Balcombe Estuary

[wem21]

Hi!
Have you guys ever fished Balcombe Creek? If so, what fish can you catch there and what rigs did you use?
Cheers

[bilby]

Bream and mullet - the usual techniques work for them there, including live baits and soft plastics. Unless of course you're anything like me ... then better stick to bait.

[cobby]

The usual estuary species. If you're bait fishing unweighted is best or a tiny ball sinker for casting distance as there's very little flow. The fishing always has a pattern for any given water and weather condition.

[wem21]

The usual estuary species. If you're bait fishing unweighted is best or a tiny ball sinker for casting distance as there's very little flow. The fishing always has a pattern for any given water and weather condition.

So would there be flathead there then?

[DougieK]

The beach out the front delivers on salmon everytime the mouth of the river first opens for about 12 hours. High tide is much better.

[Misheen]

Chuck on some scrub worms and have some fun.

[wem21]

Thanks

[TheLoneTurtle]

Cut up pieces of prawn, paternoster rig, size 10 long shank hooks = Bream, Mullet, Salmon

[purple5ive]

The usual estuary species. If you're bait fishing unweighted is best or a tiny ball sinker for casting distance as there's very little flow. The fishing always has a pattern for any given water and weather condition.

So would there be flathead there then?

No, not that i know of.

[cobby]

The usual estuary species. If you're bait fishing unweighted is best or a tiny ball sinker for casting distance as there's very little flow. The fishing always has a pattern for any given water and weather condition.

So would there be flathead there then?

No, not that i know of.

This old and shitty picture says otherwise. Can count on 1 hand the total caught in the creek proper though