Tailor
Excellent
The main run. Fish the gutters and headlands into the evening; ganged pilchards, metals, and a wire-free trace only if you accept the bite-offs.
Huskisson Fishing Report
Updated Sun, 27 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Jervis Bay village at the Currambene Creek mouth: the wharf, the creek, the white-sand beaches and the bay’s kingfish and whiting.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
Low 1:30 am model
Air / High
15 °C / 15 °C
Wind
S 23 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Huskisson has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. Today brings cloud cover, wind S around 24 km/h, falling pressure near 1030 hPa and a high of 15 °C. Tides: high 7:44 am and 7:56 pm, low 1:30 am and 1:49 pm: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 17 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 12:06 AM-2:06 AM and 12:06 PM-2:06 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Australian salmon
Good
The main season. Beach gutters, rock platforms and bay edges on the rising tide; metals, surf poppers and bait all work.
Mulloway
Fair
The estuary fish move to the deeper reaches. Long, quiet sessions on the bottom with fresh bait across the top of the tide.
Yellowtail kingfish
Slow
The fish thin out as the current cools; jig the deeper offshore marks and work the harbours on the warmer afternoons.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 12:06 AM-2:06 AM, 12:06 PM-2:06 PM, 6:36 AM-7:36 AM. Similar at 17 °C with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
New South Wales requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$7.00. New South Wales fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing tailor here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD NSW before you keep anything; the Tailor page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Huskisson today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:40), sunset (17:57), the moon and today's score, with the modelled tide changes in the panel below. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 12:06 AM-2:06 AM and 12:06 PM-2:06 PM; minor 6:36 AM-7:36 AM. Full Moon, 99% lit.
Water and weather
A modelled tide curve for these coordinates and the forecast for the day.
Tides (modelled)
Modelled sea level curve from Open-Meteo Marine for these coordinates, datum mean sea level. Fish the moving water either side of each change.
A model, not the official prediction: times can drift by tens of minutes inside bays and estuaries. Check the Bureau of Meteorology tide predictions for the exact times before you rely on them.
Sun
LOW1:30 am-0.62 m
HIGH7:44 am0.66 m
LOW1:49 pm-0.59 m
HIGH7:56 pm0.62 m
Mon
LOW2:03 am-0.66 m
HIGH8:19 am0.66 m
LOW2:34 pm-0.66 m
HIGH8:42 pm0.52 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp15 °C
High / Low15 °C / 13 °C
WindS 23 km/h, gusts 50 km/h
Pressure1030.3 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 100%
Sunrise / Sunset05:40 / 17:57
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~17 °C est.
Why the tide matters here: tides and fishing in Australia.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Huskisson
The best day on Huskisson this week looks like Monday 28 Sept, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today. Every day is scored by the same engine as the report above: pressure trend first, then wind, sky and season. Pick a species and the plan for that day changes with it.
Best day this week: Monday, 28 Sept — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 27 Sept — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 12:06 AM-2:06 AM and 12:06 PM-2:06 PM
- Minor period
- 6:36 AM-7:36 AM
- Sun
- 05:40 to 17:57
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Storms, 24 km/h
- Rain chance
- 100%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Huskisson: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Tailor
Autumn and winter on the east coast; August to September on Fraser Island
The surf and rock fish of the east coast, running north in autumn and winter. Fast, toothy and best at dawn, dusk and into the dark. The main run. Fish the gutters and headlands into the evening; ganged pilchards, metals, and a wire-free trace only if you accept the bite-offs.
Mulloway
Best: summer and autumn, especially after rain
Jewfish. The big silver prize of the estuaries, breakwalls and surf beaches: nocturnal, tide-driven and unforgiving of noise. The estuary fish move to the deeper reaches. Long, quiet sessions on the bottom with fresh bait across the top of the tide.
Yellowtail kingfish
Best: December to April
The hardest-pulling fish within reach of the shore. Headlands, harbour markers, offshore reefs and the warm current in summer. The fish thin out as the current cools; jig the deeper offshore marks and work the harbours on the warmer afternoons.
Australian salmon
Winter and spring on the southern beaches
Not a salmon at all: a hard-fighting schooling fish of the surf and the bays, from WA around to NSW. Great on light gear, poor on the plate. The main season. Beach gutters, rock platforms and bay edges on the rising tide; metals, surf poppers and bait all work.
When to come: the Huskisson calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Mulloway
Yellowtail kingfish
Australian salmon
SlowPeak
Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 17 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSat, Sep 26
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 32 °C, wind to 29 km/h.
Fri, Sep 25
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 24 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Thu, Sep 24
4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 22 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7.00, the same for residents and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by DPIRD NSW and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the New South Wales licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies at Huskisson from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees.
About this water
Huskisson is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Huskisson: the full guide
Huskisson and Currambene
Huskisson is the main village on the western shore of Jervis Bay, at the mouth of Currambene Creek, with the wharf and the marina, the creek’s mangroves and flats running back toward Woollamia, the white-sand beaches of Huskisson and Callala either side and the whole of the bay in front. It is the village most people fish Jervis Bay from, and the report on this page is scored for the village’s coordinates. Jervis Bay itself has its own page.
Species and seasons
Whiting fish the bay sand and the creek flats in summer and are the village’s everyday fish; bream fish the wharf, the creek and the mangroves all year; flathead lie on the creek sand and the bay drop-offs from spring to autumn; kingfish come to the bay and the wharf in summer and are the prize; squid work the bay weed and the wharf lights; tailor and salmon run the beaches in the cooler months; luderick fish the creek walls in winter; and the bay’s reefs give snapper for the boats out of the marina. The Jervis Bay Marine Park sanctuary zones are the map to read.
Where to fish it
Huskisson wharf and the marina walls are the bream and squid marks, fished at night, and Currambene Creek from the bridge up to Woollamia holds the flathead and bream on the run-in; the beaches at Huskisson and Callala Bay are the whiting sand in summer, and Moona Moona Creek at the southern end of town is a family spot. The ramps are at the marina and Woollamia.
Reading this report here
The bay is sheltered from most winds and a nor’-easter is the one that roughs the western shore; the wind row tells you. The tide panel is a modelled curve for the coordinates of Huskisson, labelled as a model, useful for the run in the creek. Pressure and sky build the score at Huskisson; the planner shows the day.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies at Huskisson from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees. The wharf, the creek and the beaches are public, with ramps at the marina and Woollamia; the Jervis Bay Marine Park zoning, with sanctuary zones in the creek and the bay, and the DPIRD limits are in the sources.
Common questions
What can I catch at Huskisson?
Whiting on the bay sand in summer, bream at the wharf and in the creek, flathead on the drop-offs, kingfish in summer, squid on the weed, tailor and salmon on the beaches in the cooler months.
Do I need a licence at Huskisson?
Yes: the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, from A$7 for three days.
Is fishing good at Huskisson right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Tide curve (modelled)
- Open-Meteo Marine, sea level height including tides
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
Readings refresh on a 30-minute window. The full method, with every figure and its source, is on How our reports are made. Something wrong here? Tell us and it goes in the log with the date.