Is Wilson Inlet really that good for black bream?

Yes. Wilson Inlet is one of the recognised south-coast bream estuaries, with quality fish year-round through the Hay River arm, the Denmark River and the deeper inlet snag lines. Light gear, small presentations and clean casts to structure are the local approach. The bar phase — open or closed — shifts the fish around the inlet but does not shut the fishery down.

When does the Wilson Inlet bar open?

Most years the sandbar is opened mechanically through Ocean Beach (typically July or August) to mitigate flooding around the inlet edges; the bar then naturally closes again from late summer. The post-opening week tends to concentrate bream at the bar and lets salmon push into the inlet on the rising tide. Timing varies — check the Shire of Denmark before planning around it.

Does the West Coast demersal closure apply at Denmark?

No. Denmark sits in the South Coast Bioregion, which has its own bag and size structure for demersal scalefish and is not subject to the West Coast boat-based closure that runs to spring 2027. The South Coast mixed demersal daily bag dropped from 5 to 4 on 1 June 2026. Verify current South Coast Bioregion rules with DPIRD before targeting pink snapper, dhufish or other demersals.

Can I fish at Greens Pool?

No. Greens Pool has been closed to all fishing since 2018 under the Prohibition on Fishing (Greens Pool) Order 2018, which covers the pool and its immediate waters rather than the rest of William Bay National Park. The fish life has rebounded and it is now a snorkelling and swimming site rather than a fishery. Lights Beach to the east and Ocean Beach to the south of town are the open-coast options.

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Denmark (Wilson Inlet / Ocean Beach / Lights Beach / Hay River)

Sun 11 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 217° · 7 km/h Swell: 3.0 m @ 9 s SW Water: 17.6 °C Pressure: 1019.8 hPa ↑ rising Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind SW 9 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 17.6 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:08 am Last light 6:46 pm

Low 5:30 am High 10:30 am Low 3:30 pm High 10:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

12:00 am → 1:30 am

1h 30m

Good

10:30 am → 1:00 pm

2h 30m

First light

5:08 am

Last light

6:46 pm

Sunrise

5:33 am

Sunset

6:21 pm

Moonrise

5:30 am

Moonset

7:07 pm

Low tide

5:30 am

High tide

10:30 am

Low tide

3:30 pm

High tide

10:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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222°

25 km/h

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222°

23 km/h

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221°

22 km/h

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10°

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220°

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10°

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218°

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213°

20 km/h

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212°

19 km/h

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210°

19 km/h

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212°

19 km/h

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13°

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215°

18 km/h

10am

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13°

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217°

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13°

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226°

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11°

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217°

7 km/h

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209°

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211°

4 km/h

11pm

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214°

4 km/h

Hourly Swell

Easing 3.2 → 2.9 m SW

12am

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ground

1am

3.4 m

@ 10 s

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ground

2am

3.5 m

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ground

3am

3.6 m

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Heavy

4am

3.6 m

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Heavy

5am

3.7 m

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6am

3.7 m

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7am

3.6 m

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8am

3.6 m

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Heavy

9am

3.5 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

10am

3.5 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

11am

3.4 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

12pm

3.4 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

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3.3 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

2pm

3.2 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

3pm

3.2 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

4pm

3.1 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

5pm

3.1 m

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Heavy

6pm

3.0 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

7pm

3.0 m

@ 9 s

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Heavy

8pm

3.0 m

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Solid

9pm

2.9 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

10pm

2.9 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

11pm

2.9 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.6° over the last 3 days

Thu

8 Oct

18.2°

Fri

9 Oct

18.0°

Sat

10 Oct

17.8°

Sun

11 Oct

17.6°

Mon

12 Oct

17.7°

Tue

13 Oct

17.6°

Wed

14 Oct

17.7°

Thu

15 Oct

17.7°

Fri

16 Oct

17.7°

Sat

17 Oct

17.9°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 7 km/h SW (217°).

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

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

12:00 am → 1:30 am

1h 30m

Good

10:30 am → 1:00 pm

2h 30m

First light

5:08 am

Last light

6:46 pm

Sunrise

5:33 am

Sunset

6:21 pm

Moonrise

5:30 am

Moonset

7:07 pm

Low tide

5:30 am

High tide

10:30 am

Low tide

3:30 pm

High tide

10:00 pm

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