A NSW creek that flows into Tarcutta Creek, with brown and rainbow trout stocked into it and river blackfish recorded in it, fished with dries and nymphs.
Bago Creek is a NSW creek: brown and rainbow trout have been stocked into it in recent seasons, and river blackfish have been recorded there too.
It runs on into Tarcutta Creek. Start at one of the access points on the access card, walk to the water and fish upstream with a dry and a small nymph under it.
The current NSW trout guide decides when you can fish and what you keep, so read it before you settle on a date.
Species records
Historical records and regulatory mentions. They do not establish current abundance, a suitable angling target or permission to fish.
Bago Creek flows into Tarcutta Creek. The access card shows six places to reach it; treat them as locations only, not permission to cross private land.
Fish and forage
The stocking chart shows the brown and rainbow trout released into the creek, so those are the fish to plan for. River blackfish have also been recorded. Stocked trout are worth targeting with a dry and dropper in warm weather and a nymph on its own when nothing is rising.
Stocking history
Reported past stocking. These records do not establish survival, present abundance or a current stocking programme.
Stocking recorded for Bago Creek
13 source records · latest 10 reported periods
Labels such as 2023/24 cover July to June. Each financial-year record is a site total, not an individual release. Missing periods are not reported as zero.
In our experience the warmer months suit a dry and a nymph under it, and the cooler or brighter days call for nymphs alone. Take the trout season from the NSW guide before you plan a date.
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Dry and dropper through the pools
Fly · Nov–Mar
A guide’s read, not a record. A Royal Wulff with a small bead-head nymph under it is a good first rig once the weather warms. Take any season for the creek from the current NSW trout guide before you plan the trip.
Nymphs when nothing is rising
Fly · Oct–Apr
A Pheasant Tail or Hare’s Ear fished short and upstream through the deeper runs is the fallback on a cool or bright day.
How to fish it
Work upstream so the fish see you last, cast short and accurate, and fish the water in front of you slowly. Early morning and the last hour of light are a good bet.
Access and safety
Choose one of the access points on the access card and check signs and fences on the ground. As on any bush creek, watch your footing on wet rock, and tell someone where you are going.
State Forest · Seasonal, harvest or other closures may apply dry weather only
No water-specific rule was found. Check the current NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development trout guide, and its closed-waters list, before you fish, and take any season, bag and size limits from it.
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New South Wales
Links to the current licence and fishing guides, to read before you fish.