The
The Bemm River Fishing Report is updated regularly. The entrance is open and the water level can be low. The Flathead fishing was the best it has been for years and the bream fishing continues to be good although it has dropped off due to the heavy rain which resulted in high,dirty flows in the river. Go to the Bemm River Fishing Report for full details. The author is back from a cruise from Sydney to China and Japan and has returned refreshed.
The township
of Bemm River is located in
East Gippsland in Victoria, Australia on the shore of Sydenham Inlet
441
kilometres east of Melbourne. When driving from the Melbourne
direction, one
uses the Princess Highway and travels through Orbost and on a further
30-40 km
to the Bemm River turn off at Manorina. The Bemm River flows
into Sydenham
Inlet north east of the town and the ocean beaches are a short drive to
the southwest.
The township is famous for its fishing but in more recent times other
nature
based activities have also attracted holiday makers to the area
including bird
watchers, eco-tourists and hikers. The inlet fishing is best from a
small boat,
which may be launched from one of the two ramps. The town
contains a hotel, a
shop, a caravan park and a number of self contained flats and
bungalows. Petrol
is not available in the Town and should be purchased from Orbost or
Cann River
before you arrive at Bemm River.
The
photograph above is of the Bemm River in the section known as
Dolly’s Garden
The weather for Bemm River for the next 4 days is:
For
full details on the weather at Bemm River
with radar of any rain clouds, a 10 day forecast including winds, tide
information etc, go to The Weather Page
The
Bemm is famous for bream fishing and
anglers travel from near and far for a chance to land a big one. The
Inlet
closes to the ocean when the sand bar at the mouth builds up in rough
weather.
The Inlet is opened by blasting only after it rises about 1.6 metres
above the
normal level. With the raised car park, there will no longer
be flooding of the
car park and the landing ramp at the Main Jetty will still be in use.
Care
should be taken in rough weather. Back ropes are recommended
in rough weather.
Seek advice if it looks like being rough and you are using the Finger
Jetty. If
it is rough and the wind is from the south or west, do not attempt to
cross the
inlet in a small boat. Stay at the refuge hut at the mouth of the
channel until
the weather calms off. Use your mobile phone to contact your
accommodation
house. If you do not have a reception on your phone and you are
stranded there,
phone 000 and notify the water police. All phone companies
will divert to the
best reception to get to 000.
When
the Inlet is open to the ocean, the
water level in Sydenham Inlet can result in the sand bars being covered
by only
a few centre meters of water or even becoming exposed. If the
water level is
low you may be required to get out and pull your boat across the sand
bars in
to the river or to Swan Lake Channel. The Bemm River flows
into the inlet east
of the town and foot access to the river is limited to 3 areas.
The
Township of Bemm River is sited on
the edge of Sydenham Inlet and from Luderick Point Park one can enjoy
the view.
On the eastern side of the estuary is Croajingalong National
Park; to the north
is Bemm State Forest and to the west is the Cape Conran Coastal Park.
Bemm
River also provides access to some of the best remote beaches you'll
visit
along the Victorian coastline. The Ninety Mile Beach finishes
just east of
Lakes Entrance, around the mouth of Lake Tyers so it is not part of the
Ninety Mile Beach. To go to the beaches at Bemm
River one needs either a boat to go across the inlet to the channel and
the
beach, or to go down the back road several kilometres to the back
beaches.
A
mud map of the area including roads in red. - Luderick Park on the
foreshore of
Sydenham Inlet showing the barbecue area.
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