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Shortly after arrival in stunning Coffin Bay, we laid on a seafood extravaganza for our guests while they sipped local wines, overlooking the sunset from their private balcony. After a feast of natural and Kilpatrick oysters and fresh caught green-lip abalone, it was time to turn in in preparation for a big day of fishing and exploring on day two.

The morning began with Gary at GT Charters, where our avid fishermen tried their luck fishing for the tasty table fish, King George Whiting. Catching enough for a decent feed for all aboard, it was a fresh seafood dinner for the second night in a row.

After such a jam-packed morning, we picked up our fabulous four and ventured out for a relaxing afternoon cruising the Coffin Bay National Park. With superb weather conditions at Avoid Bay and Almonta Beach we stretched our legs with a walk along the beach, followed by a beer stop at calm and tranquil Yangi Bay on the other side of the peninsula.

After a sleep-in on day two, we picked up our group of adventurers and made our way into Port Lincoln for another day of exploration. After almost being blown off Winter’s Hill lookout, a quick coffee in the sun on the foreshore and witnessing the unloading of thousands upon thousands of pilchards down at the wharf, we ventured to the historic Axel Stenross Maritime Museum.

The afternoon was highlighted by a trip out to a farmed tuna cage with Adventure Bay. The chance to swim with and hand feed these amazingly fast fish was a spectacle for the group, with 3 of the 4 braving the chilly water!

The final action packed day involved a trip out to our front yard, showing off some of the most pristine beaches and cliff tops along the coast. We even threw a line in off the beach, reeling in a tasty Flathead (Congratulations Carol!)

Unfortunately at the end of 4 days of spectacular weather and adventures, our lovely guests had to leave us and continue their journey across the country towards Esperance.

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25 fish up to 30kg were caught yesterday, 22 the day before in perfect conditions from Coffin Bay aboard GT Fishing Charters as well as a few prized Kingfish as an added bonus to the day. As the boat limit is set to 6 tuna, of course the remainder were released back to the waters of the Southern Ocean to see another day!

Whilst many think that fishing is a mans ideas of a great day out ( and correct on the subject), but there are plenty of women who also love the challenge to get out and also muscle a few of these blue rockets on board. One of these keen fisher- women, Calalou, starred yesterday after jumping on at late notice and showed the boat what she can do & did it very well indeed! Calalou is shown in the images below with a sample of her catch.

It seems most speacies are on song in the local waters with large snapper, nannagai and strangely enough we got onto a few nice gummy sharks to get the day going just last week.

So fishing action a plenty here in Coffins Bay and there’s no time like the present to get on down here to sample some of the best sports-fishing going around. For $310 per person gets you a great day on the tuna, $250pp will have you bottom bouncing for Snapper, Nannagai, Blue Morwong, big Trevally and KG Whiting, Salmon and hopefully a few more of those sharks with in shore fishing for your popular table fish priced at $220 or $160pp for half a day.

For more details, fishing options and availabilities whilst on the Eyre Peninsula, contact us at Goin’ Off Safaris.

Tight lines guys and girls!

And I thought it would rank higher with our unique adventure activities such as Great White shark cage diving, swimming with sealions and tuna, sensational sports fishing either on a charter or off a secluded beach. Speaking of beaches, these are to die for wether it would be for surfing, swimming, snorkeling, body surfing or just lazing about watching the kids build sandcastles and having fun.

You dont get seafood any fresher or plentiful and there are award winning wineries, picturesque National Parks full of wild life and birdlife, 4WD tracks, the Great Australian Bight Treks, resteraunts, pubs and standout accommodation.

A few people reckon the distance is too far or it costs too much. Rubbish! Check out Regional Express (REX) or Qantas Link for cheap flights that only take 40 minutes to get here from Adelaide. Goin’ Off Safaris will pick you up if required and give you 2-6 days of a action packed itinerary like no other or we can organise your agenda and drive yourself! What are you waiting for…..??

As with the weather, day trips and charters are warming up with plenty of bookings, but lots of availabilities as well, so please contact us for more information! Below are some images from a recent trip.

