Recreational fishing location guide
May 2017 Contents
About this guide...... 1 Map instructions – locations...... 2 Map instructions – depths...... 3 Map reference...... 4 Wyndham...... 5 Derby...... 6 Broome...... 7 Port Hedland...... 8 Karratha...... 9 Exmouth...... 10 Carnarvon...... 11 Geraldton...... 12 Perth...... 13 Albany...... 14 Hopetoun...... 15 Esperance...... 16 Eucla...... 17
Cover photo: Shannon Conway
Published by Department of Fisheries, Perth, Western Australia. Fisheries Occasional Publication No. 92, third edition, May 2017. ISSN: 1447 - 2058 ISBN: 978-1-877098-85-7 ii Fishing location guide About this guide
his guide has been developed to enhance consistent and Taccurate identification of fishing locations within each Bioregion (North Coast, Gascoyne Coast, West Coast and South Coast) in Western Australia.
114° 50' E
North Coast Kununurra (Pilbara/Kimberley)
Gascoyne Broome Coast
Port Hedland 21°46' S Karratha Onslow A sh bur Exmouth ton R iver Carnarvon Denham 27°S Kalbarri Geraldton
West Eucla Coast Perth
Esperance Augusta Black Point Albany 115°30' E South Coast
Fishing location guide 1 Map instructions – locations
Location of major boat ramps ( ) and some other launching locations (●) are shown on each map. Fishing locations for the survey of recreational fishing can be identified using place names, GPS coordinates or the 10 x 10 nautical mile blocks identified in this guide. For example 32° 06’ S latitude and 115° 04’ E longitude is situated within the block number 320 150 Perth
114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E
305 BRAND HIGHWAY 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 134 Lancelin 31°0'0"S 310 31°0'0"S
311 Seabird Guilderton 312 Two Rocks 313
Mindarie Keys 314 Ocean Reef Hillarys 315 Perth
Leeuwin 32°0'0"S 320 32°0'0"S Woodmans Point
321 ALBANY HIGHWAY Point Peron
322
323 West Coast Bioregion Mandurah Mary Street Lagoon, Ocean Marina, and 324 Port Bouvard
0 50 325 Kilometres 33°0'0"S 330 33°0'0"S
331 Bunbury 332
333 Dunsborough Port Geographe Canal Busselton 334 Rocks PERTH Quindalup Western Australia Gracetown - Cowaramup Bay 335 Gnarabup 34°0'0"S 340 34°0'0"S
Hamelin Bay
341 HIGHWAY VASSE Augusta - Flinders Bay SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries 342 Boat Ramps: Department of Transport
343
344 Windy Harbour 345 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 154 155 160 161 162 Walp
35°0'0"S 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E 35°0'0"S
West Coast Bioregion FISHING LOCATION GUIDE 15 2 Fishing location guide South Coast Bioregion Map instructions – depths
Five broad ecological depth based habitats (see below) are recognised in Western Australia. Depth contours are shown on each map to assist in the identification of these habitats: • Estuarine and Nearshore habitats occur in depths less than 20 m (white) • Inshore demersal from depths of 20 m to 250 m (light blue) • Offshore demersal in depths greater than 250 m (dark blue) • Pelagic habitat is the surface waters across all depths greater than 20 m (light and dark blue).
