Dark side

[map state=”NSW”]There is some excellent fly fishing in Braemar Bay and closely accessible from Braemar which is just as well as that is in my opinion the only draw card. There is a launching area there but it is problematic at best. Unless you have a 4 wheel drive and are comfortable with launching from the bank I suggest that you use the launching facilities at Buckenderra or Eucumbene Cove.
Fortunately for me its less than 40 minutes by sealed road from my front gate to the Buckenderra Holiday Village where I launch my boat. On top of that the launching facilities are fantastic through all seasons and consist of a two or three ‘ex-army all terrain treads’ that are moved up and down the bank depending on water levels. Each tread is 3.6 meters wide and around 12 meters long so as long as you stay on the tread you wont get bogged. If you don’t have access to a boat Buckenderra is still a good location because there is around 5 kilometres of shore accessible from the holiday village. Finally the key reason I like the Buckenderra arm is that its area holds good mixture of fishing options and weather options.

The Buckenderra arm is the geographic area south of a line drawn from the tip of Namungo point, Swan Island and Snipe Island.

Starting at the Buckenderra Holiday Village launching area and moving round the arm clockwise my favourite areas are as follows.