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Guide 6 min

WA Fishing Closures & Ban Dates: The Calendar That Matters

The WA fishing closures every angler should know — demersal boat ban, Cockburn Sound snapper, abalone, rock lobster...

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10 Jul 2026

Bait & rigs 6 min

Herring Fishing at Ammo Jetty (Woodman Point)

Herring fishing at Ammo Jetty, Woodman Point — rigs, baits, timing and how to find the schools. The classic Perth...

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6 Jul 2026

Conditions 7 min

Moon Phases & Moonrise for Fishing in WA

How moon phase and moonrise affect fishing in WA — new vs full moon, bite windows, and how to plan a session. Up...

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5 Jul 2026

Guide 5 min

Demersal Fish of WA & the West Coast Closure

What 'demersal' means, which WA reef fish count, and why boat-based demersal fishing is closed on the West Coast —...

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3 Jul 2026

Guide 5 min

Crayfish vs Lobster: What's the Difference in WA?

Crayfish vs lobster explained for WA — the 'cray' is a rock lobster, marron is the real freshwater crayfish. How to...

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2 Jul 2026

Bait & rigs 5 min

Soft Plastics for Flathead in Perth: A Practical Guide

Soft plastics for Perth flathead — plastic shapes, colours, jighead weights and the pause-heavy retrieve that...

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1 Jul 2026

Guide 7 min

Salmon's Gone, What's Biting Perth in July 2026?

The salmon and tailor run is done — so what's biting Perth in July 2026? KGs, squid, mulloway, herring, pink snapper...

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1 Jul 2026

Spots 8 min

Reef & Estuary By-catch in WA: What Is This Fish?

ID the odd fish you pull off WA jetties, reefs and estuaries — triggerfish, boxfish, butterfish, cobbler, yakka — and...

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29 Jun 2026

Guide 5 min

Mangrove Jack Fishing in WA: North-Coast Creeks

How to catch mangrove jack in WA's northern creeks — Pilbara and Kimberley estuaries, lures, bait, snag tactics, plus...

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28 Jun 2026

Spots 5 min

Flathead Spots in Perth: Where to Target Them Shore-Based

Where to find flathead in Perth metro shore-based — sand flats, beach gutters, jetty edges and the Swan mouth. Rigs,...

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26 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Coral Trout Fishing in WA: Ningaloo to the Kimberley

How to catch coral trout in WA's tropical north — Ningaloo, the Pilbara and Kimberley reefs. Rigs, lures, the 1-fish...

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26 Jun 2026

Calendar 6 min

What's Biting in Perth in July: Monthly Guide

What's biting in Perth in July — early pre-spawn bream staging in the Swan, mulloway at night on the river, herring...

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25 Jun 2026

Guide 5 min

Tuna Fishing in WA: Yellowfin & Southern Bluefin

Where and how to catch tuna in WA — yellowfin off Exmouth, southern bluefin off Albany and Esperance, plus gear, the...

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25 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Barramundi Fishing in WA: How to Catch & Cook

How to catch barramundi in WA's Kimberley and Lake Kununurra — slot limits, lures, croc safety, plus how to cook...

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22 Jun 2026

Spots 6 min

Wind Direction for Beach Fishing in WA: What to Check

Which wind suits which Perth beach. Easterly, sou-wester, northerly and southerly explained, plus sheltered jetty...

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21 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Whiting in Perth & WA: Species, Spots & Rigs

The whiting you'll actually catch around Perth — King George, yellowfin and sand whiting — with where, when, DPIRD...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Wahoo Fishing in WA: Perth FADs to the Pilbara

Where and when to catch wahoo in Western Australia — the summer FADs off Rottnest, the tropical north grounds,...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Trevally Fishing Perth: Catching Skippy in WA

How to catch trevally (skippy) around Perth — the silver trevally that hit light tackle off jetties, groynes and the...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Spangled Emperor in WA: Where, When and How

How to catch spangled emperor in WA: the northern reef grounds from Shark Bay to the Pilbara, the rigs that work, and...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Samson Fish WA: The Rottnest Jigging Guide

Samson fish are WA's hardest-pulling sportfish. Where to find sambos off Rottnest, the jig weights and tackle that...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 5 min

Red Emperor WA: Where to Catch the Northern Trophy

An honest guide to red emperor in WA — why this prized emperor fish is a northern boat fishery, plus the deep-drop...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Queenfish in WA: Where, When and How to Catch Them

Chasing queenfish in WA's north — how to tell them from trevally, the best Pilbara and Gascoyne flats, popper and...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Fishing the Far North: Broome, Port Hedland & the Montebellos

A dry-season guide to fishing WA's far north — Broome's Kimberley creeks, Port Hedland's threadfin run and the...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Nannygai Fish WA: Catching Saddletail Snapper Up North

An honest guide to nannygai in WA — the bright-red saddletail snapper of the northern reefs, plus the deep-drop gear,...

