odysea_yt Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 Hi fishos, I am prepping a trip with my friends to Bobbin head on saturday. Ill probably be going from morning to after lunch. Does any of you know some tips for fishing there - lures, bait, rigs and spots etc? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Tight lines! Odysea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie_fisher Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 Ah bobbin head haven’t been there in so long. I’ve pulled bream, tailor, flounder, whiting (everything except flathead basically) there. Though I have got the occasional legal bream or tailor most stuff there is quite small. Really big bream by the marina but you can’t fish there and the bream don’t seem to want to leave it either. The bite is probably best at dawn and dusk there and the last 2 hours of run in is good. Apparently night is good for some bigger bream but never tried. I’d just use a running sinker rig with a very light pea sinker or you can go unweighted. For bait a bit of prawn or chicken. A lot of mullet there I’ve seen them being caught on a float and some bread. You could fish anywhere on the right side of the bridge the left side is way too shallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysea_yt Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 thanks, have you had any luck with lures? I kinda want to use them. Also are squid nearby? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F5RMN Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 I have never had much luck there, seen the big bream in the marina but not anywhere else. I've caught a little 20cm flatty once on a plastic but nothing else on lures or bait (pillies, fresh yellowtail, prawns, bread) after hours and hours of fishing. Seen some huge whiting as well but still they dont take anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie_fisher Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 1 hour ago, odysea_yt said: thanks, have you had any luck with lures? I kinda want to use them. Also are squid nearby? thanks! Nope. Never tried lures much there anyway if you want to give it a shot you can. Don’t think there’s squid there maybe further up Cowan creek there may be 16 minutes ago, F5RMN said: I have never had much luck there, seen the big bream in the marina but not anywhere else. I've caught a little 20cm flatty once on a plastic but nothing else on lures or bait (pillies, fresh yellowtail, prawns, bread) after hours and hours of fishing. Seen some huge whiting as well but still they dont take anything. Ye that spot can be really dead sometimes. There are some alright fish there though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysea_yt Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 Thanks! There are whiting there? could you pls tell me where I'm dying for one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozzz Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 Spent many days and nights learning to fish there when i was young. I found it fishes way better at night though. Whiting on the sand flats, turn left once you go over the bridge. For bream either next to the bridge before you go over it on the right hand side or fish as close to the marina a possible. Used to get kicked out of the old marina often lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysea_yt Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 3 hours ago, Lozzz said: Spent many days and nights learning to fish there when i was young. I found it fishes way better at night though. Whiting on the sand flats, turn left once you go over the bridge. For bream either next to the bridge before you go over it on the right hand side or fish as close to the marina a possible. Used to get kicked out of the old marina often lol. Thanks Lozzz, do you know which side right? like is it the side of the marina or the rocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo5hC Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 Honestly there is a lot of variety of fish in Bobbin head: flathead, some big whiting on the flats, bream, flounder, tailor, mullet, even seen someone get a jewie near the marina not too long ago. For squid, you can catch them there but Apple Tree Bay is better. There are also what I presume are nipper holes on the flats which is pretty much the go to bait for most if not all of the above species but I have never tried pumping there. For lures, I pretty much only use SP's there which have accounted for quite a few flathead and some bream as well as numerous chopper tailor. As @Aussie_fisher has already said, mostly smaller fish but there can be quality in there, just have to weed through the small ones. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysea_yt Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 41 minutes ago, Jo5hC said: Honestly there is a lot of variety of fish in Bobbin head: flathead, some big whiting on the flats, bream, flounder, tailor, mullet, even seen someone get a jewie near the marina not too long ago. For squid, you can catch them there but Apple Tree Bay is better. There are also what I presume are nipper holes on the flats which is pretty much the go to bait for most if not all of the above species but I have never tried pumping there. For lures, I pretty much only use SP's there which have accounted for quite a few flathead and some bream as well as numerous chopper tailor. As @Aussie_fisher has already said, mostly smaller fish but there can be quality in there, just have to weed through the small ones. Good luck! Thanks for the tip! I am quite new to this area - where are the flats? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo5hC Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 2 hours ago, odysea_yt said: Thanks for the tip! I am quite new to this area - where are the flats? thanks! There are quite a few different flats in the area. One set on the way to the mangrove boardwalk and there are some others behind the marina through the walking track. Note that you can only get into the marina during the opening hours (8am-4pm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkesburyParadise Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 It's a weird fishery. Tide moves very fast. I feel Apple Tree Bay is a better bet than Marina side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savit Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 I have seen blackfish, garfish, whiting, tailor, big mullets and small jewies, big flatheads and bream (and a lot of people on weekends) at Bobbin Head. Just not recently. More action in summer. Big bream does leave marina sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysea_yt Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 Thanks for the help ill try fish as close to the marina as possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 (edited) Sometimes I stop and watch on my way through the park. I've seen a lot of people fish from the pontoon on the marina side. It seems to be a popular place for people using a float (but I watch them put on flesh bait, not weed). Once, I saw someone catch an under-size bream. That's it. I may be very wrong, but guess someone catches Luderick there. Seeing that, others see and try to copy, but don't know a lot about fishing. Don't waste time in one location, catching nothing. Move about and test different spots. If water is clear enough to work it out, fish near drop-offs or structure. Just like a lure, moving bait covers more territory. Edited October 3 by Steve0 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie_fisher Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 If you’re just looking for some fun with your friends bobbin head is a good spot. A lot of species and a lot of fish. If you’re looking for some more solid catches or trying to break some pbs there’s better spots - or at least that’s what my experience is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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