Palm Beach Caravan Park

Fishing


Download Competition Info.pdf

Download Competition Info.pdf

One of the most popular attractions to the area is the fishing; with Palm Beach Caravan Park located right in the centre it makes a perfect base to fish both Jervis Bay and St Georges Basin.

Palm Beach Caravan Park also offers two fishing competitions a year on around October-November when the Flathead are coming on the bite, and one around May-June for the Bream.

Fishing St Georges Basin

Fishing St Georges Basin
St Georges Basin is the most convenient are to fish from Palm Beach Caravan Park, with the closest boat ramp only 500 meters away. And a larger ramp in Basin View only 5 mins away.

Fishing St Georges Basin
St Georges Basin is Ideally suited for soft Plastics fishing, with Large Flathead (Up to 90cm), Snapper, whiting, Bream, Flounder, Trevally, Tarwhine, Tailor, Mullet, Blue swimmer Crabs, and during the Summer Prawning.

Fishing St Georges Basin
St Georges Basin is a large shallow water way which exits to the sea at Sussex Inlet, the shoreline of the basin is shallow with the deepest parts about 10 meters deep, with small creeks like Wandandian creek and Tullawarra Lagoon making excellent Bream and Flathead fishing, During Winter Tailor are an exciting catch, Flathead can be caught either on lures or drifting around the weed beds which are all over the Basin. With the shore being nice and shallow it is possible to wade around the edges throwing lures to pick up bream and flathead


St Georges Basin Artificial Reefs

Jervis Bay

Fishing Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay is great for Game fishing, deep sea fishing, and shore fishing. Measuring 15 km long and 10 km wide, there is something for everyone. You can fish fro just about anything in Jervis Bay from Flathead and Bream through to Marlin. Inside Jervis Bay there are Flathead, Bream, Mowing, Leather Jacket, Mullet, Salmon, Snapper, kingfish Plus many other species to many to mention, while if you venture outside to Jervis Bay canyons you can try for Marlin, Tuna, Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish).
Jervis Bay is one of the only places in the world to catch Marlin from the shore.

Fishing St Jervis Bay
The main ramp is at Murrays Beach and has a good break wall to protect you from the wind; there is also a good ramp in woollamia. With many rocky points and sandy beaches there are excellent places to fish from shore.

Fishing St Jervis Bay
Jervis Bay is a Marine Park and there are fishing restrictions which should be checked before venturing out fishing, Marine park maps are available at the office of Palm Beach Caravan Park as well as tourist information centers in the area

Photo's courtesy of Basin Lure and Fly Club