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.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Woy Woy Channel

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📍 Woy Woy Channel

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: S 189° · 27 km/h Swell: 1.5 m @ 8 s SE Water: 18.1 °C Pressure: 1031.4 hPa → steady

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:00 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Turning

Wind S 18 km/h

Moon waxing crescent all day

Water temp 18.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:27 am Last light 6:11 pm

Low 4:45 am High 11:30 am Low 6:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 pm → 7:30 pm

3h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:27 am

Last light

6:11 pm

Sunrise

5:51 am

Sunset

5:47 pm

Moonrise

8:58 am

Moonset

11:59 pm

Low tide

4:45 am

High tide

11:30 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

High tide

11:50 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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Hourly Swell

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.4° over the last 3 days

Mon

14 Sep

18.5°

Tue

15 Sep

18.5°

Wed

16 Sep

18.3°

Thu

17 Sep

18.1°

Fri

18 Sep

18.1°

Sat

19 Sep

18.3°

Sun

20 Sep

18.5°

Mon

21 Sep

18.6°

Tue

22 Sep

18.7°

Wed

23 Sep

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 27 km/h S (189°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 pm → 7:30 pm

3h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:27 am

Last light

6:11 pm

Sunrise

5:51 am

Sunset

5:47 pm

Moonrise

8:58 am

Moonset

11:59 pm

Low tide

4:45 am

High tide

11:30 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

High tide

11:50 pm

Nearby spots

Species at this spot

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