We stayed in Broome in early December and discovered that it’s a quiet coastal town when it’s not filled with tourists.

We enjoyed a quiet caravan park, having the beach to ourselves and premium fishing spots.

We checked out the fishing at Willie creek and flat rock. The locations are only accessible by 4wd, and the road to flat rock is narrow. But the view and fishing at these spots were great. Emmett caught his first ever fish at Willie creek, the two that he caught were sadly too small but fun all the same. You can’t swim here, even though the water looks amazing, because saltwater crocodiles are sighted and caught throughout the year.

Flat rock was tricky to find for us as google maps didn’t know how to find it, so we just decided to wing it and follow a track that looked promising. The guess paid off and we were rocked up to two possible fishing sections. You could see schools of fish swimming past, mud crabs in the shallows and baby bait fish dancing on the edges.

We divided up to see which spot would produce more fish. Gav fished to the left, where there were more mangroves and trees at the bank, where myself and Emmett went to the right to a large, flat rock with a decent drop to the ocean below. Our location paid off, as I hooked three coral trout, all under 40cm so they had to be thrown back. Emmett hooked up a fish but due to the jagged rocks on the wind up caused his line to wear through. We were lucky enough to spot a sea turtle swimming through the current and wouldn’t be surprised to see more sea life the longer you spend here.

If we had more time in Broome I would love to camp at the free camp at Willie creek with a tent and fish all the low tides.