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 and the surrounding waters in William Bay National Park have been closed to fishing since 2018 and the area is a no-take sanctuary zone. 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 30 Aug 2026 · Australia/Perth

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waning gibbous · 95%

Weather: Cloudy Wind: E 75° · 7 km/h Swell: 1.6 m @ 10 s SW Water: 17.8 °C Pressure: 1025.4 hPa → steady

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:00 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind E 7 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 17.8 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

Good

5:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

11:30 am → 12:00 pm

30m

First light

6:07 am

Last light

6:15 pm

Sunrise

6:32 am

Sunset

5:50 pm

Moonrise

8:05 pm

Moonset

7:21 am

Low tide

4:42 am

High tide

11:30 am

Low tide

5:18 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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14°

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90°

10 km/h

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15°

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92°

10 km/h

2am

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15°

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81°

9 km/h

3am

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15°

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88°

9 km/h

4am

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15°

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91°

9 km/h

5am

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15°

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101°

7 km/h

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15°

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75°

7 km/h

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46°

6 km/h

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41°

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32°

15 km/h

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14 km/h

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.5 m SW

12am

1.6 m

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Moderate

1am

1.6 m

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Moderate

2am

1.7 m

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Moderate

3am

1.7 m

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ground

4am

1.7 m

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5am

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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6am

1.6 m

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@ 10 s

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Moderate

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1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

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1.5 m

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11am

1.5 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

12pm

1.5 m

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Moderate

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1.5 m

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2pm

1.5 m

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Moderate

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3pm

1.5 m

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Moderate

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4pm

1.5 m

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Moderate

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5pm

1.5 m

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6pm

1.5 m

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7pm

1.5 m

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8pm

1.5 m

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Moderate

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9pm

1.5 m

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Moderate

10pm

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.8°

Thu

27 Aug

17.9°

Fri

28 Aug

17.8°

Sat

29 Aug

17.8°

Sun

30 Aug

17.8°

Mon

31 Aug

17.8°

Tue

1 Sep

17.8°

Wed

2 Sep

17.8°

Thu

3 Sep

17.8°

Fri

4 Sep

17.7°

Sat

5 Sep

17.6°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 7 km/h E (75°).

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

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

Good

5:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

11:30 am → 12:00 pm

30m

First light

6:07 am

Last light

6:15 pm

Sunrise

6:32 am

Sunset

5:50 pm

Moonrise

8:05 pm

Moonset

7:21 am

Low tide

4:42 am

High tide

11:30 am

Low tide

5:18 pm

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