Going fishing at Patonga Wharf

[Hoppo]

Looking to go fishing for flathead at Patonga Wharf/Creek, any tips in terms of baiting, rigs, and where to find bait and tackle in Umina Beach area?

[XD351]

Better to take the tackle in with you, nearest store iirc is at west Gosford.

You don’t need anything special to fish there , a 7ft spin outfit 2-4kg range with line around 10lb , a running sinker rig with a small sinker ( no current there ) , a 2/0-4/0 long shank hook baited with a Hawkesbury river prawn ( frozen from BCF ) or a half pilchard will do fine . Cast out and very slowly retrieve the line - keep the bait moving and fan the casts out in all directions . You could do the same walking along the beach . In the creek you can wade out to the deeper holes down near the mouth or when you come into patonga keep following the road around to the right and it goes up to a dead end( jacaranda ave) , from there you can walk up stream . Sometimes you can get poddymullet there but always found it a bit hit and miss , there are nippers up there too but you will have to look for them , I used to go upstream from jacaranda to the sandbar by boat to get mine .

Edited June 28, 2023 by XD351

[Burger]

I got my biggest flatty out of the mouth of Patonga Creek!

Here is an image off SIX Maps (nsw.gov.au) 

I can FEEL the flatties sitting around waiting for everything washing down the creek.

[Rockspinking]

Burley is the key if fishing the front beach near the wharf. A few  good handfuls every half hour /45mins. Bread and pillies mashed up in a bucket and half pillies for bait.

[Rockspinking]

If you have a boat or yak some big bream right up the back end of the creek

[mrsswordfisherman]

19 hours ago, Hoppo said:

Looking to go fishing for flathead at Patonga Wharf/Creek, any tips in terms of baiting, rigs, and where to find bait and tackle in Umina Beach area?

@Hoppo download our app Deckee

Here is a map with lots of intel about that area. The icons with little fishing rod will give info 👏👏

[Hoppo]

Thanks for the help, didnt catch anything, but got a coule of good bites. Will try Merrits Wharf today. Wish me luck!