How do you fish the Nepean River?

Bass fishing with surface lures, spinner baits and hard body lures is popular with spin anglers. Fly fishing with large dry flies such as surface poppers, grass hoppers and christmas beetles is very popular particularly at dusk and following heavy rain.

What is the best bait for river fishing?

Best Live Bait for Freshwater Fishing

Worms. Fish eat worms.
Cut Bait. Fish attracted to scent are great candidates for cut bait.
Minnows. Big fish eat little fish.
Insects. Insects are another freshwater bait that is available at your tackle store or to catch on your own.
Leeches.

Is fishing allowed in Nepean River?

The species that can be targeted in the Nepean are bass, mullet, carp, herring, catfish, eels and even some huge gold fish. We also target mullet, herring or carp as we are casting the lures for the bass. This is a half day (min 4 hrs) afternoon freshwater fishing experience.

Are there sharks in Nepean River?

There has never been a reported shark attack on the River but it is said that many have gone missing.

What lure is best for bass?

11 Best Lures for Bass Fishing Beginners

Stick Bait. The legendary Stick Bait is the most popular and fundamental Bass lure ever.
Curl Tail Grub.
Spinnerbait.
Square Bill Crankbait.
Skirted Bass Jig.
Lipless Crankbait.
Finesse Worm.
Tube Bait.

What is the best time to fish in a river?

Generally speaking, the best time of day to catch fish is in the reduced daylight hours from dawn until 2 hours after sunrise and from 2 hours before sunset until dusk. During these windows, light is reduced, prey becomes more active, and water temperatures cool allowing fish to more freely hunt for food.

How do rivers attract fish?

RIVER FISHING TIPS

CALM AREAS OR EDDIES. Find the backwaters.
STUMPS AND VEGETATION. Keep an eye out for stumps and vegetation.
ISLANDS OR ROCK PILES. Look near islands or rock piles.
MERGING CURRENTS. Focus on areas where there are current shifts or changes.
BOTTOM BOUNCING.
UPSTREAM CASTING.
RIVER JIGGING.

Are there Yabbies in the Nepean River?

Bonzle users have caught and/or seen australian bass, brown trout, carp, catfish, golden perch, macquarie perch, murray cod, murray crayfish, rainbow trout, redfin, river blackfish, short finned eel, silver perch, trout cod and yabbies at Nepean River (Note: some species of fish may not be available at all times of the …

Are there sharks at Bobbin Head?

Take a look at this footage of bull sharks at Bobbin Head ! …

Are there bull sharks at Wisemans Ferry?

Bull Sharks unlike many other sharks can tolerate freshwater and thats often why they are seen well upstream like in the hawkesbury. Probably hunt the small soapies up near wisemans and other fish like Pete (tide’n’knots) catching one the other day.

What colors do bass see best?

Bass apparently do see color. Their vision is strongest in the areas of medium-red to green. It fails rapidly moving into the blues and purples, as it does towards the far reds. If our picture of bass color vision is accurate, then color is meaningful to bass in some cases but not others.

Where can I fish the Nepean River?

The Nepean River winds its way around south Sydney untill it reaches Richmond where it is known as the Hawkesbury River. It then makes its way out to sea. It the area around Penrith, it is fully freshwater and here you can catch Australian Bass, catfish, eels, Sea and freshwater mullet, Nepean river herring,…

Why choose a guide for your Nepean fishing?

Your guide Steve, has been fishing the Nepean for many years, loves his bass fishing and truly cares for the Nepean river system. He knows his bass fishing and is highly skilled in the art of surface lure finesse fishing. He lives only minutes from the river and has spent hundreds, (if not thousands) of hours chasing fish in the mighty Nepean.

How far is Sydney from the Nepean River?

One of the beauties of our fresh water fishing trip is you’re only 40mins from downtown Sydney, yet it feels like you’re a million miles from anywhere. Your guide Steve, has been fishing the Nepean for many years, loves his bass fishing and truly cares for the Nepean river system.

What fish can you catch in the Penrith River?

It the area around Penrith, it is fully freshwater and here you can catch Australian Bass, catfish, eels, Sea and freshwater mullet, Nepean river herring, goldfish and carp. On this day we were going after mullet by using the humble white sliced bread.