longy509 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Hi my wife and i are heading up to Port Stephens for a week this weekend and we are having trouble finding accommodation on the south side.I am just wondering if we stay at Hawks nest or Tea gardens area how far is to the heads by boat or is there anywhere i can launch to head straight to broughton from the hawks nest side. Thanks, Longy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Hey mate, The only ramp that side is the Hawks nest/tea gardens ramp that gives you access to the ocean. That means you need to pass through the bay. I’m pretty sure there’s no beach launch until you get to seal rocks. It’s about 10kms to the heads. cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) It’s also a bit of a slow haul down the river before you get into the Bay. I don’t know what your budget is but there is accommodation available on the south side. The long weekend would push the prices up - I can’t believe how much they are! I could take a 14 night South Pacific cruise for the price of an apartment for a week (well, one ticket anyway)! I guess the other thing that makes it tricky is finding a place that has boat parking. I just checked booking.com and there is a 2 bedroom villa available at Shoal Bay Holiday Park for $1724 for 7 nights. You should be able to park your boat somewhere there. Good luck! PS. I also just found a unit at Soldiers Point that says “perfect for small boat parking” for $1077. Edited January 20, 2020 by Berleyguts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy509 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Cheers Scratchie & Berleyguts i think i might keep looking on the south side so i can scoot up to Broughten a bit quicker if the weather allows, Your right Berley the biggest drama is finding one for the available dates with boat parking close to the house so i can charge the batteries on the boat overnight and also not having to re mortgage my house at the same time for a week away lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, longy509 said: Cheers Scratchie & Berleyguts i think i might keep looking on the south side so i can scoot up to Broughten a bit quicker if the weather allows, Your right Berley the biggest drama is finding one for the available dates with boat parking close to the house so i can charge the batteries on the boat overnight and also not having to re mortgage my house at the same time for a week away lol. You might get it cheaper if you don’t start your holiday until the Tuesday, I.e. after the public holiday. I never take holidays in peak times/school holidays, so I was shocked when I saw the rates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy509 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 We dont normaly go away on public or school holidays but unfortunatly with work tgis is the only time we can get away for a few months. We will have to pay a bit more but it will be worth it just to get out of Bathurst and get the boat on the salt water for a few days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcurrall Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 We have a house at tea gardens and launch there on our way out. Adds 10 or 15 min but we throw our crab pots out on the way anyways so works out well 👍. If you have a plotter you can cut across the sand flats at Jimmy’s beach to save a few K’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Try stayz.com.au, heaps of accommodation on the south side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Be careful taking the shortcut at end of windawoppa has been very shallow clip on youtube last week of dudes tryin to walk a 5.0mtr tinny across it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 39 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: Be careful taking the shortcut at end of windawoppa has been very shallow clip on youtube last week of dudes tryin to walk a 5.0mtr tinny across it Done that a few times! Lol 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy509 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Cheers for the advice everyone, we ended up getting a little place for the week at shoalbay just on our way up now. Hopefully the weather stays good and the fish are biting.If any one is out and about on the water over the next week and wants to say gday shoot me pm. If we are having any luck i will post a report during the week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 hours ago, longy509 said: Cheers for the advice everyone, we ended up getting a little place for the week at shoalbay just on our way up now. Hopefully the weather stays good and the fish are biting.If any one is out and about on the water over the next week and wants to say gday shoot me pm. If we are having any luck i will post a report during the week Good luck mate! I remember going out with you one time a few years ago 🤔 You ended up with a good Mac tuna if I remember correctly. Enjoy Port Stephens cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy509 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Cheers mate we need all the luck we can get lol. Yeh that was me i had a ball fighting that mac tuna.We went for a quick run out to broughton today with not much i was going to flick a few plastics around until i realized i left them all in bathurst grrr so we just fished with bait for a few little flatties then tried for some squid at jimmies and shoalbay had a couple of followers but no takers. i think i might have the day on land tomorrow and take the missus to newcastle for the day.Then get back on the water monday and try again when the traffic has calmed down it is bloody chaos at little beach ramp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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