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Bomaderry Creek is a NSW creek that runs into the Shoalhaven River, and Australian bass, black bream and longfin eels are reported in it.
Treat it as one piece of water and, in our experience, fish it slowly, working the cover with a small baitfish fly. Read the current NSW fishing guide before you go.
A creek that feeds the Shoalhaven River. In our experience on creeks like this, cover does most of the work: fallen timber, undercut banks and overhanging growth give bass and bream somewhere to sit out of the current and ambush what drifts past. The charts show how flow and water temperature behave through the year; use them to time a visit, and expect the creek to colour after rain.
Australian bass, black bream and longfin eels are all reported here. In our experience creek bass and bream feed on small baitfish, prawns, shrimp and insects that fall in from the banks, so a fly box built around a few sizes of dark baitfish pattern and a prawn or shrimp imitation covers most of it. A Woolly Bugger in a small size is a good bet when you are not sure what they want. Eels can turn up on a slow, deep fly; handle them wet and gently.
In our experience bass and bream feed best through the warmer months, and creeks like this fish best at first and last light. Winter days can still produce, but fish tend to slow down, so cut your retrieve and fish the deepest water. After heavy rain, wait a day or two for the creek to clear before you go.
Approach quietly and stay back from the edge. Cast tight to cover, let the fly sink, then work it in short, slow strips. Bass often hit a fly the moment it moves away from a snag, so keep contact with the line and be ready. In open, slower water try a smaller fly on a longer, lighter leader. A 5 or 6 weight with a floating line and a short, sturdy leader is plenty; a sinking-tip line helps in the deeper holes. Where the creek meets the Shoalhaven River, the same approach applies.
The access card lists a boat ramp. Treat it as a location, not a statement of permission, and respect any sign or fence you meet on the ground. As on any bush creek, tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back, carry water, and watch your footing on wet rock, mud and undercut banks.
No water-specific rule was found. Before you fish, read the current NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development fishing guide, check its closed-waters list, and take any season, bag and size limits and licence requirements from it.
These authority-listed points are separate from the mapped track intersections above. Some were inspected and some are public boat-ramp records; each row says which. A listing does not grant permission across private land, so check closures, signs and gates when you arrive.
Sources: Transport for NSW.
The year on this water
A year at a glance; check current rules
The river's year
Daily flow at Bomaderry Creek at Bomaderry, every year 2003 to 2026
Bureau of Meteorology — Water Data Online series catalogue (Snowy/Monaro stations). Bureau of Meteorology, © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed from the Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. retrieved 2026-08-12.
How often it runs this high
8,196 days at Bomaderry Creek at Bomaderry, 2003 to 2026
Bureau of Meteorology — Water Data Online series catalogue (Snowy/Monaro stations). Bureau of Meteorology, © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed from the Commonwealth of Australia under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. retrieved 2026-08-12.
Bomaderry Creek at Bomaderry
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Readings from the Bureau of Meteorology's Water Data Online, © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed CC BY 4.0. Nothing here is a forecast. Check the gauge before you rely on it.
Live weather for Bomaderry Creek at Bomaderry loads here. If it does not, check the Bureau of Meteorology forecast before you go.
Australian bass, black bream and longfin eels have all been reported in the creek, so plan around bass and bream and keep a small baitfish fly in the box.
No water-specific rule was found. Check the current NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development fishing guide, including its closed-waters list, and take any season, bag and size limits from it before you fish.
The access card lists a boat ramp. Treat it as a location only, and read the signs and fences on the ground before you go in.
A 5 or 6 weight around 9 feet with a floating line and a short leader suits a small creek. Accurate short casts under cover matter more than distance.
