GrantJack1994 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 hey fisho's, new on the site, this is my first ever post ! just wanted to ask a quick question, what spots in the Hawkesbury are reasonably consistent for flathead and bream? ive already stocked up on bait to keep my mates who aren't as interested in fishing busy catching whatever ends up on the hook (Hopefully a couple of nice eating bream), but lately im hooked on soft plastics, specifically anything from 3' minnows to 5' jerk shads, and targeting flathead on light gear. still perfecting my technique on the soft plastics but am starting to have some success with a double flick/lift that seems to be popular in fishing vids. my PB is a rather small 52cm and I just thought that some of you boys would know the Hawkesbury better then I, as I usually fish the South Coast's estuaries. Any comments with help/ideas would be wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieR Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Patonga at Brisk Bay : http://goo.gl/maps/1mwt3 Dont know how far you are from there - but there is an amazing little sand bar / drop off where the beach meets the creek - you get Flathead there.Last time I was there (on a boat) - there were Tailor chasing schools in that area too - Casting SP's in their general direction and cranking it back in quick was catching them (or getting the tails bitten off!) Change the google link to "satelite view" and you can see the sandbars http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=patonga&ll=-33.556774,151.271042&spn=0.00734,0.013937&hnear=Patonga+New+South+Wales&gl=au&t=h&z=17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantJack1994 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 awesome info mate, looks like a great little spot to try, do you know any spots further up towards berowra and stuff, because im sorta stuck up that way for the weekend, although next week ill try patonga as im a uni student on uni break which is great ! appreciate the spot, ill let you know how it goes as soon as i get the chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg126 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Are you boat or land based? Between the two bridges Ive found some success but you need a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantJack1994 Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 boat based, friday to monday this weekend ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 drift the east side of the highway bridge try all along it untill u find the fish but remember most of the channels under the bridge are closed for maintenance and this is usually the spot for the fish funny enough my mate who has caught the last 3 big flatties in this spot uses a 15kg rod with 80lb line, the flatties have been up to around 80cm where as i use 8lb line and catch the small fish lol, all the fish have been released so there are some big flatties sitting on the bottom i think the fish are eating the stuff thats being taking off the bridge supports as it drifts away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Anywhere in the hawkesbo ATM. But I agree with gazza, the big ones are sitting there waiting for big baits! Also try any of the shallows up Cowan especially in the arvo after a nice warm day! Good luck. Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 GrantJack, i thought i might have seen u out trying out the spot i mentioned at the hawkesbury we fished there yesterday for flatties a mate picked up a 90cm jewie around lunch time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josamill Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 We caught 5 keepers on SPs 3 weeks ago.......first beach west of Flint & Steel in 20ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantJack1994 Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 drift the east side of the highway bridge try all along it untill u find the fish but remember most of the channels under the bridge are closed for maintenance and this is usually the spot for the fish funny enough my mate who has caught the last 3 big flatties in this spot uses a 15kg rod with 80lb line, the flatties have been up to around 80cm where as i use 8lb line and catch the small fish lol, all the fish have been released so there are some big flatties sitting on the bottom i think the fish are eating the stuff thats being taking off the bridge supports as it drifts away hey mate, sorry for slow reply, uni exams so there has been some quick catchup study after the long weekend ! i wasnt there sunday ended up there friday day and night, for only 2 flathead, 38 and 44cm respectively, got a nice 39cm bream pushing 1kg on sunday in berowra waters in a small bay a couple hundred metres from the mouth. all in all a slow weekend but im a real rookie on the hawkesbury ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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