200 mile Economic Exclusion Zone Land
PELAGIC NEARSHORE ESTUARINE OFFSHORE INSHORE DEMERSAL DEMERSAL
250 m 20 m
Fishing location guide 3 Map reference
116°0'0"E 124°0'0"E 10°0'0"S 10°0'0"S
0 500
Kilometres
Wyndham
Derby
Broome 18°0'0"S 18°0'0"S
Port Hedland
Karratha
Exmouth
Western 26°0'0"S Carnarvon Australia 26°0'0"S
Geraldton
Eucla Perth Esperance
34°0'0"S Hopetoun 34°0'0"S Albany
116°0'0"E 124°0'0"E
4 Fishing location guide
Wyndham
13°0'0"S 14°0'0"S 15°0'0"S 293 125 130 131 132 133 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 292 291 Territory Northern 290 129°0'0"E 129°0'0"E 285 284 Kununurra 283 282 281 Wyndham 280 128°0'0"E 128°0'0"E 275 274 50 273 272 Kilometres 271 0 North Coast Bioregion Coast North 270 127°0'0"E 127°0'0"E 265 264 McGowan McGowan Island 263 Longini 262 WYNDHAM Western AustraliaWestern 261 SOURCE DATA SOURCE Geographic Landgate &Names: Coastline Bioregions: Fisheriesof Department Bioregions: Boat Ramps: Department of Transport of Department Ramps: Boat 260 126°0'0"E 126°0'0"E 255 Port Port 254 Warrender 253
252 130 131 132 133 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 125
13°0'0"S 14°0'0"S 15°0'0"S
Fishing location guide 5 Derby
124°0'0"E 125°0'0"E 126°0'0"E
132 132 232 233 234 235 240 241 242 243 244 245 250 251 252 253 254 231 255
133 133
134 134
135 135
14°0'0"S 140 140 14°0'0"S
141 141
142 North Coast Bioregion 142
Port 143 Warrender 143
144
145
15°0'0"S 150 15°0'0"S
151
152
153
Hall Point 154
155
North Coast Bioregion 16°0'0"S 160 16°0'0"S DERBY Koolan Western Australia 161
162
163
164 SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 165
17°0'0"S 170 17°0'0"S
171 Derby 0 50 172 Kilometres
124°0'0"E 125°0'0"E 126°0'0"E
6 Fishing location guide Broome
122°0'0"E 123°0'0"E 124°0'0"E
153 153 213 214 215 220 221 222 223 224 225 230 231 232 233 234 235 212 240 Hall Point 154 154
155 155
16°0'0"S 160 North Coast Bioregion 160 16°0'0"S
Koolan 161 161
162
163
164
165
17°0'0"S 170 17°0'0"S
171 Derby
172
173
DERBY HIGHWAY 174 Broome Entrance Point, Town Beach and 175 Gantheaume Point
18°0'0"S 180 18°0'0"S
BROOME 181 Western Australia Barn Hill 182 Port Smith
183
184 SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 185
19°0'0"S 190 GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY 19°0'0"S
191
Eighty 0 50 Mile Beach Kilometres
122°0'0"E 123°0'0"E 124°0'0"E
Fishing location guide 7
Port Hedland
19°0'0"S 20°0'0"S 21°0'0"S Broome 182 181 220 122°0'0"E 122°0'0"E 215 214 213 212 PORT HEDLAND Western AustraliaWestern SOURCE DATA SOURCE Geographic Landgate &Names: Coastline Bioregions: Fisheriesof Department Bioregions: Boat Ramps: Department of Transport of Department Ramps: Boat
211
GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY NORTHERN GREAT Eighty Mile Beach Mile Eighty 210 121°0'0"E 121°0'0"E 205 50 204 203 Kilometres 202 0 201 200 120°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 195 Cape Cape Keraudren 194 193 North Coast Bioregion Coast North 192 191 190 119°0'0"E 119°0'0"E 185 184 183 Port Hedland Port Finucane Island Finucane Town Beach and and Beach Town 182 181 180 118°0'0"E 118°0'0"E
181 175 182 183 185 190 200 184 191 201 192 193 194 195 202 203
19°0'0"S 20°0'0"S 21°0'0"S
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Karratha
20°0'0"S 21°0'0"S 22°0'0"S 119°0'0"E 119°0'0"E 192 185 193 194 195 200 201 184 183
GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY Port Hedland Port Finucane Island Finucane Town Beach and and Beach Town 182 181 KARRATHA Western AustraliaWestern SOURCE DATA SOURCE Geographic Landgate &Names: Coastline Bioregions: Fisheriesof Department Bioregions: Boat Ramps: Department of Transport of Department Ramps: Boat 180 118°0'0"E 118°0'0"E 175 Balla Balla Balla 174 50 173 Kilometres 172 0 171 170 Cossack 117°0'0"E 117°0'0"E 165 Karratha Cleaverville 164 Point Samson - Johns Creek Johns - Samson Point Dampier 163 Withnell Bay Withnell Forty Mile Forty 162 North Coast Bioregion Coast North 161 Fortescue River Fortescue 160 116°0'0"E 116°0'0"E 155
