Fishing near Newcastle, New South Wales

Look for Newcastle in the Central Coast (NSW) part of New South Wales. About 508,437 people live here. Within reach: North Channel Hunter River about 4.7 km to the north, Lake Macquarie about 21.3 km and Seven Mile Creek about 23.9 km to the north. Tuggerah Lake changes character between one tide and the next. Standing water makes up nearly all of it. Where the bottom changes, so does the fishing. Cold never closes these. Cool nights in the off season lift the fishing. North Channel Hunter River has a mapped boat ramp, which makes it the practical choice for a boat. Locally recorded fish include jack mackerel, eastern school whiting, redspotted flathead, dusky flathead and long-spine flathead. Natural basins dominate the list within reach. If one is coloured after rain, the next along is often clear. Take the New South Wales rules with you, since they apply throughout....