Hastings River
Located approximately 400km north of Sydney, Hastings River rises in the Great Dividing Range and flows south where is meets the ocean at Port Macquarie. Fishing Spots at Hastings River for land based anglers revolves around the river mouth, the southern rock wall is right in town along with great accommodation options for holidaying anglers. The Hastings River is a declared Recreational FIshing Haven therefore there is no commercial fishing allowing within the river, this makes fishing around Port Macquarie well worth it.
Port Macquarie Fishing Spots
The southern breakwall in town provide some good land based fishing in Port Macqaurie for Mulloway, Tailor, Bream and Black fish. The wharf is also a great place for kids to enjoy fishing, this structure attracts Bream and Blackfish, and soaking a bait is a easy way to catch a fish here. Surrounding Port Macquarie are some great beaches and rocky headlands that also provide great fishing and secluded spots for the family to enjoy.
A small boat or Kayak is a great way to access upstream and the canals of Hastings River, where lure anglers can target Bream, Flathead and Mulloway. The canals are a popular spot to cast soft plastics and hardbody lures for some great bream fishing. Limeburners creek has some great structure like oyster leases to target bream and flathead. Boat hire is available at Settlement Point and this can be well worth it for a fun day fishing with the kids.
The headlands and beaches around Port Macquarie provide some excellent fishing for Mulloway, Tailor and Bream. North Beach is a great spot to drive along the beach and find some good gutters for Tailor, Bream, Whiting, Flathead and Mulloway.
Further upstream of Hastings River and Maria / Wilson River, the water turns Brackish, here anglers can target native Australian Bass. Pipers Creek, Wilson River and the upper Hastings are popular for Bass fishing.
Where to go fishing near Hastings River?
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Telegraph Point
Bream and bass from here upstream.
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Southern Breakwall
Towards the end of the break wall during calm weather anglers can target Bream, Tailor, Mulloway...
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Blackmans Point
A good spot to launch a kayak or small boat to fish up into Maria River....
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Port Macquarie Northwall
Bream, Luderick and Tailor a caught along the north wall. Mulloway can be caught here also...
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Coal Wharf Reserve
A peaceful spot with picnic facilities, fish here with the family and use bait for Bream...
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Cruise Terminal Wharfs
This is a great spot to flick lures like hard bodies and soft plastics for Bream,...
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Port Macquarie Wharf
Good structure here provides shelter for Bream, Luderick and Leatherjacket. This is a great spot to...
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Inside southern breakwall
A popular spot for Blackfish when they are schooling up around the rock wall. Bream all...
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Hastings River Yabbies
Good yabbies beds along this sand bar as well as good whiting fishing on the shallow...
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Pelican Island Channel
Oyster leases hold good bream and flathead, great place to cast lures. The run out tide...
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Hastings River Canals
The canals are a popular spot for lure castings to chase Bream all year round. Soft...
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Hastings River Flathead
Any small creeks and channels that flow back into Hastings River on a run out tide...
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Maria River Mulloway
A popular spot for Mulloway, anchor up and fish with live bait.
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Kings Point
Flathead along the bank just upstream and at the oyster leases on a run out tide.
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Limeburners Creek Mouth
The weed beds and oyster leases around the creek mouth fish really well for Bream, Whiting...
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Big Bay oyster Leases
Bream and flathead throughout the oyster leases, a great spot to lose a few lures.
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Limeburners Creek
A maze of oyster leases and weed beds, finding gaps in the weed beds on a...
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Limeburners Hole
Deep hole here and upstream at the bend produces Bream, Flathead and Luderick, bait is the...
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Dennis Bridge
A deep hole here is a popular spot for Bream, Flathead and Mulloway. Best to use...
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Pelican Island
Yabby beds along the shallows and good whiting fishing along here up to Settlement Point.
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Pelican Point
A good spot for Luderick.
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