What fish can you catch at Lilli Pilli baths?

Yellowfin bream and dusky flathead are the mainstays, with sand whiting on the flats in the warmer months, luderick from autumn into winter, silver trevally year-round, garfish through the warm half, and squid jigged off the point. Australian salmon push past the baths on the cooler water. A NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required to fish anywhere in NSW, including here.

When is the best time to fish Lilli Pilli Point?

Fish the tide change rather than a set time — the run-in tide is the standout trigger, and the deep hole just off the baths keeps producing through the slack. First light and the last of the evening fish best, and dusk is prime for jigging squid off the point.

Is there a size limit for dusky flathead in NSW?

Yes. Dusky flathead in NSW have a slot limit — only fish between 36 cm and 70 cm may be kept, anything over 70 cm must be released, the daily bag is 5 and the possession limit is 10. Lilli Pilli's deep channel does produce big flathead, so it pays to carry a measure and release the breeders. Yellowfin bream are 25 cm on a bag of 10 shared with tarwhine, sand whiting 27 cm on a bag of 20 shared across the whiting, and luderick 27 cm on a bag of 10.

Is Lilli Pilli baths good for fishing with kids?

It is one of the better family options in the Shire — a grassed reserve, a netted swimming enclosure, toilets, changing sheds and a flat, short walk to the water. The catch is the limited parking and the channel that drops away fast close to the bank, so keep little ones in reach near the edge and the stone steps.

Do you need a fishing licence to fish Port Hacking?

There is no separate licence, but a NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required to fish anywhere in NSW, fresh or salt, and the receipt has to be carried while you fish. It is $7 for three days, $14 for a month, $35 for a year or $85 for three years. Worth knowing locally: Shiprock Aquatic Reserve, about 1.75 km east of the baths, is a no-take reserve where no fishing by any method is permitted, so the fee buys you nothing there.

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Wind SW 13 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 17.7 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:37 am Last light 6:08 pm

Low 12:55 am High 6:56 am Low 12:38 pm High 7:05 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

Good

5:00 pm → 7:30 pm

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10:30 pm → 12:00 am

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First light

5:37 am

Last light

6:08 pm

Sunrise

6:02 am

Sunset

5:43 pm

Moonrise

5:21 am

Moonset

4:45 pm

Low tide

12:55 am

High tide

6:56 am

Low tide

12:38 pm

High tide

7:05 pm

Hourly Wind

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Hourly Swell

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.7°

Mon

7 Sep

18.0°

Tue

8 Sep

17.8°

Wed

9 Sep

17.8°

Thu

10 Sep

17.7°

Fri

11 Sep

17.8°

Sat

12 Sep

17.8°

Sun

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17.9°

Mon

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17.9°

Tue

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18.0°

Wed

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17.8°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 18 km/h S (176°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

Good

5:00 pm → 7:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

10:30 am → 2:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

10:30 pm → 12:00 am

1h 30m

First light

5:37 am

Last light

6:08 pm

Sunrise

6:02 am

Sunset

5:43 pm

Moonrise

5:21 am

Moonset

4:45 pm

Low tide

12:55 am

High tide

6:56 am

Low tide

12:38 pm

High tide

7:05 pm

Nearby spots

Species at this spot

Yellowfin Bream
Dusky Flathead
Sand Whiting
Luderick
Silver Trevally
Southern Calamari (Squid)
Garfish
Australian Salmon