Productive areas include the deep pools directly upstream and downstream of the McCarrs Creek Road bridge. The long pool below the weir is a known holding area for larger bass. Any sections featuring undercut sandstone banks, submerged timber, or boulder fields are worth targeting. The confluence areas where smaller tributaries enter the main creek often create productive feeding zones. In the lower reaches, the mouths of small bays and points where the creek meets Cowan Creek can hold estuary perch.