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https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Camping - Caravanning - Camper Trailering - Four Wheel Driving - Off Road - Fishing >> Camping Locations & Travel Blogs >> Mt Coolon https://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1263158680 Message started by Robbo on Jan 11^th, 2010 at 7:24am

Title: Mt Coolon
Post by Robbo on Jan 11^th, 2010 at 7:24am

Heading out to Mt Coolon this morning for two nights to chase some yabbies. (red claw and bluies).
It's a gold mining town from the early 1900's and now not much more than a servo and a pub. (my kinda town.)
Am taking my little lappie and telstra wireless so with a little luck I should be able to post photos of area and yabbies.(or lack of).

Robbo

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jan 11^th, 2010 at 7:34am

Hope you clean up on the Yabbies mate, Have a good one

Cheers
Jono

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Robbo on Jan 11^th, 2010 at 9:44pm

Kicking back now having a beer with the big brother and can't log into my myspace to upload photos as I've got a new laptop. Will have to share when I get back.
Fingers crossed for the yabby pots in the morning after one of (or two) of Sooties ziploc omelettes.

Robbo

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Robbo on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:03pm

Back again now. Perfect weather, nice and cool at night (almost cold the first night).
Didn't do too bad on the Yabbies, about 4 dozen or so keepers plus kept some of the larger blue claw and boiled them up with the big nippers from the red claw.

1st mornings catch.

Tay with a couple bigguns.

Visited my Pops old hut where we spent many weekends as a kid. A bit rundown now.

Came across this little fella in the old hut and was he ever cranky.

Did some of Sooties ziploc omelettes for brekkie the first morning. (Bacon and Cheese) Awesome! I'll be using that again.

And of course the Mount Coolon Hotel. Great old pub with heaps of character and memorabillia. They do burgers for lunch and have a pretty good dinner menu if your not keen on cooking after a long day.

Tay made a friend with the barmaids horse, very quiet even though unbroken and Tay just couldn't stay away.

Anyway stacks more photos you can check out here:
http://cid-08e95cb8d6c389c6.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Mt%20Coolon

Enjoy
Robbo

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:39pm

Looks like a good trip mate. Some of those yabbies are rippers.

Taylor looks like she was having a ball. Isaak is really looking forward to catching up with her again.

Jono

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by skiproosel on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:41pm

Great snaps Robbo, I'll bet you had a great time.
Nice feed of Yabbs mate how did you cook 'em.
I wonder if there are some in Hedlow----Jono??????????

Skip [smiley=chris.gif]

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Derek on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:43pm

Yummmmmmmm. That's a good haul of yabbies.

Yep as Skip said, how did you cook them?

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:49pm

skiproosel wrote on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:41pm:

I wonder if there are some in Hedlow----Jono??????????

I have had traps in Hedlow before and never caught any redclaw, There is the odd crawchie(??)

Will you settle for mud crabs mate?

Jono

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Robbo on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:54pm

skiproosel wrote on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:41pm:

Great snaps Robbo, I'll bet you had a great time.
Nice feed of Yabbs mate how did you cook 'em.
I wonder if there are some in Hedlow----Jono??????????

I'm wondering the same about Hedlow Skip, may toss a few pots in for something to pass the time.
As for cooking them I just boiled the little ones and nippers in salt water for nibbling on and the tails of the big ones are frozen awaiting Hedlow to be done as Creamy Garlic Yabbies a'la Robbo.

Robbo

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:58pm

Robbo wrote on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 7:54pm:

the big ones are frozen awaiting Hedlow to be done as Creamy Garlic Yabbies a'la Robbo.

Your a legend Robbo, I was waitin for ya to say that. Can't wait to have a crack at them.

Jono

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by skiproosel on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 8:05pm

Sure I can live with muddies mate, just can't get enough of it, I'm in the groove.
I'm even gunna give the Caves Pub another lashing!! You up for it boys & girls??

Skip :)

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Mackerel Whisperer on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 8:13pm

I give it a lashing last night mate, Had brozy's B'day there. (You'll notice the USA date format on here tricked him). I'm always ready.

Jono

Title: Re: Mt Coolon
Post by Saltbush Bill on Jan 13^th, 2010 at 8:15pm

Good looking feed of yabbies Robbo.......Ive never tried them before.........only ever caught the big blue ones that come from the Darling River and out and that way. A bit differnt but probably taste the same [smiley=drool5.gif] [smiley=drool5.gif]