The Humpback Whales are now migrating past Ningaloo Reef on their annual pilgrimage from the Antarctic oceans.
They come every year to give birth and mate again, before settling for a couple of months. The calves gain weight during this period and get strong enough to make the journey back to the …
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Steve Buxton is a client from a couple of years ago who decided to bring his family back here for a holiday this year.
We had an absolute ball with them all. 4 kids aged from 4-13 years old plus mum and dad. Two of the kids were mad keen fishermen and caught some decent fish. Young Zander …
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The guys from Western Angler have just left after their annual kayak fishing trip. Great crew again and mostly old faces from last year with one new guy as well (hey Herb). We must be doing something right. Thanks to Western Angler (Scott Coglan ) and Yakfishwest (Brett Ozzane) for being awesome …
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We’ve been back on the island now for a couple of days. It is so good to be back, we’ve had to give the boat a major refit after 10 years of faithful service but its meant we have been stuck in town for weeks now. It really is not for us, makes us realize how lucky we are to have Wilderness …
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We are having a bit of quiet time over at Wilderness Island as its fairly warm at the moment and there have been a few cyclones whizzing around. Cyclone Narelle was getting very intense there for a while so it was into full pack up mode. It ended up heading out to sea after hovering off Exmouth for …
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Been trying a few new fishing spots we found recently. Just trying some new techniques and different tides to see what different species are about. Kimmy hooked into some pretty big Black Bream (or Pikey Bream) while I concentrated on my favourite fish (the old mangrove Jack). I reckon they have to …
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Well it's come that time of the year again... the end.
But first Christmas, so from us at Wilderness Island, Happy Christmas.
We hope you've had a fantastic year with lots of good memories (and some awesome fishing trips).
I heard a saying the other day that I think would restore some …
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Last week we had a mate over for 2 days for a fishing trip. Was a very welcome break from building for a while and the tides were good.
My mate Phil arrived with a couple of extras, (his 3 year old son and friend Luke). The first night they spent trying to convince me to have a couple of days off, …
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Submitted by Teflon Coated on Tue, 2011-11-08 11:33: Fishwrecked
I have been to some pretty special places around our beautiful country and the rest of the world but I always find myself looking for that next idealic place to visit. Places like Kakadu, One Tree beach, Fiji, Bora Bora and the …
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Rent The Island to Yourself
Those that are drawn to the Wilderness Island experience will see the natural beauty of the island, its seclusion and the freedom from modern-day living is part of its appeal.
Wilderness Island offers comfortable, …
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OK, HERE ARE THE FACTS
Wilderness Island is situated right on The Eastern side of Exmouth Gulf.
This is where the renowned Exmouth Gulf Flats lie.
The crew at Wilderness Island are the people who have, put in the most time over here discovering and uncovering the secrets of the renowned Exmouth …
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The eastern side of the Exmouth Gulf has numerous rock bars that hold a wide variety of species including mangrove jack, spanish flag, queenfish, spangled emperor, golden trevally, giant trevally and malabar groper. …
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These are the 2 cabins closest to the main camp area. I’d just finished them all off completely only 2 days before we had our 1st cyclone warning for the year.
I watched this roll front building up inland over the mud flats and thought it looked like a good test run to see if the new cabins could …
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