CACKER ALLEY -

Initially the town of Jurien Bay started to develop as a holiday destination for families further inland. Shacks were erected and a new well dug.

One of the first areas was known as Cacker Alley, due to the hundreds of bags of undersized crayfish that were brought in for later sale in other towns.

Apparently a signal was placed on a washing line visible to the boats to warm them if there were any fisheries inspectors around so that undersized crays could be dumped overboard. The system worked pretty well as few people were ever caught.

Cacker Alley is now known as Snook Reserve.

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