Can you fish at Inscription Point Kurnell?

Yes. Line fishing is allowed at Inscription Point in Kamay Botany Bay National Park, and the ledge is known for luderick, black drummer, bream, tailor and salmon. The shoreline is an Intertidal Protected Area, though, so you cannot collect any bait there — no cunjevoi, crabs or other invertebrates — and must bring your own. A NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required, and the park charges $8 per vehicle per day.

Do you need a lifejacket to fish Inscription Point?

Yes. Sutherland Shire is a declared area under the Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016, and the council map of high-risk rock-fishing locations includes the Inscription Point ledge. Anyone fishing from the rock there, plus anyone helping and any child under 12 in your care, must wear an appropriate lifejacket — AS 4758 level 50S or greater for adults and level 100 for under-12s — and a $100 on-the-spot fine applies.

What are the opening hours for Kamay Botany Bay National Park at Kurnell?

NPWS opens the Kurnell area from 7am to 7.30pm all year, and areas can close in poor weather or high fire danger. A vehicle entry fee of $8 per day applies, paid at the coin and card machines or by the Park'nPay app. Those hours rule out a summer dawn session at Inscription Point, and from about November to February sunset also falls after the 7.30pm close, so in summer fish the late afternoon and be back at the car before closing.

Can you keep Australian salmon caught in Botany Bay?

NSW has no minimum size for Australian salmon and the daily bag is 5, but the NSW EPA's PFAS advice is that salmon caught in Botany Bay should be catch-and-release only. Anyone who still chooses to eat them is advised to limit it to two serves a fortnight for adults and one for children aged two to six.

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Inscription Point (Kurnell)

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: NE 25° · 16 km/h Swell: 1.2 m @ 5 s E Water: 18.3 °C Pressure: 1003.1 hPa → steady Faces several ways: wind direction isn't scored here

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Wind NE 16 km/h

Moon full all day

Water temp 18.3 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:36 am Last light 7:42 pm

Low 1:54 am High 8:12 am Low 2:26 pm High 8:28 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 9:30 pm

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5:00 am → 7:00 am

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11:30 am → 3:00 pm

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8:00 am → 9:00 am

First light

5:36 am

Last light

7:42 pm

Sunrise

6:02 am

Sunset

7:16 pm

Moonrise

6:23 pm

Moonset

4:58 am

Low tide

1:54 am

High tide

8:12 am

Low tide

2:26 pm

High tide

8:28 pm

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 16 km/h NE (25°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 9:30 pm

Good

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

11:30 am → 3:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

8:00 am → 9:00 am

First light

5:36 am

Last light

7:42 pm

Sunrise

6:02 am

Sunset

7:16 pm

Moonrise

6:23 pm

Moonset

4:58 am

Low tide

1:54 am

High tide

8:12 am

Low tide

2:26 pm

High tide

8:28 pm

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