Southern calamari
Excellent
Spring and autumn are the seasons: the weed beds on the rising tide, slow sinking jigs.
Denmark Fishing Report
Updated Sat, 26 Sept 2026 from live weather and tide data
Wilson Inlet and the Denmark River: bream and whiting in the inlet, salmon on Ocean Beach, with the Southern Ocean coast of William Bay and the Nullaki.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
Low 4:00 pm model
Air / High
12 °C / 14 °C
Wind
ESE 30 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Denmark has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. Today brings cloud cover, wind ESE around 31 km/h, falling pressure near 1026 hPa and a high of 14 °C. Tides: high 10:06 am and 10:06 pm, low 3:50 am and 4:00 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.
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.
West Australian dhufish
Good
A good time on the mid-depth reef on the calm days; jigs and baits, slow.
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. Warmer at 18 °C with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Western Australia requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$40.00. Western Australia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing west australian dhufish here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD WA before you keep anything; the West Australian dhufish page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Denmark today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:55), sunset (18:09), 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
LOW3:50 am-0.34 m
HIGH10:06 am0.05 m
LOW4:00 pm-0.32 m
HIGH10:06 pm0.07 m
Sun
LOW4:10 am-0.35 m
HIGH10:45 am0.06 m
LOW4:00 pm-0.19 m
HIGH10:42 pm0.30 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp12 °C
High / Low14 °C / 11 °C
WindESE 30 km/h, gusts 60 km/h
Pressure1026.4 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain99% cloud, 100%
Sunrise / Sunset05:55 / 18:09
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 Denmark
Today is the pick of the week on Denmark, at 3 out of 5. 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: today, 26 Sept — fair at 3/5, 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
- 05:55 to 18:09
- Moon
- Full Moon, 100% lit
- Sky and wind
- Storms, 31 km/h
- Rain chance
- 100%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Denmark: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
West Australian dhufish
Year-round demersal fishery with a closed season on the West Coast; check DPIRD
WA's prize demersal. Lives on limestone reef and lumps in 20 to 100 metres from Kalbarri to Augusta; slow-growing and tightly managed. A good time on the mid-depth reef on the calm days; jigs and baits, slow.
Samson fish
Best: summer and autumn off WA
The big amberjack of the west: bruising fights on jigs over the deep reef and around the offshore aggregations in summer. Fewer fish, deeper; jig the wrecks and the deeper lumps on the calm days.
King George whiting
Best: December to May in SA; spring and summer in Port Phillip
The table fish of the south. Feeds over sand patches between weed and reef in 2 to 10 metres, mostly by day, mostly on the moving tide. Deeper sand patches and the middle of the day; slower bites, bigger fish.
Southern calamari
Spring and autumn peaks in the southern bays
Southern calamari over weed and sand in 2 to 10 metres of the bays and gulfs; a jig fishery at dawn, dusk and under the jetty lights. Spring and autumn are the seasons: the weed beds on the rising tide, slow sinking jigs.
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.
When to come: the Denmark 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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West Australian dhufish
Samson fish
King George whiting
Southern calamari
Tailor
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 dataFri, Sep 25
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Southern calamari led the card at excellent. High of 14 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Thu, Sep 24
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Southern calamari led the card at excellent. High of 18 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Southern calamari led the card at excellent. High of 17 °C, wind to 10 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Western Australian recreational fishing licences, from A$40.00, 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 WA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Western Australia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
Line fishing from the shore at Denmark is not among Western Australia’s licensed activities; fishing from a boat needs the boat licence; our Western Australia page has the fees.
About this water
Denmark is a coastal town in Western Australia, Australia, covered from the Western Australia reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Denmark: the full guide
Denmark and Wilson Inlet
Denmark is the town on the Denmark River where it enters Wilson Inlet on the south coast west of Albany, with the inlet’s broad water and flats below the town, the sand bar at Ocean Beach that opens and closes the inlet to the sea, the Nullaki peninsula and the Southern Ocean beaches, and Greens Pool and William Bay to the west. It is an inlet town on a coast of granite and surf, and the report on this page is scored for the town’s coordinates. Albany has its own page.
Species and seasons
Black bream fish the Denmark River, the inlet’s snags and the channels all year and are the inlet’s fish; King George whiting fish the inlet flats in summer; herring and garfish fish the jetties and the inlet; Australian salmon run Ocean Beach and the coast in autumn, big ones; mulloway are the night fish of the bar when the inlet is open; tailor run the beaches in the cooler months; flathead lie on the inlet sand; and the granite of the coast gives salmon, skippy and sweep. The bar’s opening changes the inlet’s salt and its fish.
Where to fish it
The Denmark River from the town bridge down to the inlet and the inlet’s edges at Poddyshot and the Nullaki shore are the bream and whiting water for small boats and kayaks, fished on the calm mornings, and the town jetties are the herring and garfish marks; Ocean Beach south of the town is the salmon and mulloway sand, and the bar at the inlet mouth is the mark when it is open. The ramps are on the inlet at the town and Poddyshot.
Reading this report here
The inlet is sheltered and the coast faces the Southern Ocean, so the wind row decides which: a south-westerly closes the beaches and the inlet fishes. Whether the bar is open decides the tide, and the modelled tide curve, labelled as a model, matters only when it is. Pressure and sky build the score at Denmark, and the rain row matters because a winter fresh down the river moves the bream; the planner shows the day.
Licence, access and rules
Line fishing from the shore at Denmark is not among Western Australia’s licensed activities; fishing from a boat needs the boat licence; our Western Australia page has the fees. The river, the inlet foreshore and the beaches are public, with ramps on the inlet; the DPIRD limits and the William Bay National Park rules are in the sources.
Common questions
Is Wilson Inlet open to the sea?
The bar at Ocean Beach opens and closes with the season and the water authority’s management; this page cannot tell you its state, so check locally before planning around the tide.
Do I need a licence at Denmark?
Not for line fishing from the shore; fishing from a boat needs the Western Australian boat licence.
Is fishing good at Denmark 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
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