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20 Jun 2026

Spots 5 min

Moore River Fishing at Guilderton: Spot Guide

Where to fish the Moore River at Guilderton — the sandbar, the mouth and the upstream holes. Black bream, tailor and...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Fishing the Mackerel Islands off Onslow: A Destination Guide

How to fish the Mackerel Islands off Onslow — Spanish mackerel, GTs, queenfish and trophy reds, plus charters,...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 8 min

Harvey Dam Fishing: Trout, Redfin & Marron Guide

How to fish Harvey Dam in WA's south-west — stocked trout, a redfin perch glut, and the snare-only marron season....

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 5 min

Harlequin Fish in WA: Spots, Gear & Rules

How to catch harlequin fish in WA — where they hold on south-west reefs, the gear and rigs that work, and the DPIRD...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Giant Trevally (GT) in WA: Where, When & How

Giant trevally in WA — the popper-and-stickbait sportfish of Ningaloo and the Pilbara. Spots, gear, timing, DPIRD...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 6 min

Drakesbrook Weir Fishing: Waroona Trout, Marron & Redfin

Fishing Drakesbrook Weir at Waroona — stocked trout, marron, and redfin from bank or kayak. Species, marron-season...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Dart Fishing in WA: Surf-Beach Guide & Light Tackle

How to catch dart fish on WA surf beaches — where they run, the gear and baits that work, reading the gutters, plus...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 5 min

Chinaman Fish WA: Why You Catch It and Let It Go

Chinaman fish in WA are a high-risk ciguatera carrier — a catch-and-release species, not a feed. How to ID one, where...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Brown Trout Fishing in WA: South-West Streams & Dams

Yes, WA has brown trout. A guide to the south-west's stocked streams and dams — Pemberton, Waroona, Wellington — plus...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Bluebone Fishing in WA: Blackspot Tuskfish Guide

How to catch bluebone in WA — what the blackspot tuskfish is, why it's not the baldchin groper, the northern reef...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 5 min

Black Marlin Fishing in WA: Exmouth, Tackle & Release

An honest guide to black marlin in WA — why Exmouth is world-famous, the tag-and-release ethic, the game tackle, and...

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20 Jun 2026

Guide 7 min

Barracuda in WA: Where, When and How to Catch Them

A practical guide to great barracuda in Western Australia — where they bite, the wire trace you need, DPIRD rules,...

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20 Jun 2026

Conditions 5 min

Fishing After a Storm in Perth: What Changes

What Perth storms actually do to the fishing — dirty gutters, river inflows, tailor going nuts and squid sulking....

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16 Jun 2026

Spots 5 min

Reading Swell for Beach Fishing in Perth

How to read swell height, period and direction for Perth beach fishing. When tailor, mulloway, whiting and tarwhine...

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11 Jun 2026

Conditions 5 min

Barometric Pressure and Fishing in WA: Does It Matter?

Does barometric pressure matter for WA fishing? The theory, what Perth's weather patterns do to the bite, and how to...

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6 Jun 2026

Rules 5 min

Swan River Fishing Rules: What to Check Before You Go

A plain-English guide to Swan River fishing rules — closed waters, crab rules, bream considerations and why you...

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1 Jun 2026

Guide 5 min

Perth Winter Whiting 2026: King George, Yellowfin & School

Perth winter whiting 2026 — King George around Cockburn and Rotto, yellowfin and school whiting on the flats and...

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1 Jun 2026

Spots 6 min

Swan vs Canning River: Where to Target Black Bream

Swan River vs Canning River for black bream — honest Perth comparison of structure, wind, snags and style so you pick...

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27 May 2026

Calendar 6 min

What's Biting in Perth in June: Monthly Guide

What's biting around Perth in June — bream pre-spawn on the Swan, mulloway at night, cobbler in the estuary, tarwhine...

