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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Blackwall Reach (Swan River)

Fri 23 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Blackwall Reach (Swan River)

waxing gibbous · 90%

Weather: Sunny Wind: S 194° · 4 km/h Swell: 1.4 m @ 11 s SW Water: 19.4 °C Pressure: 1020.5 hPa ↓ falling Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 7:00 pm

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dusk

Tide Turning

Wind S 12 km/h

Moon waxing gibbous all day

Water temp 19.4 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:03 am Last light 6:59 pm

Low 1:48 am High 7:40 am Low 1:12 pm High 7:40 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

4:30 am → 6:00 am

1h 30m

Good

9:30 pm → 11:30 pm

Good

9:30 am → 10:30 am

First light

5:03 am

Last light

6:59 pm

Sunrise

5:28 am

Sunset

6:34 pm

Moonrise

3:41 pm

Moonset

3:27 am

Low tide

1:48 am

High tide

7:40 am

Low tide

1:12 pm

High tide

7:40 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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12°

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163°

12 km/h

1am

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11°

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158°

11 km/h

2am

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11°

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153°

11 km/h

3am

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11°

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147°

11 km/h

4am

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11°

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139°

10 km/h

5am

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11°

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131°

10 km/h

6am

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12°

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124°

10 km/h

7am

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13°

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119°

10 km/h

8am

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14°

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116°

9 km/h

9am

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15°

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118°

8 km/h

10am

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16°

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127°

6 km/h

11am

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18°

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152°

4 km/h

12pm

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20°

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194°

4 km/h

1pm

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21°

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216°

5 km/h

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22°

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223°

6 km/h

3pm

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22°

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217°

7 km/h

4pm

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21°

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206°

8 km/h

5pm

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20°

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194°

10 km/h

6pm

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18°

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185°

11 km/h

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17°

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177°

12 km/h

8pm

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16°

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173°

12 km/h

9pm

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15°

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170°

12 km/h

10pm

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15°

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164°

10 km/h

11pm

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15°

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156°

8 km/h

Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.2 m SW

12am

1.4 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

1am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

2am

1.3 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

3am

1.3 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

4am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

5am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

6am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

7am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

8am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

9am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

10am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

11am

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

12pm

1.4 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

1pm

1.4 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

2pm

1.5 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

3pm

1.5 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

4pm

1.5 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

5pm

1.5 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

6pm

1.4 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

7pm

1.4 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

8pm

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

9pm

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

10pm

1.3 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

11pm

1.2 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.7° over the last 3 days

Tue

20 Oct

20.1°

Wed

21 Oct

20.0°

Thu

22 Oct

19.7°

Fri

23 Oct

19.4°

Sat

24 Oct

19.3°

Sun

25 Oct

19.1°

Mon

26 Oct

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Tue

27 Oct

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Wed

28 Oct

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Thu

29 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 4 km/h S (194°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

4:30 am → 6:00 am

1h 30m

Good

9:30 pm → 11:30 pm

Good

9:30 am → 10:30 am

First light

5:03 am

Last light

6:59 pm

Sunrise

5:28 am

Sunset

6:34 pm

Moonrise

3:41 pm

Moonset

3:27 am

Low tide

1:48 am

High tide

7:40 am

Low tide

1:12 pm

High tide

7:40 pm

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