What fish can you catch at Woy Woy Channel?

Dusky flathead and yellowfin bream are the year-round bread-and-butter, sand whiting work the flats through the warmer months, and mulloway (jewfish) are the prize around the bridges and deep holes. Luderick come on through the cooler months, and there's silver trevally, leatherjacket and the odd winter snapper as bycatch. A NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required to fish anywhere in NSW, including here, and you must carry the receipt while you fish.

Where can you fish Woy Woy Channel from the land?

Woy Woy Lions Park on North Burge Road is the main base, with parking, toilets, a fish-cleaning table and boat ramps on the channel edge. The Woy Woy Town Centre Wharf has a council-built fishing area on the boardwalk at the corner of The Boulevarde and Brisbane Water Drive. The passenger and cargo wharves on The Boulevarde and Correa Bay Reserve both give flat, sealed access close to the deeper water.

When is the best time to catch jewfish at Woy Woy?

After dark on a run-out tide around the bridges, in Paddy's Channel, or at the deep holes near the Rip Bridge. Live yellowtail, fresh mullet or squid fished tight to the pylons works, and larger soft plastics and vibes are taking more daytime fish than they used to. The NSW limit is one mulloway per person at 70cm or longer, with a boat limit of two per boat per day.

What's the size and bag limit for dusky flathead at Woy Woy?

In NSW, dusky flathead must be within a 36cm to 70cm slot — anything under 36cm or over 70cm must be released — with a daily bag limit of 5 and a possession limit of 10. The big breeding females over 70cm are protected by the slot, so photograph and release them. Confirm current rules before you keep a fish, and make sure your NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is paid.

Is Woy Woy Channel good for fishing with kids?

Yes. Woy Woy Lions Park has flat sealed paths, public toilets, a fish-cleaning table and boat ramps right on the water, and the council-built fishing area on the town centre wharf boardwalk is a safe, flat platform for young anglers. The calm estuary means whiting, bream and small flathead are realistic on light bait gear. Watch the oyster-crusted edges and the boat traffic near the ramp.

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Woy Woy Channel

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waning gibbous · 84%

Weather: Sunny Wind: E 71° · 19 km/h Swell: 0.9 m @ 8 s S Water: 18.8 °C Pressure: 1023.7 hPa ↓ falling Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Water temp 18.8 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:31 am Last light 7:45 pm

Low 5:09 am High 11:52 am Low 6:47 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:30 am → 7:00 am

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Good

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

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3:30 pm → 5:00 pm

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First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:45 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:20 pm

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Moonset

8:46 am

Low tide

5:09 am

High tide

11:52 am

Low tide

6:47 pm

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Hourly Swell

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.4° over the last 3 days

Tue

27 Oct

18.4°

Wed

28 Oct

18.4°

Thu

29 Oct

18.6°

Fri

30 Oct

18.8°

Sat

31 Oct

18.8°

Sun

1 Nov

18.9°

Mon

2 Nov

19.3°

Tue

3 Nov

19.3°

Wed

4 Nov

19.5°

Thu

5 Nov

19.4°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 19 km/h E (71°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:30 am → 7:00 am

3h 30m

Good

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

3:30 pm → 5:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:45 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:20 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

8:46 am

Low tide

5:09 am

High tide

11:52 am

Low tide

6:47 pm

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