Australian fishing regions
28 region guides covering AU's major fishing centres. Each includes geography, top species, seasonal calendars, launch ramps, conditions to watch, and BiteCast layer mapping for the area.
New South Wales
- Hawkesbury / PittwaterEstuary
Sydney's iconic estuary system — mulloway, kingfish, bream, flathead.
- Mid North Coast NSWOffshore game
Coffs, Port Macquarie, South West Rocks — EAC mainstream country.
- Newcastle / Hunter CoastMixed
Hunter River + Stockton Bight — kingfish, mulloway, bream, jewfish.
- Port StephensMixed
Marlin charter capital — kingfish, marlin, snapper, mulloway.
- South Coast NSW (Eden / Bermagui / Merimbula)Offshore game
Bermagui canyons + Eden shelf — premier marlin + tuna country.
- Sydney OffshoreOffshore game
Browns, the Twelve, the Canyons — Australia's densest offshore-game fishery.
Queensland
- Cairns / Far North QLDTropical
Heavy-tackle black marlin capital of the world.
- Cooktown / Lizard IslandTropical
Heavy-tackle marlin epicentre — gateway to the Ribbons.
- Gold Coast OffshoreOffshore game
EAC source water, easy bar exit, marlin + mahi from Sep–May.
- Hervey Bay / Fraser CoastCoastal
Sheltered tropical bay — golden trevally, queenfish, mackerel.
- Hinchinbrook ChannelTropical
Iconic AU saltwater barra country — pristine FNQ wilderness.
- Moreton Bay / BrisbaneMixed
Snapper, threadfin, jacks, mackerel — SE QLD's vast bay system.
- Sunshine Coast / MooloolabaMixed
Mooloolaba game, Caloundra Wide reefs, Noosa estuary — SE QLD's diverse fishery.
- Townsville / Magnetic IslandTropical
Black jewfish, mackerel, GTs — gateway to mid-GBR reefs.
- Whitsundays / Airlie BeachTropical
74-island archipelago — sailfish, GTs, mackerel, coral trout.
Victoria
Western Australia
- Albany / South Coast WAMixed
Cool-water specialist — salmon, snapper, mackerel, sharks.
- Broome / Kimberley (NW WA)Tropical
Pristine NW WA tropical wilderness — barra, jewfish, GTs, bluewater.
- Exmouth / North West Cape (WA)Tropical
Ningaloo Reef, world-class billfish + bluewater sportfishing.
- Geraldton / Mid West WAOffshore game
Indian Ocean shelf — dhufish, samson, snapper, mahi.
- Perth Offshore (Rottnest / FAD)Offshore game
Rottnest island, FAD program, Indian Ocean shelf — Perth's bluewater playground.