There are several places between Broome and Port Hedland that are renowned for their beaches and fishing. We chose to make our first stop at Port Smith, a drive down a lovely red “pindan” dirt road to the camp site on the coast. The colours of the landscape in this area are wonderful.
The other visitors at Port Smith were friendly and off we went and caught some fish for our evening meal. We found out later that in fact our fish were undersize, so it’s a good thing they were eaten quickly. The fishing inspectors are crash hot and come round, check in your fridge and can hand out substantial fines - and so it should be! We can only claim innocence, our bream were of a good size but still below the limit - you live and learn. Port Smith is a pleasant place but towards the end of our stay the sand flies or midges came out and we both got badly bitten. They are tiny blood sucking insects whose bites cause severe itching and inflammation which can lead to infected sores - not nice at all! We were pleased to leave and head for 80 Mile Beach - no biting insects - but no swimming either, sharks and sea snakes! However the beach fishing is excellent, L tried his hand without success but we were kept supplied with fresh fish by our lovely neighbours who had had good catches the previous day.
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