great info changa, i have fished swr for the last 16 years and crossed many times mainly at back creek having a fair few problems in the early years teaching myself. newcomers should cross at back creek and remember that if you are behind the wheel you are in charge and only you decide when to cross, if your not happy with conditions turn around and fish the river, dont worry what your mates say thay are not responsible for crew or boat.
one mistake i made early on was going out after 3 days of nor-easter, no other boats were going out and the locals on the hill told me not today. with not much water at back creek i decided or my mates decided we could go out the mackleay. very bad decision. on the way out it looked fine until the first wave picked up out of nowhere. then the second. suffice to say i made it out but it scared the hell out of me and fishing was out of the question. my mates shit themselves as well and said i did a great job. i dont agree a great job would have been deciding not to go. i have used common sense from then on and hardly had a problem, and also decided not to go a few times.
