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Balonne River ( Surat )
« on: March 15, 2012, 07:35:32 PM »
Right on the edge of the town of Surat there is a great little boat ramp into the stocked waterway of the Balonne River .



Unfortunately the recent floods have "remodelled" the floating pontoon and walkway .



In the picnic area on the northern approach to the bridge  , there is a donation tin for the local stocking group.


A mate and I paddled around and flicked a few spinnerbaits for awhile but for no return . The locals say the river is currently too dirty for lures but a few fish have been taken on baits lately.







There are plenty of Eastern Water Dragons ( Physignathus lesuerii ) running around the banks . These two males were slugging it out fighting over a couple of females that were in the vicinity .



http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Surat&hl=en&sll=-27.016428,149.476547&sspn=0.026533,0.038409&t=h&hnear=Surat+Queensland&z=15

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Re: Balonne River ( Surat )
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2012, 07:49:03 PM »
The Cobb and Co. Changing Station in the main street of Surat is worth a look .





Inside there is a 25 000 litre aquarium that has Golden, Spangled and Silver Perch , Murray Cod and Eel-Tailed Catfish .









For more info  , download the pdf file from this link http://www.westerndownsholidays.com.au/free-brochure-pack/

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