Pittwater Life January 2024 Issue

Summer Guide
Paddle
Discover calm protected waters
perfect for paddling (sitting
or standing up) and places to
hire everything you need on
the foreshores of Narrabeen
Lagoon and Pittwater.
Paragliding
Soar like a bird or get a bird
eye’s view of paragliders flying
over Mona Vale, Warriewood
and Turimetta – all three are
known as gliding favourites.
Shoot hoops
You’ll find hard courts marked
for netball, basketball and
pickleball next to the skate
park at Avalon Beach Reserve
and four multi-use hardcourts
with lighting, fitness
equipment and a learn-to-ride
track around the perimeter of
the Warriewood Valley Sports
Courts on Boondah Road or
take it inside at Northern
Beaches Indoor Sports Centre
in Warriewood.
Skate Parks
The Mona Vale skate park
in Kitchener Park has
“must-skate” status. The
predominantly street-style
park with a mini bowl and
vert ramp, is a huge hit with
skateboarders, bladers and
BMX and scooter-users of all
ages and abilities with the
1800m2 space containing
heaps of features to allow
progression from beginner
to advanced. You will also
find skate parks in Avalon
just behind the Avalon Surf
Life Saving Club and at Terrey
Hills playing fields. If you are
prepared to travel further
afield it’s worth checking out
the skate park in Lionel Watts
Reserve in Belrose.
Tennis
Dust off your tennis gear
and book a court at Newport
Community Centre, North
Narrabeen Community and
Tennis Centre, Bayview Tennis
Club, Elanora Park Tennis Club,
Wakehurst Couvret Tennis
Centre, Careel Bay Tennis Club
or Terrey Hills Tennis Club.
FISHING
There is an abundance of
recreational fishing spots
around Pittwater with options
for all levels and experience.
Here are some local fishing tips
to take on board.
Yellowtail Kingfish – Hotspots
include the moorings from
Stokes Point all the way past
Clareville. Also try moorings
around Scotland Island plus
the current line between Palm
Beach Wharf and Mackerel
Beach.
Flathead – Best areas are
along sand drop-offs and the
convergence of sand and weed
or sand and rock.
Bream – Fish in areas close to
structures such as wharves or
rocky headlands with ample
tidal flow.
Narrabeen Lagoon
Common species in the main
lagoon are whiting, bream and
flathead. Occasionally large
mulloway, tailor and even
salmon make their way through
the entrance of the lagoon from
the ocean to feed on the large
schools of mullet and other
baitfish that are present.
Rock fishing
The rocky platform around
Barrenjoey Head from the
northern end of Station
Beach to the northern end
of Palm Beach and the whole
foreshore from the south end
of Turimetta Beach to the rock
baths at Narrabeen Head are
classified as Aquatic Reserves.
Within aquatic reserves, you
can line fish and spearfish
(subject to normal restrictions)
and collect rock lobster, sea
lettuce and bait weed. It is
prohibited to collect cunjevoi
and all invertebrates (dead or
alive) including anemones,
barnacles, chitons, cockles,
crabs, mussels, octopus, pipis,
sea urchins, starfish, snails
and worms, and empty shells.
This includes a prohibition
on the killing of cunjevoi or
invertebrates to feed fish.
PICNIC SPOTS
AND KIDS PLAY
Apex Park
Apex Park is across the road
from Mona Vale beach and a
popular spot for families. It has
a huge bike path for the kids to
ride around plus a playground
and BBQ areas.
Bert Payne Reserve
A handy spot for a picnic or to
46 JANUARY 2024
The Local Voice Since 1991