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)

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

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SE 138° · 9 km/h Swell: 2.0 m @ 9 s SW Water: 17.7 °C Pressure: 1023.4 hPa ↓ falling

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At the day's peak · 6:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind E 12 km/h

Moon waxing gibbous all day

Water temp 17.7 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:34 am Last light 6:32 pm

Low 1:30 am High 8:30 am Low 3:45 pm High 10:10 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

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

9:00 pm → 11:00 pm

First light

5:34 am

Last light

6:32 pm

Sunrise

5:59 am

Sunset

6:07 pm

Moonrise

2:45 pm

Moonset

4:01 am

Low tide

1:30 am

High tide

8:30 am

Low tide

3:45 pm

High tide

10:10 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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8°

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29°

6 km/h

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8°

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21°

5 km/h

2am

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8°

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13°

5 km/h

3am

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8°

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9°

5 km/h

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7°

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11°

7 km/h

5am

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8°

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13°

7 km/h

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11°

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27°

6 km/h

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12°

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35°

6 km/h

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13°

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45°

6 km/h

9am

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14°

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66°

5 km/h

10am

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14°

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98°

5 km/h

11am

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15°

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125°

7 km/h

12pm

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15°

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138°

9 km/h

1pm

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16°

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143°

12 km/h

2pm

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16°

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143°

13 km/h

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16°

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138°

13 km/h

4pm

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15°

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127°

12 km/h

5pm

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14°

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114°

12 km/h

6pm

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98°

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13 km/h

8pm

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14 km/h

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69°

14 km/h

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62°

13 km/h

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54°

13 km/h

Hourly Swell

Easing 2.4 → 1.7 m SW

12am

2.4 m

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Solid

1am

2.3 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

2am

2.3 m

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Solid

3am

2.3 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

4am

2.3 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

5am

2.2 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

6am

2.2 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

7am

2.2 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

8am

2.2 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

9am

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

10am

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

11am

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

12pm

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

1pm

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

2pm

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

3pm

1.9 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.9 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5pm

1.9 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

6pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

7pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

8pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.7°

Sun

20 Sep

17.8°

Mon

21 Sep

17.8°

Tue

22 Sep

17.8°

Wed

23 Sep

17.7°

Thu

24 Sep

17.7°

Fri

25 Sep

17.7°

Sat

26 Sep

17.8°

Sun

27 Sep

17.7°

Mon

28 Sep

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Tue

29 Sep

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 9 km/h SE (138°).

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

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

9:00 pm → 11:00 pm

First light

5:34 am

Last light

6:32 pm

Sunrise

5:59 am

Sunset

6:07 pm

Moonrise

2:45 pm

Moonset

4:01 am

Low tide

1:30 am

High tide

8:30 am

Low tide

3:45 pm

High tide

10:10 pm

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