Can you fish at Heirisson Island?

Yes. Fishing is permitted from the river banks around Heirisson Island, though not in the internal lakes on the island itself. The outer foreshore and the Causeway bridge pylons hold black bream year-round, along with flathead, tailor, cobbler and the occasional mulloway.

What fish can you catch at the Causeway in Perth?

Black bream are the main target, holding on the bridge pylons and island banks year-round and reaching around 45 cm. Flathead work the sandy edges, tailor move through on the autumn run, estuary cobbler come off the bottom after dark, and mulloway are an occasional after-dark bonus when bait is about.

Where do you fish at the Causeway?

From the foreshore banks around Heirisson Island and tight to the two sets of bridge pylons, casting parallel to the pylon line rather than out into the channel. The island car park is off the Causeway heading toward Victoria Park, and the walk to the water is short and flat.

Can you keep black bream from the Swan River?

Yes, within the rules: minimum size 250 mm, a daily bag limit of 6, and no more than 2 black bream over 400 mm from the Swan and Canning rivers, all inside the statewide nearshore/estuarine mixed bag of 16. Check current DPIRD rules before keeping fish.

Is the Causeway a good spot to fish at night?

After dark is when cobbler and the occasional mulloway switch on and foot traffic drops off. It is unlit urban foreshore with tidal current, so pack a head torch, watch the bank edges, and let someone know your plan.

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Water temp 17.5 °C all day

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 am → 10:00 am

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5:00 pm → 8:30 pm

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1:30 pm → 3:30 pm

First light

6:48 am

Last light

5:56 pm

Sunrise

7:14 am

Sunset

5:30 pm

Moonrise

8:43 am

Moonset

7:40 pm

High tide

10:13 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

Hourly Wind

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Water Temp (°C)

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Tue

14 Jul

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Wed

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Sat

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Tue

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17.7°

Wed

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Wind data (text)

Now: 11 km/h N (348°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 am → 10:00 am

Good

5:00 pm → 8:30 pm

3h 30m

Good

1:30 pm → 3:30 pm

First light

6:48 am

Last light

5:56 pm

Sunrise

7:14 am

Sunset

5:30 pm

Moonrise

8:43 am

Moonset

7:40 pm

High tide

10:13 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

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