Despite the access Constant Creek still endures a large number of devotees willing to slip and slide and push and heave to get their boats in and out of this great system.
The boat ramp is the only controversial feature of a location that has plenty to offer. Avoid letting your rear tyres stray over the timber stops and carry a suitable length of rope to help retrieve you boat. Launching and retrieving around the top of the tide will help.
Small cod can be a nuisance when trolling for bigger fish.
The bonus of succeeding the ramp includes common catches such as salmon, grunter, barramundi, bream, cod, whiting and flathead. Early morning and late afternoon fishos should keep their eyes open for crocs.
By far the most popular method of fishing Constant Creek is to set and forget with a willing livebait of prawn, mullet, herring or legal sized whiting. Under a float or pinned with a light weight these baits will be the most effective on a range of predatory species. As the tide falls yabbie beds are exposed and a collection of yabbies pumped from the flats can result in a good feed of whiting on the incoming.
Head towards the mouth and follow the tide in until you locate fish. Half to low tide throughout Constant Creek is a good time to explore the numerous deep edges of sand banks, snags and rocks.
An incoming tide situated in these areas with suitable bait is sure to attract some attention. Crabbing is very successful in the creek with a number of run offs ideal for dropping pots. Out the front of the creek is also productive if the region has had rain.
Take note that you’ll not be alone in your venture to catch a few crabs from this creek and during peak holiday periods it’s not uncommon to see a pot every 20 or 30 metres scattered along the banks.
Tip > Take a few minutes to work out if your crab pot will be stranded by low water. Plenty of first time crabbers just chuck and chance it and pots are left high and dry attracting nothing but flies to their bait.
Get There > Head down Seaforth Road and turn off at Howells Road. The ramp is just a kilometre or so down a good dirt road.
The Gear
Type of Fishing > Bait, Lure Casting and Trolling
Bait Types > Live Bait - yabbies, prawns, mullet, herring
Dead Bait > fish flesh of above
Peak Periods > Night, early morning and afternoon.
Best Tides > Turn of the tide for fishing, run in tide for crabbing.
Tackle > Light threadline outfit 3 – 5 kg.
Baitcaster Outfit – 4 – 8 kg.
