Can you fish from the cliffs at Blackwall Reach?

You can, but it's awkward and genuinely dangerous — the limestone edges are sharp, undercut and slippery, and there's a long drop to deep water. Most anglers skip the clifftop and walk a short distance along Blackwall Reach Parade to fish at river level within sight of the car, or work the cliff line from a kayak.

What fish can you catch at Blackwall Reach?

Mulloway are the drawcard — the deep hole here, close to 20 metres, holds them year-round and they feed best after dark. You'll also find black bream and tarwhine tight to the rock, flathead on the sand, chopper tailor, herring, yellowfin whiting and small, mostly undersize, pink snapper.

How deep is the water at Blackwall Reach?

It's the deepest part of the Swan River — close to 20 metres below the cliffs, with gullies and trenches on the bottom where mulloway sit. That depth is why it fishes well but is hard work: you need enough lead to hold bottom and are best fishing the slack around tide changes.

Where do you park to fish Blackwall Reach?

Park on Blackwall Reach Parade in Bicton for river-level access a short walk away, or use the Blackwall Reach Reserve car park for the clifftop — though it has no toilets and dogs aren't allowed. For toilets, a cafe, BBQs and a jetty, use the Point Walter Reserve end off Honour Avenue.

What size and bag limits apply to mulloway and bream in the Swan?

Mulloway have a 500 mm minimum size and a bag limit of 2. Black bream and tarwhine have a 250 mm minimum, and in the Swan and Canning rivers you may keep only 2 black bream over 400 mm. Rules change, so check the current DPIRD recreational fishing rules before you keep anything.

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SE 153° · 7 km/h Swell: 0.8 m @ 8 s SW Water: 17.7 °C

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At the day's peak · 7:00 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind NE 3 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 17.7 °C all day

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 am → 10:00 am

3h 30m

Good

8:00 pm → 9:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

5:30 pm → 6:30 pm

First light

6:50 am

Last light

5:54 pm

Sunrise

7:16 am

Sunset

5:28 pm

Moonrise

3:50 am

Moonset

1:52 pm

High tide

5:45 am

Low tide

4:00 pm

Hourly Wind

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102°

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.7°

Wed

8 Jul

17.6°

Thu

9 Jul

17.7°

Fri

10 Jul

17.9°

Sat

11 Jul

17.7°

Sun

12 Jul

17.5°

Mon

13 Jul

17.5°

Tue

14 Jul

17.3°

Wed

15 Jul

17.1°

Thu

16 Jul

17.2°

Fri

17 Jul

17.7°

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Wind data (text)

Now: 7 km/h SE (153°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 am → 10:00 am

3h 30m

Good

8:00 pm → 9:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

5:30 pm → 6:30 pm

First light

6:50 am

Last light

5:54 pm

Sunrise

7:16 am

Sunset

5:28 pm

Moonrise

3:50 am

Moonset

1:52 pm

High tide

5:45 am

Low tide

4:00 pm

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