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Title: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: Garry H on June 28, 2011, 07:28:59 AM

Hi,
came across a thread on another forum last night that mentioned the amount of yabbies in the cooper at the moment and getting to wk this morning had an email giving me a link to these pics http://www.fiveaa.com.au/gallery_yabbies-in-cooper-creek_101357

apologies if it has already been mentioned
wish I had a spare couple of days as I could certainly have a feast,
worth sharing with everyone...........

cheers
Garry

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: 4wd26 on June 28, 2011, 07:40:59 AM

And here I was finding it hard to find a Yabbie net before this weekend.

looks like I just need to bring the shovel......oh and the garlic and butter  :cheers:

yummm

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: lightning on June 28, 2011, 01:59:59 PM

wow...

so wish i had a camper trailer.... i would be out there now..
could be profitable with pet stores in coffs harbour selling yabbies for pets for $15 bucks each.

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: gunna on June 28, 2011, 05:19:44 PM

Just seen a mate who got back from Innaminka tuesday
Very little Fish
Could of had crays for breaky lunch & dinner lol
never seen so many
 :cheers: sheeds

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: Jason B on June 28, 2011, 08:49:53 PM

I don't know much about Coopers Creek, but the yabbies, Murray crays, turtles etc do this in NSW along the Darling and in tributaries of the Murrumbidgee in the riverina when there is a black water event. The water becomes de-oxygenated when a heap of organic matter (read sheep poo) is washed in from rain and starts to decompose. They leave the water and sit at the edge.

Regards


JAs 

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: db on June 28, 2011, 10:49:18 PM

Me and my brother-in-law went yabbying in Cooper Creek at the ford at Innamincka last year - we used milk crates to scoop them out of the fast flowing water downstream from the ford.  You could feel them flicking past your legs (bit disconcerting).  We got about a dozen good sized yabbies.  Good fun.

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: speewa158 on June 29, 2011, 06:30:37 PM

Australia the land of droughts & flooding plains . Looks like fun to catch & kill meal  :cheers:

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: 4wd26 on July 12, 2011, 08:18:29 PM

didn't get time to try for Yabbies in Cooper or Eyre creek, but did get a real nice feed (or 2) out of a Billabong on the Darling River- even chanced my luck with the old string and a bit of meat that won quite a few (3 at a time :wink: )

Title: Re: Yabbies in the Cooper Creek
Post by: moonie80 on July 12, 2011, 08:23:45 PM

It was like this about 14 years ago I was out there with a mate and his old man, and we brought home a couple of 40 ltr eskys full, ah man they were good eating makes my mouth water... :cheers: