Can you fish at Kent Street Weir?

Yes. The estuary side below the weir is the upstream limit of the Canning's tidal salt water, and black bream hold tight to the weir wall, snags and seagrass year-round. Flathead, cobbler and yellow-eye mullet round out the catch. Fewer blowfish than downstream makes it a popular spot to fish with kids.

Do you need a fishing licence at Kent Street Weir?

Shore fishing on the estuary side below the weir doesn't need a licence for most species. Fishing the fresh water pooled above the weir falls under WA's South-West freshwater angling licence — check current DPIRD requirements before fishing upstream of the wall. A Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence is needed if you fish from a vessel.

Can you fish both sides of the weir?

Yes. Below the weir is tidal estuary water where the standard Swan-Canning rules apply; above it is fresh water held back by the gates, which carries a separate freshwater angling licence. Most anglers fish the estuary side, where the tide still moves the bait and the bream congregate against the wall.

Is Kent Street Weir good for kids fishing?

Yes — it's one of the better family fishing precincts on the Canning. The blowfish that strip baits downstream are noticeably thinner here, there's a playground, cafe, barbecues, accessible toilets and a boardwalk, and the bream fishing is forgiving on light gear.

What fish can you catch at Kent Street Weir?

Black bream are the main target, holding against the weir wall and structure year-round. You'll also find flathead on the sand edges, cobbler over the mud after dark, and schools of yellow-eye mullet. In the Swan and Canning only 2 black bream over 400 mm may be kept per day, so check the current DPIRD limits before keeping a feed.

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Kent Street Weir (Canning River)

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📍 Kent Street Weir (Canning River)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: E 84° · 5 km/h Swell: 1.1 m @ 12 s SW Water: 17.2 °C Pressure: 1028.0 hPa ↓ falling

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Low Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Turning

Wind SE 7 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 17.2 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

9:00 am → 11:00 am

Good

6:00 pm → 7:00 pm

First light

6:00 am

Last light

6:28 pm

Sunrise

6:24 am

Sunset

6:03 pm

Moonrise

4:29 am

Moonset

2:57 pm

High tide

6:45 am

Low tide

3:50 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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10°

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136°

6 km/h

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9°

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130°

6 km/h

2am

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9°

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124°

6 km/h

3am

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9°

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120°

6 km/h

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117°

7 km/h

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.2 m SW

12am

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1.1 m

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1.1 m

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1.1 m

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1.1 m

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1.1 m

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1.1 m

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1.1 m

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1.2 m

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Moderate

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.6° over the last 3 days

Sat

5 Sep

17.8°

Sun

6 Sep

17.4°

Mon

7 Sep

17.2°

Tue

8 Sep

17.2°

Wed

9 Sep

17.3°

Thu

10 Sep

17.4°

Fri

11 Sep

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Sat

12 Sep

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Sun

13 Sep

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Mon

14 Sep

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 5 km/h E (84°).

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

9:00 am → 11:00 am

Good

6:00 pm → 7:00 pm

First light

6:00 am

Last light

6:28 pm

Sunrise

6:24 am

Sunset

6:03 pm

Moonrise

4:29 am

Moonset

2:57 pm

High tide

6:45 am

Low tide

3:50 pm

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