We packed our lunch and headed out to Cape LeGrand, a 60km drive to the east. First stop was LeGrand Beach where 4WD's can enter the beach and drive all the way to Esperance.
A short walk along the beach and we found lots of Garfish that had been washed up recently, dozens of them. We figured some bigger fish must have chased them into shore and a wave dumped them on the shallow beach.
Further investigation showed good size fish in the approaching waves, not far from the shore. We immediately got our fishing gear and started to cast into the
surf. Alexander had a hook up with something big on the first cast but lost it before he could land it. We suspect Australian Salmon somewhere between 60 and 90cm long.
We explored a number of coves at this spectacular location and found two very nice national park camp grounds.
The sand at Cape LeGrand is white like no other. This makes for very, very beautiful beaches, even on an overcast day. No wonder these beaches have been voted the best in the world by Lonely Plant readers.
We visited Hellfire beach, Thistle cove and Lucky bay where Captain Flinders called in. Although we fished a fair bit, the only take home fish was a Garfish landed by Alexander. I fried him as an entree shared by all - what a nice table fish.
At Lucky Bay we saw schools of Garfish jumping one foot high out of the water - I suspect they were being chased by bigger fish.
We really liked the campsite at Lucky Bay so will try to get there for a couple of nights later this week. Cape LeGrand is a beautiful spot.
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