Geraldton is the northern end of Perth's long-weekend fishing orbit — 4.5 hours up the coast where the Leeuwin Current blurs the line between temperate and tropical. You can target a dhufish one morning and have a coral trout turn up on the next cast. Fisherman's Wharf and the marina give working-port land-based access for tailor, mulloway, herring and whiting; Separation Point is a classic rock/beach spot that fires on the incoming tide; Drummond Cove north of town is clear-water beach fishing for herring, tailor and mulloway.

Fisherman's Wharf / marina: light baits for herring, skippy and whiting; squid jigs after dark along the lit sections; heavier gear with mulies, mullet or soft plastics at the deeper wharf edges for tailor and mulloway. Separation Point: fish the incoming tide at dawn or dusk — metal slugs for tailor, heavier baits for mulloway and pink snapper off the deeper ledges. Drummond Cove: classic beach spin through clear water — mix small lures and berley for herring, step up for tailor and beach-cast pinkies in cooler months.

Tailor, mulloway, herring, skippy, sand whiting and tarwhine (all the land-based bread-and-butter), squid around the marina at night, pink snapper from rock edges in the legal window, samson fish and summer kingfish for the ambitious.

West Coast Demersal closure Cervantes to Kalbarri runs 15 October – 15 December — hard stop on targeting snapper/dhufish in that window. Rest of the year, check DPIRD for other closures. Fisherman's Wharf is a working port — watch for vessel movement and don't cast across shipping lanes. Separation Point rocks get swell-washed; grippy shoes, watch sets, don't fish alone at night. Drummond Cove parking fills fast on summer weekends.