Fishing in Bimberamala National Park

Bimberamala National Park sits in steep, forested country on the NSW South Coast, inland from Batemans Bay and connected hydrologically to the Clyde River system.

The terrain is deeply incised, and the water here is freshwater creek and river country — not the estuaries and tidal flats that define fishing further downstream.

At 4,396 hectares, the park is relatively compact, and access is limited to a handful of 4WD roads with no developed facilities. The Bimberamala River is the main water.

It winds through a deeply incised valley and forms a series of waterholes along its length — the kind of structure that concentrates fish in an otherwise steep, fast-draining landscape. These holes are the places worth spending time on.

The river feeds into the Clyde system, which means what happens here has downstream consequences for Batemans Bay waters, and that context shapes how the park should be fished.

The park map marks a fishing spot, and several smaller tributaries — Lyons Creek, Carters Creek, Walkers Creek, Grassy Creek, and Bullock Gully — drain through the park into the main river.

These are creek-scale waters in rugged country, and reaching them means committing to 4WD tracks and self-sufficient travel.

There are no facilities, no camping infrastructure noted within the park, and the Ulladulla or Nowra NPWS offices are the right contacts before you go. Because this is a NSW national park, standard NSW fishing regulations apply.

Check current rules with NSW DPI and confirm any park-specific conditions with NPWS before your visit — contact details for both the Ulladulla office (02 4454 9500) and Nowra office (02 4428 6300) are current. The waterholes in that valley are the draw.

Getting to them takes genuine effort, and the park gives nothing away easily — which is probably why they hold what they hold.