy river.

Over dargo way, you can go some distance up the crooked river before the tracks get serious. Some farmers up there will be happy for you to camp on the river flats up around the Kingswell Bridge. There's a lot of cleared land up here, so there are plenty of trout if the conditions are right.

There are some nice campsites along the Wellington river upstream of Licola. A nice place to spend a couple of days relaxing.

From Omeo to Talangatta along the Mitta Mitta river and Snowy Creek is a magic drive. I don't know what the fishing is like though. Good campsites around Anglers Rest.

All of these are 2-wheel access. IMHO, they are best driven late spring - early summer while there's still plenty of water in the rivers and before the flies are too bad and the camp sites all trashed.

If you're new to Vic, Wilsons prom, the great ocean road and the grampians are all worth thinking about visiting... not so much for fishing or 4 wheeling... but that usually keeps the missus happy.

Are you planning camping out? Where are you driving from?

Live in Fawkner, which is about 13k's north of the CBD.

And camping was the plan.

What about Lake Eucumbene (spelling?) nice area for fishing and camping- not sure about 4WDing. Did a day trip there when I lived in Melbourne many years ago and it was very nice.

1. Cape Otway

2. Waratah Bay

3. Cann River

4. Beachport

5. Robe

6. Coorong


Edit : You can't drive on any beaches in Victoria, so go to SA !!
The missus will appreciate Robe......lots of Lobster to eat !!!

Might have to go to a book store at lunch today and try to find a couple of 4wd get away type books, cause I got no idea about any of those places. I have only lived in Melb for 5 years and haven't seen much of it.
I didn't want to drive much more than 4 hours each way.

Can anyone recommend any particualar books?



Dan

murcod wrote:What about Lake Eucumbene (spelling?) nice area for fishing and camping- not sure about 4WDing. Did a day trip there when I lived in Melbourne many years ago and it was very nice.

Scrap that- I should have written "Eildon" instead of "Eucumbene"!

http://www.lakeeildon.com/

http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_dis ... m?park=125

http://www1.visitvictoria.com/displayOb ... /vvt.vhtml

Thanks Murcod,

I found some stuff on fishing on one of the links, and it was at the Grampians.. Never been there but heard it meantioned alot.

Def gunna have to go get something about 4wd'ing and then work out which sport best ties in all of these things.. fishing, off roading and camping..

The Grampians are near where I grew up. There are a couple of lakes/ dams up there for fishing- Lake Fyans and Rocklands Reservoir are two I can remember. For Rocklands you really need a boat, not sure about Lake Fyans if the fishing is any good?

There's a lake near Horsham that was supposed to be OK for fishing too- can't remember the name? And a camping/ picnic spot by the side of the road between Hamilton and Horsham- Jimmy's Creek (IIRC) that was good for catching Redfin. Redfin is the most common fish in the area (plus carp and tench which may have taken over by now )

The Halls Gap area is very nice for camping and there should be tracks for 4WDing around that area.

Halls Gap, that name rings a bell. dunno the area though. Def sounds like I need to do some exploring.

Try here for details on inland fishing in Vic. Very handy link.

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/angling/

4 hours each way eh.... Luckily that is most of Victoria.

camping without facilities;
Wellington River (north-east of Traralgon) (3-4 hours)
Howqua/Jamieson/Eildon (Mansfield/Mt Buller) (2-3 hours)
Crooked River Road (west of Dargo) (4 hours)
Walhalla-Matlock Road (north of Moe) (3-4 hours)

camping with facilities;
Grampians (3-4 hours)
Wilson's Prom (mostly sealed roads) (2-3 hours)
Great Ocean Road (Apollo Bay/Cape Otway) (2-3 hours)
Mallacoota (FAR east) (6.5 hours)

Just suggestions, enjoy your weekend. I wish I were going away! :(

A guy at work said Eildon would be crap cause it's soo dry... Might have to drop into a fishing shop and ask what's biting and where..


Thanks for the list of idea's DeVooluff.. we camped at Howqua once a couple years ago... We might head out that way but the looks of things.. Lakes Enterance is just too far away..

Fishing shop is a good idea to narrow down where you're heading. The Bureau of meteorolgy publish river data at;

flood data: http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/vic/
height data: http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDV60154.html

Of course... that's all useless without local knowledge, so the fishing shop is probably your best bet (and a good excuse to buy some more gear)

Cheers

Well I had given Lake Eildon the flick, and after buying some stuff on the Region, we.. *coughs* well I decided up Echuca way would be the go.. So again after buy more maps, the misses decided to agree with my previous suggestion of the Lake Eildon area.. Alexandria to be more precise. A bird here at work said that a few mates caught 8 trout up that way on the weekend near the catchment area.. Which is good enough for me I guess. heheeh plus it's closer to home


Anyone got any suggestions for that Area? I've never been there.