Stinker Fishing

02/05/2026

Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) I’VE often wondered how the Fingal Island light keepers and their families survived in the very early years with the unreliability of fresh food, particularly after the land artery was washed away in 1891. Isolated on the island with little to no contact with the ma...

30/04/2026

Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) IT is that time of year for the mature mullet to leave the peacefulness of the NSW estuary systems and swim out into the open ocean with all its dangers – including fishermen. Anytime now, unless it has already happened, huge schools of sea mullet will pour out of t...

23/04/2026

Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) THE 1950s was a time of great excitement for nine-year-old Patricia Hickey. She, along with her brother Robert and sisters Barbara and three-year-old Susan, had moved into the Port Stephens lighthouse keeper’s residence with mother Millie and her father Bernie. Livi...

16/04/2026

Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) KAYAK fishing is becoming increasingly popular and in the current fuel crisis it all makes good sense. I’m finding kayak fishers heading further to sea in the quest for snapper and kingfish. It is surprising for me in “Stinkpot” when I’m out bobbing around in ...

09/04/2026

Share via: Facebook X (Twitter) AS the world continues to spin faster, it is becoming increasingly important that we find something that will slow it down. Something outdoors, surrounded by nature with no pressures. A recreation that exposes us to the beauty that surrounds us plus offers family enga...

17/03/2026

17/03/2026

🚨 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗬… 🚨

Yesterday we asked if you knew 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 “𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿” 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲…
our unofficial Claytons crew member and the man who knows more stories about Port Stephens than just about anyone.

Well today we’ve got some news to share.

Stinker’s much-loved 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 are getting a brand new name…

✨ 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 & 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦 ✨

Because these cruises are about much more than history.

They’re about the characters, the fishing days, the harbour adventures and the stories that have shaped life on the bay.

And who better to lead the very first one than 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 “𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿” 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 himself.

⛵ 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹
(Sail Port Stephens Lay Day)
👍🏼Departing Nelson Bay
👍🏼10am
👍🏼Cruise Eastern Harbour
👍🏼$69 per person

You can simply catch the ferry across the bay to Tea Gardens for lunch…

OR

🎤 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 & 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 and hear the incredible stories of Port Stephens brought to life.

📌 Please note:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 & 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 — it is 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.

☕ Our famous morning tea is included
👥 Private group cruises available (minimum numbers apply)

📞 Contact Kerrie to organise
𝟬𝟰𝟭𝟮 𝟲𝟴𝟮 𝟭𝟭𝟳

And we’re still curious…

⚓ 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲?
What’s the story you remember most?

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