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Thomatis Creek

2.7/5 - (9 votes)
16°49'49.29" S, 145°43'55.41" E

Thomatis Creek is a tributary system to the Barron River, Thomatis has deep holes, lots of structure and the banks are lined with mangroves – with these features you would believe it is a fishing mecca. However due to the proximity to Cairns and the Northern Beach suburbs fishing the Thomatis Creek can be difficult.

Launching from the boat ramp at Holloways Beach heading towards the mouth of the creek you will find a lot of land based people fishing the river mouth from the sand banks. Here you will catch Bream, Flathead, Shark, Stingray and the odd Barramundi, during the winter months the beaches around these all Cairns river mouths can produce good Trevally and even Permit.

Heading upstream you will find sharp bends accompanied by deep holes against the outside banks, for the patience bait fisherman these holes are worth dropping a line into. There are also dumped rubble and sunken snags hidden throughout these deeper holes where the large fish will be waiting. There are a few feeder creeks running into the Thomatis Creek which can make for good fishing on the run out tides.

Lure fishing the Thomatis Creek

Further upstream keep an eye on your sounder as you will encounter lots of underwater structure, marked above is the location of a demolished bridge that has formed deep holes either side around 7m with the bridge rising to around 2m. Before the bridge is a rocky outcrop, before that a series of underwater trees recently washed down during the wet season, all of which hold fish at the right time.

Overall fishing the Thomatis Creek can be tough, if you are unfamiliar fish activities at certain periods of time and tide it can be even harder. We’ve found run out tides the best, early morning looking for surface activity, fishing the mouths of feeder creeks for Flathead and small Barramundi. Later in the day the deeper snags are your best bet along with eddies formed at the bends.

Lures of choice are soft plastics rigged up with weedless 3.0 hooks and 2.0 sinkers, the best plastics we find are white in colour.

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Port Douglas Fishing Report for February 2016

As we enter into March the full extent of the wet season is still yet to be determined. Do date it has been a moderate wet season with occasional huge dumpings of... Read more

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Current Rating Thomatis Creek April, 2016
3.4/5 - (73 votes)
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Recommended Lures for Thomatis Creek

Click here to find the best lures for fishing Thomatis Creek. 5 stars mean this lure has been hand picked for Thomatis Creek.

Squidgies Slick Rig 130mm

$9.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi

Squidgies Pro Wriggler – 80mm

$9.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Yellowfin Bream

Bream Prawn Vibe

$12.95
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Yellowfin Bream
Squidgies Pro Range Wriggler - 65mm

Pro Wriggler – 65mm

$8.95
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Dusky Flathead, Yellowfin Bream

Skippy Surface Lure

$13.49
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Yellowfin Bream

Squidgies Pro Lobby

$9.99
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Yellowfin Bream

Laser Pro 120

$12.00
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi
The Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow suspending lure has great constrast and is good for Barramundi

CRYSTAL MINNOW™ SUSPENDING

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi, Mangrove Jack
Reidy's Lures - Little Lucifer Hellraiser

Little Lucifer Hellraiser – Reidy’s Lures

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi
Berkley Gulp! Shrimp 2"

Gulp Shrimp 2″

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Dusky Flathead, Mangrove Jack, Yellowfin Bream

Zman 9” GrubZ Big Guibz

$10.49
Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi
Jackall Squirell 79 hank tuned

Jackall DD Squirrel 79SP Silent ‘Hank Tuned’

Suited for some Fish Species.
Good for: Barramundi, Mangrove Jack

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