Patterson lakes LB 7/8/15

[Fisho87]

Hi all first time post so please forgive me if it's terrible.
Me and the missus fished Patterson lakes early this morning from 5am till around 10am using light gear and chicken fillet on a paternoster....tried from the pontoon and close to the bridge, didn't manage to get a fish although the girlfriend got quite afew decent bites my line was untouched :down:
Weather wasn't great either
Thinking of heading to hastings pier tomorrow any advice would be muchly appreciated guys thanks

[seephil]

Welcome to the site.
I've personally never caught anything from patto. But have heard and seen some fish under the main bridge.

[Fisho87]

Neither have I but I've seen others pull afew bream up from the banks but it seems pretty slow...we had the whole place to ourselfs I guess there was a good reason for that haha

[Fisho87]

Hopefully I have better luck at hastings pier
I hear there is decent sand whiting around among others

[Basti]

Mullet are around I hear. Also try prawns for bream. I've seen people run a net along the algae on the pontoons and use the shrimp they catch as bait too

[Fisho87]

Thanks Basti, I'll definitely be giving the net idea a go nextime

[ChrisD]

I have had a few bream from the Patterson Lakes - it is heavily fished and they are very wary.
Incoming tide is the best bet.

[Fisho87]

Thankyou for the advice guys☺

[Finnigan]

Incoming tide right next to the bridge at dusk near the lights, small hooks with a bit of peel prawn will get u on some small bream. Getting a sized bream at the patto has proven difficult :fish22:

[Fisho87]

Are Ls size 4 hooks ok or should I go smaller