I have just returned from a couple of weeks in my hometown of Tweed Heads and it is only when visiting other coastal towns that we can realise how fortunate we are in Port Stephens.
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The Tweed River is only a small waterway by comparison to what we have and it struggles to handle the growing amount of on-water traffic.
Jet skis, tourist vessels, commercial and recreational fishing boats continually churn along the narrow water course which resembles peak hour in the city.
Boat ramps are overloaded forcing boaties to park trailers along the roadways up to a 400m from the ramp.
It appears to me that there are more fishermen than fish and a peaceful day on the water is a thing of the past. The fishing is not a patch on my memories.
I'm not saying we are without our problems, I'm simply saying that our problems are not as pressing as those further north - at the moment.
We are however heading in that direction as destination Port Stephens continues to grow in popularity.
It would be wise to visit and learn from fishing communities under siege and act proactively rather that to react to problems when they arrive.
Get in touch with Stinker
If you've got a picture of a whopper caught in the Port or fishing yarn to share get in touch with Stinker at stinkerfishing@yahoo.com.