Wild Weipa - with more drains than Sydney Water! Note the croc slide right of picture

In recognition of the coming of Spring, Skipper Meggs has decided to celebrate the moment and slash the price of his eBook “The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” from $27.97 to an all time low price of $14.95 – but only until 30th September 2010. The eBook is now available for download at;

www.skippermeggs.com/book/

More than just an eBook, it’s over 40,000 words of information jam packed into one easy to read PDF file!

The reason I put this book together was because the Fishing & Reef Tour Specialists fished this magnificent paradise a few years back and when we were preparing to go we just couldn’t find any information about the place. Being a remote fishing destination we wanted to be prepared as much as possible. If only I had this eBook BEFORE we left!


I wanted to make sure that no one else would have to do as much research as we did so that when they got to Weipa they knew exactly what to do and where to go to get straight into the fishing action.

Yes, the book does give you directions to fishing hot spots, what to take including which lures (and for that matter it also gives you the low-down on when, where and how to catch mud crabs in Weipa) but it also provides insightful information about responsible fishing.

Anyway, more detailed information is available at;

www.skippermeggs.com/book/

I hope you enjoy it!

Sea you later,
Skipper Meggs

Greetings all,

A few of you have enquired whether or not Skipper Meggs and his team are heading up to Weipa for the Weipa Fishing Classic this upcoming long weekend. Well the truth is that we’d all be shot if we did because we’re heading off down the south coast of NSW shortly to fish for Makos, Blue Eye and Yellowfin!

The Weipa Fishing Classic is held solely to benefit the local community and local sporting groups and attracts a whole heap of fisherman from all around the country as well as a bunch of 4 wheel drive enthusiasts. The local fish will no doubt give the 1300 odd competitors a thorough workout over the long weekend and I wish we could be a part of the action.

To coincide with the competition I will hold the price of “The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” eBook at $19.95 and extend the date of the price rise to the 14th June which will allow people to purchase it prior to and during the event.

Anyway, good luck to everyone competing at the Classic and may the weather be kind to you all!

Sea you later,
Skipper Meggs

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Greetings all,

I’ve been overwhelmed by the huge response I’ve had to “The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” eBook and I am humbled by the many thank you emails I’ve had from people who have bought the eBook prior to making their way to Cape York.

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When I listed the eBook for sale I did have a targeted number of copies that I wanted to sell prior to reviewing the price and to be perfectly honest that number was surpassed some time back. Regardless, for those of you that have already visited “The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” sales page you would know that I had intended to raise the price at the end of April.

I regret to inform everyone that I will be increasing the price from $19.95 to $27.97 as at 1st June, 2010. At this rate it still represents huge value. I always say it only takes one good fish (or mudcrab!) to justify the investment and when you fish in remote places it pays to be informed before you get there so that you can make the most of your fishing time. Besides I know if I was heading off to Weipa for a fishing trip the eBook is an absolute must have. So much so, that I only wish we had a copy before our lst adventure there!!!

Anyway, there is still a fortnight left to purchase a copy at the old price. Follow this link to buy your copy today; www.skippermeggs.com/book/.

Sea you later,
Skipper Meggs

Greetings all,

When we were kids in school (some 40 years ago now) they taught us the fact that the dutchman William Dampier landed on the west coast of Australia in 1688 well before Captain Cook made his way to Australia. What they didn’t tell us was that there were other Dutch vessels making the long voyage to the Southlands even before Dampier.

For those of you that missed Channel 7’s Sunday Night show it makes the claim that the Dutch colonisation of Australia pre-dates the British albeit perhaps unintentional and by way of shipwreck. They are in the process now of carbon dating a wasp’s nest that was painted over by aborigines in a figure that looks like a Dutch officer (somewhere in northern Queensland) and they are also conducting DNA testing on some local aboriginess in the vicinity of Monkey Mia in WA to determine whether they are of Dutch decendancy.

See: Channel 7’s Sunday Night program

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You can also take a look at Ross Coulthart’s blog that discusses the show.

I’ve decided to release the opening page of “The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” eBook (unedited and word for word) to share with you some (obviously) little known Australian history about the early Dutch explorers and their influence on the tiny fishing and bauxite mining town of Weipa.

You can click here to find out more about “The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” eBook.

I hope you enjoy it.

You could probably win some money on this little piece of trivia down at your local watering hole…

Who was the first European to “encounter” the Australian mainland?

Answer: Willem Janszoon in 1606.

For some reason no one refers to this encounter as a “discovery” and I suspect this is due to our British heritage. Now if that doesn’t win you a round of drinks nothing will. As a contemporary Australian male I would’ve thought that even in the 1600’s the English ruled the high seas. But this was not the case.

At that time a new Dutch nation known as the United Provinces seemed to have the ocean trade sewn up with a huge fleet of sea going vessels. In the early 1600’s the British were lucky to have 10% of the number of ships that the Dutch owned. Not only was the United Provinces home to the largest fleet of ships but also the biggest business in the world – The Dutch East Indies Company (VOC). This firm was held in such high esteem it was even granted the power to wage wars and to put in place treaties with foreign leaders across the globe.

