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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Weather: Rainy Wind: W 284° · 19 km/h Swell: 2.0 m @ 8 s SW Water: 17.5 °C Pressure: 1017.8 hPa → steady

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At the day's peak · 6:00 pm

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind W 18 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 17.5 °C all day

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Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:48 am Last light 6:25 pm

Low 5:15 am High 11:30 am Low 4:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

First light

5:48 am

Last light

6:25 pm

Sunrise

6:13 am

Sunset

6:00 pm

Moonrise

7:02 am

Moonset

8:19 pm

Low tide

5:15 am

High tide

11:30 am

Low tide

4:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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15 km/h

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320°

15 km/h

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325°

15 km/h

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321°

16 km/h

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16 km/h

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16 km/h

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16 km/h

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19 km/h

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294°

23 km/h

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Hourly Swell

Building 2.1 → 2.4 m SW

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.5°

Thu

10 Sep

17.4°

Fri

11 Sep

17.5°

Sat

12 Sep

17.4°

Sun

13 Sep

17.5°

Mon

14 Sep

17.5°

Tue

15 Sep

17.5°

Wed

16 Sep

17.7°

Thu

17 Sep

17.9°

Fri

18 Sep

18.3°

Sat

19 Sep

18.0°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 19 km/h W (284°).

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 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

First light

5:48 am

Last light

6:25 pm

Sunrise

6:13 am

Sunset

6:00 pm

Moonrise

7:02 am

Moonset

8:19 pm

Low tide

5:15 am

High tide

11:30 am

Low tide

4:30 pm

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