Penrith Weir

[glennmreid]

Hi folks, hoping someone with local knowledge or who has fished penrith weir can help me. I headed down the weir to check it out, and I am keen to fish the spot. which side of the weir is the best to fish. The penrith side which has the yellow bouys for the floating boom, or the other side of the weir where the river starts to get narrow? I parked my car in the reserve where the rowing club is, and checked that bank out. Is this side of the river better to fish, or do I need to go across to the other side of the river and fish that bank? If I need to fish the other side how do I get there? I'm not too keen on walking across the weir.I want to fish for bass, at the same time fish for carp, mullet etc Any tips on the best location to fish in relation to the weir would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[mottyman]

Hey Glenn,

I fish the weir a fair bit and this is what I do.

I start at the rowing club and fish all the way down to the wier first up. As you walk there are breaks in the trees which allow you to get down to the edge of the bank where you can cast.

I generally fire a couple of casts to the left in close and along the bank. A couple strait out and then a couple to the right in close along the bank again. If I don't get any action, I move to the next spot.

When I get to the wier I go past it and fish the other side. You can fish just the other side of the wall under the trees and keep bush bashing your way down river. There's a path for a while with obvious tracks down to the water.

Just keep walking though it depends on how adventurous you're feeling. It does become a bush bash after a while and its also a bit smelly and unpleasent in places, especially with the rain.

Anyway, give it a go, if the bass play its good fun.

You can fish for carp just about anywhere as you'll notice when you're walking. A certain spots there are piles of scales where people have been scaling them.

In terms of bass, surface lures cast into the holes in the weed or spinner baits fished along the sides of the weed banks work well.

Good luck and let us know how you go.

Cheers

David.

[glennmreid]

Hey Glenn,

I fish the weir a fair bit and this is what I do.

I start at the rowing club and fish all the way down to the wier first up. As you walk there are breaks in the trees which allow you to get down to the edge of the bank where you can cast.

I generally fire a couple of casts to the left in close and along the bank. A couple strait out and then a couple to the right in close along the bank again. If I don't get any action, I move to the next spot.

When I get to the wier I go past it and fish the other side. You can fish just the other side of the wall under the trees and keep bush bashing your way down river. There's a path for a while with obvious tracks down to the water.

Just keep walking though it depends on how adventurous you're feeling. It does become a bush bash after a while and its also a bit smelly and unpleasent in places, especially with the rain.

Anyway, give it a go, if the bass play its good fun.

You can fish for carp just about anywhere as you'll notice when you're walking. A certain spots there are piles of scales where people have been scaling them.

In terms of bass, surface lures cast into the holes in the weed or spinner baits fished along the sides of the weed banks work well.

Good luck and let us know how you go.

Cheers

David.

Hi David,

Thanks for the info. It is greatly appreciated. I'll let you know how I go.

Thanks again

Glenn