Theodore and Moura
MUDDY WATER
MADNESS
WHAT REELY MATTERS
Location: 1 hour and 45 minutes’ drive from Rockhampton or 1 hour and 25 minutes from Gladstone Best time of year to fish: year-round Fishing grounds: weirs, rivers and creeks Facilities: caravan parks, camping grounds, picnic grounds and accommodation Species: yellow belly, barramundi, redclaw crayfish, saratoga, threadfin bream, silver perch, eel-tailed catfish, sleepy cod, alligator gar and spangled perch
10 Central Queensland Fishing
THE MUDDY WATERS OF THE DAWSON RIVER SEND ANGLERS INTO A FRENZY, WHILE THE UNIQUE COMMUNITIES AND TOWNS PROVIDE UNEXPECTED CHARM WHEN IT’S TIME TO PUT THE RODS AWAY.