Estuary Fishing Estuary Fishing Estuaries are one of the richest and most productive systems in nature. The rise and fall of the tides covers and uncovers the sandbanks, mudflats, weed beds and mangroves that are the life forces of the system.
Estuaries are the most popular fishing grounds in the country.
Estuaries vary widely, with deep bays, fast flowing rivers, shallow lakes, and creeks, all contributing to the picture. Learning the geography of these systems is the place to start when looking for fish. The various species chased by anglers all have feeding needs which can be related back to the underwater topography. By studying the geography and relating it back to the fish being sought, it is possible to 'read' an estuary system with relative accuracy. The whiting will be near the sand flats, the flathead will be on the channel edges and gutters and around the edges of the weed beds, the bream will be in the channels and around reefy and rocky areas, the mulloway in the deeper holes and channels near structure, the barra around the snags, the tailor on the tidal edges and eddies and so on.