The Glitz & Hammer Ball is an annual gala ball organised by an external committee, supporting Cancer Council SA’s work within the community, with all funds raised going directly to Cancer Council SA to support cancer treatment, research, prevention, early detection, education and information.

We are all affected somehow by this disease, so we put together a 4 day/ 4 night package on the magnificent Eyre Peninsula, to be auctioned off on the evening, in the hope of raising several thousand’s of dollars to go to this cause. With the Port Lincoln Hotel, Adventure Bay Charters, Flinders Keepers Accommodation, Coffin Bay Explorer, Rex Airlines, GT Fishing Charters, Port Lincoln Limos, Cafe DelGiornio and us at Goin’ Off Safaris all donating their services, the package came out at just under a $11,000 auction item!

For 4 persons, this is now the major auction item which consists of;

• 2 nights accommodation at the Port Lincoln Hotel
• Great White shark cage diving
• swim with Australian sealions and Southern Bluefin Tuna
• 3 hours cruising  the tranquil waterways of Coffin Bay & eating fresh Coffin Bay oysters
• Full day off shore fishing charter
• Full day of sight seeing, beach fishing,sand boarding, snorkeling and swimming
• 2 nights waterfront in beautiful Coffin Bay
• Seafood dinner platter for 4
• 4 course dinner prepared by our  in house chef
• Airport pickup & return in style by limousine

I’m sure you would agree that this sounds like a lot of fun! The ball is on this Saturday, the 4th of June at the Adelaide Convention Centre and hosted by Troy Gray, with entertainment by stars such as Lisa Edwards and the Motown Connection! Its going to be a great show and there are still  plenty of tickets available and for more information, click here.

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The 16 ocean activities for the active & listed in order as they appear are;

1. Swimming with dolphins
2. Fishing ( we do in-shore, off-shore, beach/surf fishing and 2-5 day live a board charters)
3. Jetskiing
4. Kiteboarding
5. Parasailing
6. Sailing
7. Scuba Diving
8. Sea Kayaking and canoeing
9. Swimming with Sea Lions
10. Stand up paddle boarding
11. Surfing
12. Swimming with Tuna
13. Swimming with sharks ( these are the real deal Great Whites!)
14. Water skiing
15. Windsurfing
16. Cruises

How ’bout that for a list….? We may even see you down here!

The surf rods were unpacked, hooks loaded up, lines fired out & within minutes we were muscling in some big salmon. Check out this video to see Bec’s first fish caught off the beach. I like the way it was released as well!!

Dutchie's Kiss of Life

Dutchie lands a beauty !

Andrew with his first salmon

CanTeen is the amazing Australian organisation for young people living with cancer & this terrific group of young men & women came across to Port Lincoln for their annual camp for 4 days of fun filled activities.

CanTeen 2008 Survivor Summit

About 20 of the CanTeen champs came out our way for a few hours of fun filled action in the ways of sandboarding some monster sand dunes & to surf fish for Australian Salmon off the beach.An early start was had by the busload but the timing was absolutely spot on as the salmon were in close & hungry. Normally footprint free, the beach was in pristine condition but it wasnt long before the group  churned up the sand in agsnt to get the rods in the water as the salmon were on the bite big time !

There was action a plenty with some big 3-4 kg fish getting landed & lots more getting hooked & muscled in to shore only to spit the hook out at the last second ! It was great excitement by all & really was a fishing frenzy with yours truly flat out re-baiting hooks & making up new jigs as many were getting snapped off by the size of the salmon !  Smaller groups went sandboarding & tackled the dunes but like all good fishing days, the stories & the sizes are all still getting bigger !

We have to thank Peter McGlennon from CanTeen, for getting Goin Off Safaris involved & we had just as much fun as what the CanTeen members had. To be able to show off a bit of our back yard to them was our absolute pleasure but the smiles & the enjoyment on the faces of these special individuals was a genuine highlight for us as well.

It was great meeting you all, keep well & stay safe !