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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Weather: Cloudy Wind: W 287° · 7 km/h Swell: 1.1 m @ 11 s SW Water: 19.9 °C Pressure: 1015.1 hPa ↓ falling Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Tide Moving

Wind NE 6 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 19.9 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:10 am Last light 6:54 pm

Low 11:30 am High 11:24 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

4:30 pm → 8:00 pm

3h 30m

First light

5:10 am

Last light

6:54 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

9:49 am

Moonset

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Low tide

11:30 am

High tide

11:24 pm

Hourly Wind

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Hourly Swell

Building 1.0 → 1.3 m SW

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.6° over the last 3 days

Wed

14 Oct

19.3°

Thu

15 Oct

19.5°

Fri

16 Oct

19.7°

Sat

17 Oct

19.9°

Sun

18 Oct

20.0°

Mon

19 Oct

19.9°

Tue

20 Oct

20.0°

Wed

21 Oct

20.0°

Thu

22 Oct

19.7°

Fri

23 Oct

19.5°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 7 km/h W (287°).

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

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

4:30 pm → 8:00 pm

3h 30m

First light

5:10 am

Last light

6:54 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

9:49 am

Moonset

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Low tide

11:30 am

High tide

11:24 pm

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