Recommended on shore fishing options close to Hornsby

[Kurskie One Shot]

Hi,

The wife and I have caught the fishing bug. We have wet the lines twice at Lilli Pilli jetty (too far away) and at Wisemans Ferry boat ramp (too much water ski traffic/dirty water post rains). Appreciate any tips where to next wet a line that we can drive to.

Edited January 23, 2016 by Kurskie One Shot

[Crossfire63]

Apple Tree Bay and Cowan Creek arent far away.

A quick trip up the freeway to Patonga and Pearl beach is always an option and if you do any good you can always get a great meal at the local Pub and Cafe

[Brew]

+1 for Apple Tree Bay

You can get down there from the Asquith entry into the National Park. Park at the boat ramp and take the walking track along the waters edge and find a spot that is open and deep. You can catch bream, flathead and others. My mate even saw a metre plus jewie caught there a few years back.

If you're not having any luck you can hire a tinnie from Bobbin Head Marina and then the options are endless.

Good luck.

[Kurskie One Shot]

Much appreciated ! Going to go this weekend!

[jgrant666]

Hey mate, I haven't fished it land based but be prepared to move around a bit if you fish Cowan Creek from apple tree Bay. In my experience the fish move around that system a LOT. But there's lots of likely spots you could try within say a half hours walk from apple tree Bay a spot that works one time could be dead the next..

With my boat dead atm I might even see you there

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[Kurskie One Shot]

Thanks for that jgrant. Keen to give it a go. Is it worth trying with all the recent rains?

[jgrant666]

I reckon it's always better to be fishing than not! If the water's a bit murky burley will be even more important and I've found that 'stinkier' baits like chicken or mullet gut or maybe pillies will tend to go better than your usual prawn or squid

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[Kurskie One Shot]

I like the idea of the burley jgrant666...I've heard that a burley bucket is an option. What do you think?

[jgrant666]

I've not used a proper burley bucket myself, but landbased it could be a bit of a pain, especially if you're moving around a bit like I imagine you would in cowan creek. In the boat for burley I usually just soak a bunch of wheat in hot water over night (you can get big bags of wheat for very cheap from petfood places) with a good squirt of tuna oil that you can get from any tackle place, seems to work great for Bream especially. Carrying a big heavy bucket of wheat around would suck landbased though........

I've not tried it yet myself but a good many raiders on here swear by using a cheap an of cat food - simply poke a couple of holes in it to let the oils and smells slowly leach out. I reckon that could be a good option land based, just tie a length of thin rope round it then you could chuck it out a decent way from the shore then try and cast near it so it brings the fish toward your bait. With the rope you could give it a jiggle every now and then to encourage the oils etc to leech out, then it would be easy just to pull it in and stick it in your bait bucket or something if you're moving spots. I plan to give it a whirl myself whenever I next head out to see how it goes. easy on the wallet too.............

[Kurskie One Shot]

Your feedback sounds like a lot of common sense, practical tips. Greatly appreciated.

[jgrant666]

My pleasure. Also for land based round Cowan Creek I would probably suggest aiming for around high tide. Cowan Creek doesn't get anything like the currents the rest of the hawkesbury proper does, but I would think that round high tide the fish might come in closer to shore to feed on the oysters etc on the rocks. The lack of current is what can make it so hit and miss unlike the rest of the hawkesbury where you have known and regular drop offs, channels and eddies where fish will reliably congregate.

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[jgrant666]

Oh and make sure you post a report up for us with how you go!

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[Kurskie One Shot]

Got that...