What's the iconic species at Eighty Mile Beach?

King threadfin salmon — sometimes called blue-nose salmon by locals — is the species most travellers come for, particularly through the southern winter run. Queenfish and giant trevally back up the same beach session and are both genuine targets in their own right.

When should I plan my trip?

The dry season (April through October) is the only sensible window. The caravan park books out across the winter migration months — May through September — so plan months ahead. The wet season brings cyclones, road closures and unfishable beaches.

Are there crocodiles at Eighty Mile Beach?

Not a major issue on the open beach itself — Eighty Mile is too exposed and open for crocs to use it heavily. The bordering creek systems do hold them, particularly toward the Kimberley end and around any creek mouth. Treat any creek or mangrove edge as suspect, and don't clean fish in the water.

You can reach the caravan park in a 2WD when the access road is graded, and you can fish from the high-tide mark near the park on foot. To work the long stretches of beach away from the park and to drive on the soft sand at the tide mark, a 4WD with tyres aired down is the practical answer. Most serious fishing visitors bring one.

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: NW 297° · 16 km/h Swell: 0.6 m @ 5 s NW Water: 28.0 °C Pressure: 1011.9 hPa → steady Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: onshore

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Wind NW 13 km/h

Moon full all day

Water temp 28.0 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 4:54 am Last light 6:23 pm

Low 5:09 am High 11:14 am Low 5:18 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 6:30 am

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First light

4:54 am

Last light

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Sunrise

5:16 am

Sunset

6:00 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

5:38 am

Low tide

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High tide

11:14 am

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 16 km/h NW (297°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 6:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 7:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

4:54 am

Last light

6:23 pm

Sunrise

5:16 am

Sunset

6:00 pm

Moonrise

7:18 pm

Moonset

5:38 am

Low tide

5:09 am

High tide

11:14 am

Low tide

5:18 pm

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