I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t extend the same privileges to BHP today.

VOC also had a monopoly on the super lucrative spice industry. Wow, a few centuries later and the Spice Girls are worth millions but it’s hard to turn a dollar pedaling nutmeg, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, clove and mace. Spices were all the rage in the 1600’s and much raping, pillaging and violence ensued to capture the supply of these valuable resources. It’s hard to fathom what all the fuss was about but to put things into some perspective nutmeg for example was thought to be a cure for the plague!

One of the boats owned by the VOC was called the Duyfken – in English this name translates to “Little Dove”. This 20m, 8 cannon, sailing ship was granted a monopoly on the spice trade from the Spice Islands by the Dutch government. In 1606 the Duyfken was charged with the responsibility to seek out “east and south lands” and it was this journey that led it to charting Australia’s Cape York Peninsula and also a subsequent landing on the shores of Weipa (well 40km to the north of the town at least).

The Duyfken’s captain Willem Janszoon and Jan Roosengijn were acclaimed as the first white people ever to set foot on land in Weipa and after this feat (pardon the pun!) for the very first time all inhabited continents were finally known to European geographers.

The Duyfken continued its colorful history after its departure from Weipa and, in the ensuing years, battled Spanish Galleys and captured a fortress on Indonesia’s Makian Island in 1608.

A month later the Dufyken was taken to another Indonesian island called Ternate to repair some damage to the ship’s hull. Disaster soon struck when a decision was taken to lie the ship on its side to make repairs – a move that led to the destruction of the ship.

Today Duyfken Point marks the northern point of Weipa’s Albatross Bay.

Sea you later,
Skipper Meggs

Greetings all!

I’m happy to say that since the launch of “The Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” eBook I’ve been able to help a lot of traveling fishermen prepare for their journey north.

The “Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” ebook is jam packed full of must-have-before-you-go Weipa information including;

* Where the Weipa fish are and when to catch them
* Four Weipa land based hot spots – leave your boat behind and have some of the best fishing action from the shore.
* Two secret black jewfish holes and how to make the most of them
* Seventeen features to watch out for that are serious fish attracting magnets – they are more common in Weipa than you realise!
* How it’s possible to catch some sensational fish by being in the know about their individual habits
* A definitive list of lures you shouldn’t go to Weipa without. When and how to use them and the targeted fish they will help you catch
* How to get in the zone in the Weipa river systems, Albatross Bay and beyond


But that’s not even the half of it! There’s some great content that you simply must read BEFORE you make the trip to Weipa.

Take a look at www.skippermeggs.com/book/ and see how much more information is packed into this 42,000 word eBook!

Sea you later,
Skipper Meggs

Black Jew are a popular catch in Weipa waters

Greetings all!

There has been sensational interest in my “Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa” with many people taking the opportunity to download the book from;

www.skippermeggs.com/book/

I’m very pleased with the fact that I can help people prepare to fish the area responsibly and I have had several emailers wanting to know whether or not the book will be available in published format at local fishing stores and tackle shops.

This was always the plan in the beginning and my publisher was ready to push the button and along came the global financial crises and that put an end to that. As you can imagine Weipa is a small town and as such only a small run of 2000 copies was planned for production. The idea behind the book was to be able to give advice to people BEFORE they made the trip up north and so I’ve bitten the bullet and made it available in eBook format so that there are no further delays in getting it into the hands of people that actually need it today. Unfortunately it won’t be available from fishing stores and tackle shops in the near future.


With the wet season nearly over, it’s coming up to prime fishing time in Weipa and the eBook will help you make the most of your trip.

Even if you’re not heading off to Weipa you may like to take a look at it anyway – the chapter on “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Fish” is worth a read on its own!

Sea you later,
Skipper Meggs

Wild Weipa - with more drains than Sydney Water! Note the croc slide right of picture

The Skipper Meggs Ultimate Guide to Fishing Weipa is now available for download at;

www.skippermeggs.com/book/

More than just an eBook, it’s over 40,000 words of information jam packed into one easy to read PDF file!

The reason I put this book together was because the Fishing & Reef Tour Specialists fished this magnificent paradise a few years back and when we were preparing to go we just couldn’t find any information about the place. Being a remote fishing destination we wanted to be prepared as much as possible. If only I had this eBook BEFORE we left!


I wanted to make sure that no one else would have to do as much research as we did so that when they got to Weipa they knew exactly what to do and where to go to get straight into the fishing action.

Yes, the book does give you directions to fishing hot spots, what to take including which lures (and for that matter it also gives you the low-down on when, where and how to catch mud crabs in Weipa) but it also provides insightful information about responsible fishing.

Anyway, more detailed information is available at;

www.skippermeggs.com/book/

I hope you enjoy it!

Sea you later,
Skipper Meggs