Can you fish land-based at Roseville Bridge?

Yes. Davidson Park sits directly under the bridge in Garigal National Park and gives easy shore access to the pylons, the rock edges and the flats running up toward Moores Creek. It is one of the better land-based bream and flathead lure spots in the area, with a jewfish chance in the deeper holes. Fish it from the bank rather than the bridge, because Transport for NSW treats fishing from a road bridge as a prohibited activity. A NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required to fish anywhere in NSW, and there is also a separate $8 per vehicle daily national park entry fee at Davidson Park.

What fish can you catch at Roseville Bridge in Middle Harbour?

Yellowfin bream and dusky flathead are the mainstays, with mulloway (jewfish) a genuine chance in the deeper holes near the bridge. You will also encounter leatherjackets and silver trevally around the pylons, luderick through the cooler months, and bonito or small kingfish chasing bait up the harbour over summer. Bream run year-round while flathead and whiting are best from spring into autumn.

Is there parking and a boat ramp at Davidson Park under Roseville Bridge?

Yes. Davidson Park has gravel and bitumen carparks including accessible spaces, a motor-boat ramp open 24 hours, and two canoe or kayak launch ramps. There are flush and accessible toilets, picnic tables, gas barbecues, drinking water and a wheelchair-accessible boat landing pontoon. An $8 per vehicle daily national park fee applies, and the park gates run 6am to 6pm, extending to 8pm during daylight saving.

What size flathead can you keep in NSW?

Dusky flathead in NSW have a slot limit of 36cm to 70cm with a bag limit of 5 and 10 in possession — any fish under 36cm or over 70cm must be released, which protects the big breeding females. Yellowfin bream are 25cm with a bag of 10 shared across bream and tarwhine. Mulloway are 70cm with a bag of one fish per person, plus a boat limit of two per boat per day when two or more people are aboard. You need a NSW Recreational Fishing Fee to fish, and it is worth checking the current DPIRD limits before keeping anything.

When is the best time to fish Roseville Bridge?

First and last light around the tide change is prime, especially for bream off the pylons and mulloway in the deeper holes. The flats fish best on a making tide and the early run-out rather than dead low. Because the harbour bends so much there is almost always a bank out of the wind, and a few days after heavy rain can actually switch the bream on rather than ruin the session.

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Roseville Bridge (Middle Harbour)

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Weather: Rainy Wind: S 176° · 23 km/h Swell: 0.6 m @ 6 s SE Water: 18.1 °C Pressure: 1022.4 hPa → steady

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Wind NW 8 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 18.1 °C all day

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Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:38 am Last light 6:07 pm

Low 12:11 am High 6:09 am Low 11:50 am High 6:11 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

5:30 pm → 7:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

9:30 am → 11:30 am

First light

5:38 am

Last light

6:07 pm

Sunrise

6:03 am

Sunset

5:42 pm

Moonrise

4:47 am

Moonset

3:36 pm

Low tide

12:11 am

High tide

6:09 am

Low tide

11:50 am

High tide

6:11 pm

Hourly Wind

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Hourly Swell

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 18.1°

Sun

6 Sep

18.2°

Mon

7 Sep

18.3°

Tue

8 Sep

18.2°

Wed

9 Sep

18.1°

Thu

10 Sep

18.0°

Fri

11 Sep

18.0°

Sat

12 Sep

18.0°

Sun

13 Sep

18.0°

Mon

14 Sep

18.2°

Tue

15 Sep

18.3°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 23 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 → 7:00 am

Good

5:30 pm → 7:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

9:30 am → 11:30 am

First light

5:38 am

Last light

6:07 pm

Sunrise

6:03 am

Sunset

5:42 pm

Moonrise

4:47 am

Moonset

3:36 pm

Low tide

12:11 am

High tide

6:09 am

Low tide

11:50 am

High tide

6:11 pm

Nearby spots

Species at this spot

Yellowfin Bream
Dusky Flathead
Mulloway (Jewfish)
Silver Trevally
Luderick
Leatherjacket
Bonito
Sand Whiting