I think this is the right place to ask ... after we beat Parra and gift them the spoon, hubby and I are heading up to Port Macquarie for a couple of weeks of proper rest, relaxation, and recovery, before we both head back to work. He's taking his fishing gear. Any tips on where to go or what to try for? Please and thank you 😊
If ya staying at the caravan park you just need to walk out the back to the breakwall. Go to the western end where it starts to bend around to the south as it opens up to the river. In that corner you’ll see some kind of timber marker type thing sticking 2m out of the water, just east of the bend, head further east or further out along the break wall, about 50 yards or so towards the ocean from the bend. There is a hole there, throw west over the hole and let the current take your bait out towards the ocean. Best done on the turn of the tide anytime of day, but paired with dusk or dawn you should catch.
If the tides screaming out I have still had success in the same spot just keep ya line tighter to the rocks and just let the line go a bit and settle. I’m sure the fish are using that area about 1-2m out from the rocks as their thoroughfare as it’s a little calmer when the tide and the river are going out at the same time, the bait is sort of dangling there in the current as they come up the bar crossing heading into the river system. Bream and flathead mostly but it’s the break wall to the ocean so it’s a platter.
If you hire a boat go ocean side of the punt and drift along the north side rock wall or west side of the punt and get amongst the oyster leases.
Bream and flathead mostly.
White bait frozen or live with a poddy trap thingy, or pump for yabbies at pelican island/north punt.
If there is no “R” in the month than there is no crabs. August has no r in it but September does. Blue swimmers around the oyster leases.
Don’t fall in it’s still cold.
Oh yeah and that spot along the break wall had a park bench seat behind me when I fished there. It’s been a while haven’t fished since I got sick. Sold the boat to.
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