Mate you would be very unlucky to get eaten by a croc there, more chance of getting taken by a shark!  You find most tidal beach is hard when the tides out..but when you have a high tide and you have to push up to were the water dosnt go...it will get very boggy.  I would plan your trip to not be up there for the big spring tides as well....if your taking your yak. Tide is very powerful up there as you know.

You can catch plenty of threadfin salmon there!  They love live bait. Most people catch mullet with a throw net, before heading out fishing.  Lures...mmm..wouldnt go any where up there, with out a white leadhead jig!

head up a bit further to port smith and pull out the kayak so u can shoot across to the island and fish the back of it as ity drops away to 20 plus meters, wish i took mine there.

take a throw net, most important tool!

I will get a throw net.  

Hi Swamp

Firstly you are not allowed to camp on the beach, i'm pretty sure the caravan park closes the gate at dark.

The beach is not much different to here so if your cars goes alright here it'll be fine there but watch the tides.

Bugger all crocs but a kyak would go well, as there's no swell you could troll a lure along just behind the knee high waves to pick up big whiskeries and blue nose salmon but the best method i found was sitting in a chair with a beer nearby.

If you are planning on throwing a net then get plenty of practice before you get there. The normal mullet you find in the creeks were absent on the times i've been there replaced by extremley cunning popeye mullet, they actually watch you and just when you throw the net they dissapear under the water and reappear just out of range,little buggers.

I just fish the place with mulies and picked up many fish including threadfin and bluenose salmon, black jew sharks and other ooglies like sawfish.

If you go there on big tides there is about a kilometre of mudflat between you and the water.

Just be warned at this time of year it is a favourite haunt of the grey army! ;)

IMO port smith is a better option as you have the creek as well for jacks, muddies and the reef is definatley in range of the yak.

Cheers

Ryan

never fished 80 mile, but in the paper todays there was a story about some bloke you caughted a stonka

I like to get to Pardoo station first,they have a small camping area and caravan park,there's 2 creeks, beach and islands you can access,next theres Cape keaduran(spelling)
where there is campimg for fee payable to the ranger(Steve)
this is the start of eighty mile and theres a boat ramp. There are a couple of spots that you can access back towards Hedland called Condor and Tichila great fishing and camping at these as well but I havent been to them for 20 years.Once you get to eighty mile you can access the beach no problems and if you drive about 20 odd kms east along the beach from the park you come to a small creek which you used to be able to camp at(midgees will love you)the fishing at the creek has jacks and theadies as well as cat fish(plauge of the northwest)plus the usaul bream and odd black dew.If you go further north along the highway you will come to Barn Hill which is the end of eighty mile camping there for a fee,then further north is Port Smith,as mentioned great place for a yak pretty close to Eco beach as well.All are invaded by the grey nomad every year but they are friendly and not too much of a hassel.Take time to expore the area and dont be afraid to get the yak wet (even if does look like a big lure) its a worthwhile experdition

solly