Coffs Harbour (Sawtell) Report

[beachwormer]

Pulled up plenty of beachworms in a 1 hour session to keep me in live bait for a few days at a beach just south of Sawtell where we are staying.

Worked at it on first session for 3 keeper whiting and a bream. They were yummy.

Absolutely beautiful up here but I think I may need to come back in February for the whiting to be really on. Caught a lot of throwback whiting and bream so the sessions were far from boring. Also plagued by plate sized stingrays who just LOVE beachworms. I'm figuring when the whiting start to really run on the beaches the stingrays won't have time to get to the bait!

Anyone had any decent sized catches of whiting elsewhere on the NSW beaches?

[Rebel]

Top report.

Just love catching Whiting.

Caught a few recently on the Coast. They seem to be bigger this year.

Have a great time.

Cheers.

[Scooter0069]

I have caught good whiting in the Bonville Creek just behind the caravan Park with yabbies years ago

[Pickles]

Good effort on the worms @beachwormer, grrrr about the stingrays.

[beachwormer]

On 12/29/2022 at 5:37 PM, Scooter0069 said:

I have caught good whiting in the Bonville Creek just behind the caravan Park with yabbies years ago

That creek is so beautiful, never fished it. Can totally see how you'd pull whiting out of there.

My friend a long time local told me there's a drop off not far from the entrance where he has caught good soapie jew from his dinghy.

[jenno64]

That is a beautiful creek....I bet it is packed with people at the moment!

[Scooter0069]

I fished most of the creek from the mouth to the very back of it over 40 years ago with my brother we would spend about 6 weeks at Xmas filling our days in that creek it’s probably the reason I fish today some great memories 

[bessell1955]

It sounds like the creek is on fire.

Edited December 31, 2022 by bessell1955