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25 May 2026

Rules 8 min

Drone Fishing Laws in WA 2026: Is It Legal?

Is drone fishing legal in WA? Short answer: yes, with limits. DPIRD rules, Perth metro wire-trace ban, the snapper...

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25 May 2026

Guide 8 min

Dingle Dangle Rig: South African Surf Rig for WA Beaches

The dingle dangle rig is new to Australia but built for what WA surf anglers already do — big baits, long casts,...

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24 May 2026

Bait & rigs 5 min

Best Lures for Black Bream in the Swan River

Best lures for Swan River black bream — small hardbodies, soft plastics, vibes and surface lures. Colours, retrieves...

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22 May 2026

Spots 6 min

Night Fishing the Swan River: Spots, Species & Safety

A Perth local's guide to night fishing the Swan River — best spots for mulloway, cobbler and bream after dark, gear,...

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17 May 2026

Spots 6 min

Mulloway in the Swan River: Land-Based Guide

Where and how to target mulloway from the bank in the Swan River — structure, baits, rigs, tides and timing. A...

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12 May 2026

Spots 5 min

Cobbler Fishing in the Swan River (After Dark)

How to target estuary cobbler in the Swan River after dark — spots, rigs, baits, and the all-important handling guide...

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7 May 2026

Guide 6 min

Perth Tailor Run 2026: How to Fish the Peak

Perth's autumn tailor run peaks for size in May 2026 — fewer schools, bigger fish. Where they're firing, the gear,...

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5 May 2026

Guide 5 min

Land-Based Mulloway Fishing Around Perth

A practical land-based mulloway guide for Perth — beach, river and rock spots, the gear standard, timing, and how to...

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2 May 2026

Bait & rigs 5 min

Best Rig for Pink Snapper from Shore in WA

Rigs that actually work for pink snapper from Perth breakwalls and jetties — running sinker, paternoster, float-line,...

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27 Apr 2026

Calendar 6 min

What's Biting in Perth in May: Monthly Guide

What's biting around Perth in May — tailor and salmon winding down, King George whiting firing, squid on the chew,...

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25 Apr 2026

Bait & rigs 6 min

Best Bait for Tailor from the Beach in WA

The best baits for beach tailor in WA — whole mulies on ganged hooks, blue bait, garfish and live herring. Rigs,...

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22 Apr 2026

Calendar 7 min

Perth Fishing Calendar: What's Biting by Month

Your month-by-month Perth fishing almanac: when tailor, King George whiting, squid, bream, mulloway and snapper fire...

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20 Apr 2026

Rules 5 min

Pink Snapper Size & Bag Limits in WA

An honest guide to WA's pink snapper rules — why they exist, where to check the current limits, and how to release...

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17 Apr 2026

Spots 6 min

Night Fishing Perth Beaches: Where, When, What to Target

A practical guide to night fishing Perth beaches — best spots, moon and tide timing, what to target after dark, and...

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13 Apr 2026

Spots 5 min

How to Catch Squid from Perth Jetties

How to catch squid from Perth jetties — when to go, which jig to throw, the whip-pause retrieve, and landing tips for...

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9 Apr 2026

Conditions 6 min

Best Tide for Whiting in Perth

What tide actually works for King George and yellowfin whiting in Perth. Why Perth's small range, wind, and low-tide...

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6 Apr 2026

Spots 5 min

North Mole vs South Mole: Which Fremantle Mark to Fish?

Honest Fremantle comparison: North Mole or South Mole? Species, wind, swell, crowds and access weighed up so you pick...

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2 Apr 2026

Beginners 6 min

Jetty Fishing for Beginners: A Perth Starter Guide

New to fishing in Perth? Here's a no-BS jetty starter guide — beginner-friendly spots, the gear you actually need,...

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30 Mar 2026

Spots 5 min

Black Bream Fishing the Swan River: Spots & Tips

Where to target black bream in the Swan River — upper flats, middle structure and lower estuary. Baits, lures, tides...

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26 Mar 2026

Calendar 7 min

WA Salmon Run 2026: Perth Season Guide

When the WA salmon run reaches Perth from March to May: peak metro spots, run timing, gear, and the conditions that...

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22 Feb 2026

Calendar 4 min

Best Tailor Spots in Perth (March-May)

Where to catch tailor around Perth in autumn — Cottesloe, Trigg, Scarborough and the moles, with the timing, lures...

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22 Feb 2026