Patonga Creek Entrance

[MikeyR]

Hi,

Wondered if anyone had any info on the Patonga Creek Entrance. Boat is a Quinnie 540 and am thinking of applying for a mooring in the creek so i can go up on the weekend (have a shack there) and through the boat in for the weekend, rather than pull each day.

Wondered if it's accessable at high and low tide, know it's shallow, just not how shallow!

Cheers

Mike

[Guest Big-Banana]

Never seen a boat bigger than 4m cross this, it's pretty much always breaking which indicates how shallow it is.

It could be passable at the peak of high tide, but I wouldn't risk it with a 5.4m boat.

[stoney]

Last october I spent the long weekend up there and we were in and out of the creek at all tides in a 5.4 meter quintrex bowrider.

It does get very shallow but we found that if we took our time then it was fine.

I don't know if it was a weekend of higher then normal tides though.

But we had no dramas.

[Ray R]

Yes it is doable in a boat that size on the right tide and with caution, however with the recent

onslaught of wind, rain, huge seas and massive water movement I would consider giving the

camp ground caretaker a call as he may be able to give you a good heads up on the mouth

conditions...

Cheers...

[MikeyR]

Many thanks guys, will take the advice and chat to the caretaker.

Ray, i hear you are the local guru so any advice on what to chase in the creek very much appreciated!

Edited June 3, 2009 by MikeyR

[Guest Big-Banana]

Live poddies and a wide gape hook and you'll be in flatties for days.

[Ray R]

Many thanks guys, will take the advice and chat to the caretaker.

Ray, i hear you are the local guru so any advice on what to chase in the creek very much appreciated!

Flatties, flathead, lizards, crocs pretty much all flatfish, SP',s or live poddy mullet as B-B SAID..

Cheers...