Eden has broad fishing opportunities, from blue, black and striped marlin out wide through to great landbased fishing from river, rock and surf.
Schools of salmon, bonito, tailor, mulloway and kingfish are part of what makes Eden great.
Pelagic fish supported a local fish cannery until 1999.
The marlin are within range of trailerboats, and the port provides safe access to the sea.
Marlin are best from December to May as warm currents move nearer shore.
Slow trolling with livebait works for striped and blue marlin in February/March.
Trolling is good from mid-October to June for yellowfin tuna, albacore, dolphin fish and wahoo.
Coastal reef fishing is usually excellent, with large areas of broken ground out from Green Cape, Mowarry Point and Disaster Bay.
Expect to catch snapper, morwong, flathead, leatherjackets, nannygai, flathead, barracouta and sharks.
There is usually somewhere in close to fish out of prevailing winds.
Kingfish are best at Mowarry Point from October to June.
Tailor are caught from March to November.
Out wide, the deeper reefs have ling and hapuka.
There are spots for landbased game fishing.
However, the most visited venue is the deep-water navy wharf, which produces a range of species. It is hugely popular during holiday periods.
The navy wharf has public access only when it is not being used, see this link for closures.
Towamba River enters Twofold Bay through the permanently open but shallow Kiah Inlet, separated from the bay by a thin sand strip.
Wonboyn Lake and its river system to the south has bream, flathead, flounder and more, with salmon, tailor and mulloway at the surf entrance.
The lake has a resort with boating facilities.
Estuary outlets in this area have mulloway during floods, and these fish sometimes visit Twofold Bay in large schools.
Pambula and Merimbula are other great fishing holiday towns located immediately north of Eden.
Eden tides
Eden navy wharf access times
Eden port boater information
Eden region beaches on Beachsafe
Ben Boyd National Park information
NSW fishing regulations
NSW marine parks
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