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hey scotty, iam keen to find out more about brooms head. iam off to ballina for long weekend. how far is brooms head.
cheers
greg
Im heading off to Broom head for the australia day weekend ( i got friday of too)
and wanted any info about the type of fishing in the area
i have a 3.8m tinne
any rivers in broom head? or do i need to head up to mclean and wish the clarance?
if fishing the clarance what would i expect to catch?
lures or bait ?
good ramps to use
Any information would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
scotty
hey scotty, iam keen to find out more about brooms head. iam off to ballina for long weekend. how far is brooms head.
cheers
greg
Scotty, my room mates parents manage the Caravan Park there so I've been considering a trip there for a little while. From what I can gather, the place offers the whole range, creek, beach, rock and offshore. For offshore, you have the option of beach launching or heading a few klm south (maybe 10km) to Sandon where the Sandon River gives ocean access (and obviously a fishing option in itself). The other creek option is in Brooms Head itself, but I'm unsure of its depth and/or ramp facillities - as in, I don't think there is oneThis is all the info I have gathered from my mates fairly limited fishing experiences - so don't quote me on any of the above.
I'd be interested in hearing your boating/fishing perspective on the area when you get back because it's definitly on my 'to-do list' this year.
Dane
its about 3 hour drive from the nth end of the gold coastOriginally Posted by seahorse
at a guess it would about 1 hr south from ballina
thanks daneScotty, my room mates parents manage the Caravan Park there so I've been considering a trip there for a little while. From what I can gather, the place offers the whole range, creek, beach, rock and offshore. For offshore, you have the option of beach launching or heading a few klm south (maybe 10km) to Sandon where the Sandon River gives ocean access (and obviously a fishing option in itself). The other creek option is in Brooms Head itself, but I'm unsure of its depth and/or ramp facillities - as in, I don't think there is one
I'd be interested in hearing your boating/fishing perspective on the area when you get back because it's definitly on my 'to-do list' this year.
Dane
i guess i will just have to pack some gaer for all types of fishing
from soft plastics up to a bit of heavy gear
if i catch anything ill let you know
scotty
Good luck Scotty.
Have a good one.
PK
There is no river or creek as such at Brooms Head itself. You could possibly launch your tinnie off the beach if the seas are calm. The main beach area is protected by a bar of rocks that runs northwards from the headland creating a quiet beach and a shallow lagoon behind it. As mentioned ealier, the Sandon River would be your best option. Here are a couple of quotes from earlier postings about the Sandon
This one by Mattooty on 29-9-05
Brooms has a small coastal town and plenty of beaches. Little general shop and good fishing from beaches and off rocks.
Sandon-......most awesome camping area ever though no shops around so everything is byo. Pristine waters, plenty of lizards, whihting and jacks in the river as the water warms up. Around plover island there is most fishing options from spinning for pelagics to drifing crabs for groper to bream and tailor.
Some good jew are taken from up the beach a bit in the deeper gutters.
This one by Jitlands on the same day
Sandon River is the standout with access over a reasonable bar to good close reefs, beach fishing, lizards up the river and good spinning platforms on Plover island.
Its 10 min back to Brooms Head general store and a bowls club that has icy cold beer and a good feed
Worth noting that whilst the actual bar negotiation is ok the river between the ramp and the bar is very shallow and will have less than half a metre of water in spots at dead low.
Your other option would be to fish the Clarence but this would require a drive of more than 20k to Maclean and then some. I'd be fishing the lower reaches, from Harwood to the river mouth at this time of year, but I don't think you'd catch anything that you couldn't find in the Sandon.
Cheers Freeeedom
Some info here...
http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel...de/brooms-head
The Broom Head Caravan Park...
http://www.traveldownunder.com.au/Ne...ravan_Park.asp
Hi scotty.
boat ramp into river at Sandon camping area 10 k's from Broomes Head, via potholey gravel road caution some bends take slowly as vision around next corner obscurred.
didn't see a boat ramp in Broomes, but then, i cant walk to well, yet.
lures can work in the sandon river but i prefer chicken breast and mullet guts as bait on which we caught our fish. we didn't have a boat this time so our spots were limited.
other posts to check in Ausfish are "Sandon River" and i believe there is one called " Fihing Broomes Head" and I think you have to go back a lot of posts to find that one via search engine. Google gives one on Broomes head as well plus a reference back to Ausfish.
the tinnie is ok in the sandon as that is what we had on a previous trip.
all the best Peter
found this map of the sandon river
http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/docs/clarence_back.pdf
looks like a lost protected waters in the river and anywear sth of the entrance
Fished there a while back. Lake Aragon was great. Lots of flathead, whiting and heaps of prawns. Lots of people crabbing there, but the crabs all seemed a bit small until I realised that the NSW size limits are lower than in QLD.
took too long to get into the site map on this computer. still reckon plenty of water for fishing , going by the number of boats in the caravan and camping area that went out each day. our rented house was opposite the c/park on ocean road B/Head.
have a great time and take plenty of sandfly bite cream as they are around but not as bad as Hinchinbrook area in Qld.
all the best peter
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