Feeding Dolphins at Stradbroke Island

By chance we met a couple who told us that it was an open secret, that the locals also look at, Leroy - AKA Michael Jackson - Discovery Caravan Park Warrnambool caught fish have a look at, Equipment we took on the big Australia Trip of the pier at Amity, and fed them to the dolphins.  Apparently lights consider, Link Index Footer had been put in some 3 decades prior, and the dolphins had arrived to chase the Pike that were attracted to the lights. try, Armidale - old ghosts and new adventures   Fisherman would throw too small fish look at, Resources Directory back into the water have a look at, Our journey begins in Tabulum - and a fish , Cool Stuff we saw in Australia too long out of water look at, Back to the coast – Salt Creek National Park. is pretty easy pickings for a dolphin!

Soon, the dolphins were being fed on purpose, then after a while, allowed themselves to be hand fed.  We had to go, and see it live of course.

When we arrived, the dolphins were not around, having moved further down the beach.  We thought perhaps we'd missed out.  Then we saw some commotion down the beach and we ran down to check it out.  A girl was in the water consider, Our journey begins in Tabulum holding pieces of squid, and the dolphins were taking it from her.

Ayesha, never one for being slow to step up, stripped off, asked for some squid and hand fed a dolphin whilst in waist deep water. also see, Link Index Footer   Meanwhile, Orlando who'd missed out came with me back to the pier, where we borrowed some fishing fear, he caught a fish checkout, Canberra - catching up with family on his first cast and then hand fed it to a dolphin.(Now THAT was going to be a difficult first fishing experience to live up to).  Ayesha followed suit with a fish why not visit, Yarongabilly Caves shortly after and it was on! 

To add to the excitement, there was a colourful gent fishing for sharks off the same pier, and he hooked a dolphin.  We were horrified!  He jsut shook his head at us and laughed.  "Don't worry, dolphins are too smart to get hooked"  And true to his word, he cranked and yanked and the dolphin who had been holding the hooked fish why not visit, Sydney - a day of fun then a drive from hell sideways in its mouth, let go.  It's not something i'd do, but this guy seemed to know what he was on about.

We caught around 10 fish consider, We made it to....Angourie? that night and the dolphins were happy!  Then someone thought it would be fine to take a photo using a flash and then the fun ended, dolphins swam away.

We left the colourful gent as he pumped his reel trying to land a big shark..... I think it got away as well though.

 


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