Berringer Fishing Guide, Shoalhaven, New South Wales

• Overview

  Set in Shoalhaven, Berringer is a New South Wales water. Height above sea level is 1 metres. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our New South Wales listings. Narrawallee at 6.8 km is the nearest place to stop. Mollymook Beach is 8.4 km and Milton 8.5 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it. It fits into a morning if you live close.

• Where to Fish on Berringer

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include Australian sea bream, sand sillago, flathead grey mullet, Australian salmon and Australian longfinned eel. Local agencies hold the definitive list for this water. The shape of Berringer rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 21°C, the coldest about 11°C. Warmth runs the whole year, so timing is about the hour, not the month. The shoulder seasons either side of summer are the ones to aim for. Winter is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time to be out. At Berringer the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Boat access is recorded roughly 490 m away. You can park 510 m away and walk in from there. There are picnic tables recorded roughly 1.4 km off. A toilet block sits 1.5 km away. Carp respond to sweetcorn or boilies fished patiently on the bottom near feeding areas. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Conjola Lake is 3.1 km distant. Confirm before you fish Berringer.