Is Riverside Gardens in Bayswater good for fishing with kids?

It is one of the best on the middle Swan. The West section has a sandy river beach, so children can cast and then have a splash between bites, and the reserve backs it up with public toilets, barbecues, a fenced shaded playground, a coffee trailer and more than 50 parking bays including 2 ACROD bays. The beach shelves away into the river, so keep small kids supervised at the edge.

What fish can you catch at Riverside Gardens?

Black bream are the mainstay, with tailor, flathead and yellowfin whiting through the warmer months and mulloway after dark. Bream are 250mm minimum with a bag of 6, and no more than 2 of them may be over 400mm in the Swan and Canning. Flathead are 300mm and tailor 300mm, both with a bag of 8, while yellowfin whiting have no minimum size in WA and a bag of 30. Blowfish turn up as well and are poisonous to eat, so return them.

Where exactly do you fish at Riverside Gardens?

The West section is the fishing half — the sandy beach and the bank either side of it. The reserve's jetty is at the other end, in the East section beside the boat launch, along with the picnic shelters and the fenced dog exercise area, so that half is busier with dogs than with anglers. An urban forest planting is under way in the East section as of September 2026.

Can you use wire trace at Riverside Gardens?

No. Wire trace has been prohibited throughout the Swan and Canning rivers including their tributaries since 1 October 2024, so a steel or metal wire or chain leader is illegal here. Hooks, swivels and sinkers are excluded from the order, so ganged mulies and normal terminal tackle are unaffected. Run mono or fluorocarbon leader.

Are dogs allowed at Riverside Gardens?

Yes, with different rules for each half. Dogs are on-lead in the designated area of Riverside Gardens West, and off-lead in designated areas of Riverside Gardens East, which has a fenced dog exercise area split into small- and large-dog sections. That dog area is worth knowing about before you pick a stretch of bank to cast from.

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Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River)

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: N 351° · 5 km/h Swell: 1.3 m @ 12 s SW Water: 19.9 °C Pressure: 1015.2 hPa ↓ falling Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Wind NE 5 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 19.9 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:10 am Last light 6:53 pm

Low 11:00 am

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

4:30 pm → 8:00 pm

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First light

5:10 am

Last light

6:53 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

9:49 am

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11:00 am

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.6° over the last 3 days

Wed

14 Oct

19.3°

Thu

15 Oct

19.5°

Fri

16 Oct

19.7°

Sat

17 Oct

19.9°

Sun

18 Oct

19.9°

Mon

19 Oct

19.9°

Tue

20 Oct

20.1°

Wed

21 Oct

20.1°

Thu

22 Oct

20.0°

Fri

23 Oct

19.8°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 5 km/h N (351°).

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

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

4:30 pm → 8:00 pm

3h 30m

First light

5:10 am

Last light

6:53 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

9:49 am

Moonset

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Low tide

11:00 am

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