Why is the Greenough River mouth a mulloway spot?

The river outflow concentrates bait in the surf zone, the gutters either side of the bar are deep enough to hold fish through the tide, and the Southgate Dunes give anglers space to spread out at night. The combination of clean food supply, deeper near-shore water and limited foot traffic produces consistent mulloway from soapies up to genuine quality fish.

Is the bar always open?

No. The bar opens after rainfall and winter storms and closes back over dry summers. The lower river holds bream regardless, but mulloway and tailor fishing at the mouth itself shifts with the bar — when it is closed the fish hold further out in the surf, and when it is open the bait push is more concentrated. Read the bar each visit.

Does the West Coast demersal closure apply here?

From a boat, yes. Cape Burney is in the West Coast Bioregion, where boat-based demersal fishing is closed until spring 2027. It does not apply to land-based fishing, so the south-side rocks stay open for pink snapper and dhufish under a 2-fish mixed demersal bag with 2 pink snapper inside it. Land-based spearfishing for dhufish is the one thing still banned. Check current DPIRD rules before a trip.

Can I fish the river without a boat?

Yes. The lower river is wadable and bank-accessible from the Cape Burney side and produces bream year-round on light spin gear. A boat or kayak helps reach the upstream snags above the bar but is not required for a productive session at the mouth.

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Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney)

Sun 18 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 221° · 12 km/h Swell: 2.6 m @ 11 s SW Water: 20.3 °C Pressure: 1017.0 hPa ↓ falling Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: onshore

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High Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind E 6 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 20.3 °C all day

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Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:17 am Last light 6:56 pm

High 12:06 am Low 10:54 am High 10:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

10:30 am → 12:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

5:17 am

Last light

6:56 pm

Sunrise

5:41 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

10:59 am

Moonset

12:39 am

High tide

12:06 am

Low tide

10:54 am

High tide

10:30 pm

Hourly Wind

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~2.7 m SW

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.4° over the last 3 days

Thu

15 Oct

19.9°

Fri

16 Oct

20.1°

Sat

17 Oct

20.3°

Sun

18 Oct

20.3°

Mon

19 Oct

20.2°

Tue

20 Oct

20.2°

Wed

21 Oct

20.1°

Thu

22 Oct

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23 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 12 km/h SW (221°).

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

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

10:30 am → 12:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

5:17 am

Last light

6:56 pm

Sunrise

5:41 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

10:59 am

Moonset

12:39 am

High tide

12:06 am

Low tide

10:54 am

High tide

10:30 pm

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