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.
Jervis Bay Fishing Report
Updated Sat, 26 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
White sand, clear water and a deep bay open to the Tasman: kingfish at the heads, flathead on the sand, squid over the weed and a marine park on every map.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
Low 1:07 pm model
Air / High
18 °C / 32 °C
Wind
S 27 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Jervis Bay has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. Today brings cloud cover, wind S around 27 km/h, steady pressure near 1026 hPa and a high of 32 °C. Tides: high 7:10 am and 7:12 pm, low 12:58 am and 1:07 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 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 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: 11:16 PM-1:16 AM, 11:16 AM-1:16 PM, 5:46 AM-6:46 AM. Cooler at 16 °C with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. 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 Jervis Bay today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:41), sunset (17:56), 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 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM; minor 5:46 AM-6:46 AM. Full Moon, 100% 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.
Sat
LOW12:58 am-0.64 m
HIGH7:10 am0.58 m
LOW1:07 pm-0.50 m
HIGH7:12 pm0.67 m
Sun
LOW1:30 am-0.62 m
HIGH7:42 am0.65 m
LOW1:49 pm-0.60 m
HIGH7:56 pm0.61 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp18 °C
High / Low32 °C / 16 °C
WindS 27 km/h, gusts 59 km/h
Pressure1026.0 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain78% cloud, 47%
Sunrise / Sunset05:41 / 17:56
MoonFull Moon, 100%
Water temp (seasonal)~17 °C est.
Why the tide matters here: tides and fishing in Australia.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Jervis Bay
The best day on Jervis Bay 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, 26 Sept — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:16 PM-1:16 AM and 11:16 AM-1:16 PM
- Minor period
- 5:46 AM-6:46 AM
- Sun
- 05:41 to 17:56
- Moon
- Full Moon, 100% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 29 km/h
- Rain chance
- 47%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Jervis Bay: 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 Jervis Bay 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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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 dataFri, 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
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 22 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Tailor led the card at excellent. High of 19 °C, wind to 18 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 in the bay, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees.
About this water
Jervis Bay is a bay or coastal water in New South Wales, Australia, covered from the New South Wales reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Jervis Bay: the full guide
The bay
Jervis Bay is a large, deep, clear bay on the New South Wales south coast, famous for the white sand of its beaches and for the water clarity that makes it a diving and whale-watching destination, with Huskisson, Vincentia and Callala on its western and northern shores, Point Perpendicular and Bowen Island at the heads, and the Commonwealth territory of Booderee on its southern side. It is a marine park with extensive sanctuary zones, which is the first map to read, and it fishes from the beaches, the rocks, the wharves at Huskisson and by boat across the bay to the heads.
Species by season
Kingfish are the fish the bay is known for, at the heads, the Bowen Island washes and the markers from late spring through autumn; flathead lie on the sand of the bay and Currambene Creek in the warmer months; squid work the weed beds in the clear water in spring and autumn; and bream and whiting fish the creek, the wharves and the beaches. Tailor and salmon run the beaches and the rocks in the cooler months, snapper come onto the reefs off the heads in winter, and the deep water of the bay gives the pelagics in summer when the current pushes in.
Reading this report for the bay
The bay is open to the east and sheltered from the west, so the wind row tells you whether the heads and the eastern water are comfortable; a nor’-easter roughs up the afternoon and a southerly change closes the rocks at the heads. Pressure and sky build the score and the planner shows the day; the tide panel is a modelled curve for these coordinates, labelled as a model, and the bay’s tide is small and the creek runs on it, so use the curve for direction and the Bureau of Meteorology for the times.
Licence, access and rules
The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies in the bay, from A$7 for three days; our New South Wales licence page has the fees. Booderee, on the southern shore, is Commonwealth territory with its own rules and entry fees. The wharves at Huskisson, the beaches and the rock platforms are public, with ramps at Huskisson, Callala and Myola; the Jervis Bay Marine Park sanctuary zones and the DPIRD limits are on the pages in the sources.
Common questions
Are there no-fishing zones in Jervis Bay?
Yes. The bay is a marine park with sanctuary zones where fishing is not allowed; the zoning map is linked in the sources, and Booderee has separate Commonwealth rules.
Do I need a fishing licence in Jervis Bay?
Yes. The NSW Recreational Fishing Fee applies, from A$7 for three days; Booderee has its own arrangements.
Is fishing good at Jervis Bay 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.