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Gilmore Creek is a NSW creek that runs into the Tumut River, and it is worth a look for river blackfish, a native fish that rewards small flies and patience.
Treat it as one stretch of water and start at an access point from the card. Fish slowly, close to cover, with a small nymph or a dark Woolly Bugger.
Read the current NSW fishing guide before you go, then pick your access point.
Gilmore Creek is a tributary of the Tumut River. River blackfish are recorded in it, and in our experience blackfish are a fish of cover: expect them close to whatever gives them somewhere to hide, and fish those spots before you cover open water.
River blackfish are recorded here with high confidence, alongside European carp and eastern gambusia. Blackfish are the fly target; the other two are not a reason to make the trip. A small nymph and a small dark streamer suit blackfish, and a few of each in dull colours will cover most situations.
In our experience the warmer months, from spring into autumn, are the time to fish for blackfish. A good bet is early morning and the last of the light, when fish may be more willing to leave cover.
Keep low, stay back from the edge and cast short. Put a Pheasant Tail or Hare's Ear nymph close to cover and let it drift or creep along the bottom. If a fish will not take it, swap to a small Woolly Bugger and work it slowly past the same spot. Expect subtle takes and stay in touch with the fly.
The access card names the access points. Treat them as locations, not a statement of permission, and respect any fence or sign you meet on the ground.
As on any creek, tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back, carry water and a small first-aid kit, and watch your footing on wet rock and banks. Creeks can rise after rain, so keep an eye on the sky and never wade a crossing you are unsure of.
No water-specific rule was found. Before you fish, read the current NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development freshwater 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: NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
The year on this water
A year at a glance; check current rules
The river's year
Daily flow at Gilmore Creek at Wybalena, every year 1978 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
10,294 days at Gilmore Creek at Wybalena, 1978 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 well this water has been surveyed
5 capture records, 1 decade of 1 on file
Atlas of Living Australia — freshwater fish occurrence records (open licences, with coordinates). Occurrence records from the Atlas of Living Australia and its contributing datasets, including the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, NSW BioNet Atlas, Sustainable Rivers Audit, Murray-Darling Basin fish monitoring programs, OZCAM museum collections and iNaturalist Australia. Each record carries its own licence and originating dataset. retrieved 2026-08-13.
Gilmore Creek at Gilmore
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Gilmore Creek at Wybalena
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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 Gilmore Creek at Gilmore loads here. If it does not, check the Bureau of Meteorology forecast before you go.
River blackfish and European carp are both recorded in the creek. Blackfish are the more interesting fly target.
Pick one of the access points on the access card and fish from there. Treat those points as locations only, and read the signs and fences on the ground.
No water-specific rule was found. Check the current NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development freshwater fishing guide, including its closed-waters list, before you fish.
