Ballina NSW game fishing

[hansph1]

Hi everybody, I will be living in Ballina from December onwards. Anybody any input/advise/comment regarding fishing out of Ballina, northern NSW (Areas, how far off shore, seasons, types of fish, recommended minimum boat size/range to cross the bar and go out wide and back)?

Any comment highly appreciated. hph

[big blue]

Ballina entrance can be bad, plenty of boats capsize on the bar, the locals go down to Evans Head to launch for offshore fishing, much safer,fishing is great , I'm not a local, suggest join the local fishing club also there is a great little tackle shop in Evans Head who is worth talking to, cheers

[hansph1]

Ballina entrance can be bad, plenty of boats capsize on the bar, the locals go down to Evans Head to launch for offshore fishing, much safer,fishing is great , I'm not a local, suggest join the local fishing club also there is a great little tackle shop in Evans Head who is worth talking to, cheers

Very helpful, thank you very much, reg, hph

[Jewhunter]

Actually the Evans bar is probably worse than Ballina. It's tiny & very shallow & can only be used in

good conditions. Every bar up here is hairy, you just need to pick your times & path through.

The fishing from Evans up to Tweed can be excellent. It really depends on what you target.

Good snapper on plastics atm on the close reefs of Ballina & Lennox Head.

In summer spotty & spanish macks are very popular & the good news is that you don't have to travel

out too far to find them.

As for spots there are heaps. Just grab a gps marks book. The North ground off Evans has plenty

of snapper & trag in winter & Riordons off Ballina produces pretty much anything.

Plenty of the wider marks on the 40 & 50 fathom reefs produce kings & amberjack. Cobia can show up anywhere!

You will have to travel alot wider for marlin. Probably better off heading to the Tweed & off

the Gold Coast in summer for these in close.

You will get striped marlin & big blues year round of the Danger point & Cudgera canyons

out from Tweed.

Problem is having too many options & not enough time to fish.

Cheers,

Grant.

[hansph1]

Actually the Evans bar is probably worse than Ballina. It's tiny & very shallow & can only be used in

good conditions. Every bar up here is hairy, you just need to pick your times & path through.

The fishing from Evans up to Tweed can be excellent. It really depends on what you target.

Good snapper on plastics atm on the close reefs of Ballina & Lennox Head.

In summer spotty & spanish macks are very popular & the good news is that you don't have to travel

out too far to find them.

As for spots there are heaps. Just grab a gps marks book. The North ground off Evans has plenty

of snapper & trag in winter & Riordons off Ballina produces pretty much anything.

Plenty of the wider marks on the 40 & 50 fathom reefs produce kings & amberjack. Cobia can show up anywhere!

You will have to travel alot wider for marlin. Probably better off heading to the Tweed & off

the Gold Coast in summer for these in close.

You will get striped marlin & big blues year round of the Danger point & Cudgera canyons

out from Tweed.

Problem is having too many options & not enough time to fish.

Cheers,

Grant.

[hansph1]

Thank you so much, good advise, good info, and, regarding time, well, i hope there is plenty, planning to retire, :1fishing1: :1fishing1: again, tx, hph