Where are the best mulloway gutters at Bunbury Back Beach?

Wyalup Point and Hungry Hollow are the local reputations — both hold deeper gutters that mulloway use as ambush points. Fish at night on dark phases of the moon around tide change with fresh whole bait on heavy gear.

When does Bunbury Back Beach fish best?

Dawn and dusk on a moving tide year-round. March through June for the salmon and tailor run. Easterly land breeze flattens the chop until mid-morning. After a winter storm, give the gutters 2–3 days to settle before expecting clean conditions.

Can I fish the southern breakwater?

Yes in manageable swell. The breakwater fishes well when the open beach is washed out, but the lower rocks get swell-washed in heavy seas — stay back and watch sets before committing to a low position.

How does Bunbury Back Beach compare to other South West beaches?

More urban-adjacent than Preston Beach (Bunbury CBD is 10 minutes away). Slightly more sheltered than Tim's Thicket because of the bay shape. Fishery is similar in species but the gutter character is more consistent. The southern breakwater is a structure-fishing option you don't get further north.

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Bunbury Back Beach (Geographe Bay)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: W 277° · 8 km/h Swell: 1.6 m @ 9 s W Water: 16.8 °C

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Time of day Dusk

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Wind W 5 km/h

Moon waxing crescent all day

Water temp 16.8 °C all day

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 pm → 6:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

7:00 am → 8:00 am

First light

6:50 am

Last light

5:56 pm

Sunrise

7:17 am

Sunset

5:30 pm

Moonrise

10:17 am

Moonset

10:54 pm

High tide

1:00 am

High tide

5:30 am

High tide

9:00 am

Low tide

4:30 pm

Low tide

6:45 pm

Hourly Wind

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 16.8°

Thu

16 Jul

17.0°

Fri

17 Jul

17.0°

Sat

18 Jul

16.9°

Sun

19 Jul

16.8°

Mon

20 Jul

16.8°

Tue

21 Jul

16.8°

Wed

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16.8°

Thu

23 Jul

16.8°

Fri

24 Jul

16.7°

Sat

25 Jul

16.7°

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Wind data (text)

Now: 8 km/h W (277°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 pm → 6:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

7:00 am → 8:00 am

First light

6:50 am

Last light

5:56 pm

Sunrise

7:17 am

Sunset

5:30 pm

Moonrise

10:17 am

Moonset

10:54 pm

High tide

1:00 am

High tide

5:30 am

High tide

9:00 am

Low tide

4:30 pm

Low tide

6:45 pm

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