154 NORTH WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY COASTAL WEST NORTH 153 152 151 - Beadon Creek Beadon - 150 Onslow 115°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 145
192 144 193 195 200 202 203 205 210 212 213 194 201 204 211 214
20°0'0"S 21°0'0"S 22°0'0"S
Fishing location guide 9 Exmouth
113°0'0"E 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E
204 204 123 124 125 130 131 132 133 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 122 150
205 205
21°0'0"S 210 210 21°0'0"S
211 Gascoyne Coast Bioregion 211
212 212
213 213
214 Onslow Tantabiddi Bundegi
215
22°0'0"S 220 Exmouth 22°0'0"S
221
222
Lefroy Bay 223
224
225 NORTH WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY
23°0'0"S 230 23°0'0"S Coral Bay
231
232 14 Mile
233
234 Gnaraloo Bay 0 50 235 Kilometres
24°0'0"S 240 EXMOUTH 24°0'0"S Western Australia
241
242 Point Quobba 243
SOURCE DATA 244 Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate 123 124 125 130 131 132 133 Bioregions: Department of Fisheries 122 Boat Ramps: Department of Transport
113°0'0"E Pelican Point Carnarvon 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E
10 Fishing location guide Coral Bay
Carnarvon
113°0'0"E 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E
234 122 123 124 125 130 131 132 133 Gnaraloo Bay 235 24°0'0"S 24°0'0"S 240 CARNARVON Western Australia 241
242 Point Quobba
243
SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate 244 Bioregions: Department of Fisheries Boat Ramps: Department of Transport Carnarvon 245 Pelican Point and Marina
25°0'0"S 250 25°0'0"S
251
0 50 Gascoyne Coast Bioregion 252 Kilometres
253
254 Monkey Mia 255 Denham Gladstone Bay 26°0'0"S 26°0'0"S 260 Steep Point
NORTH WEST COASTAL HIGHWAY Nanga 261
262
263
264
265
27°0'0"S 270 27°0'0"S
271
272 West Coast Bioregion
273
274 Kalbarri 122 123 124 125 130 131 132 133 134 135 140
113°0'0"E 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E
Gregory Fishing location guide 11
Horrocks Geraldton
West Coast Bioregion 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E
273 132 133 134 135 140 131
Kalbarri 274
0 50
275 Kilometres
28°0'0"S 280 28°0'0"S Gregory GERALDTON 281 Western Australia
Horrocks 282
283
284 Geraldton SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Town Beach Bioregions: Department of Fisheries and Batavia Boat Ramps: Department of Transport 285
29°0'0"S 290 29°0'0"S
Dongara 291 Port Dension 292 BRAND HIGHWAY
293
294
295 Leeman
30°0'0"S 300 Green Head 30°0'0"S
301 Jurien Bay
302 Cervantes 303 Grey 304 West Coast Bioregion Wedge Island
305
Lancelin
31°0'0"S 310 31°0'0"S Ledge Point
311 Seabird Guilderton 312 Two Rocks 313 131 132 133 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 152 153
Mindarie Keys 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E Ocean Reef116°0'0"E Hillarys 12 Fishing location guide Perth West Coast Bioregion
Perth
114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E
305 BRAND HIGHWAY 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 134 Lancelin 31°0'0"S 310 31°0'0"S
311 Seabird Guilderton 312 Two Rocks 313
Mindarie Keys 314 Ocean Reef Hillarys 315 Perth
Leeuwin 32°0'0"S 320 32°0'0"S Woodmans Point
321 ALBANY HIGHWAY Point Peron
322
323 West Coast Bioregion Mandurah Mary Street Lagoon, Ocean Marina, and 324 Port Bouvard
0 50 325 Kilometres
33°0'0"S 330 33°0'0"S
331 Bunbury 332
333 Dunsborough Port Geographe Canal Busselton 334 Rocks PERTH Quindalup Western Australia Gracetown - Cowaramup Bay 335 Gnarabup
34°0'0"S 340 34°0'0"S
Hamelin Bay
341 HIGHWAY VASSE Augusta - Flinders Bay SOURCE DATA Coastline & Geographic Names: Landgate Bioregions: Department of Fisheries 342 Boat Ramps: Department of Transport
343
344 Windy Harbour 345 134 135 140 141 142 143 144 145 150 151 152 153 154 155 160 161 162 Walpole
35°0'0"S 114°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 116°0'0"E 35°0'0"S
West Coast Bioregion Fishing location guide 13 South Coast Bioregion
Albany
34°0'0"S 35°0'0"S 36°0'0"S 344 351 354 361 345 350 352 353 355 360 362 363 183 182 Beach Cheyne ALBANY 181 Western AustraliaWestern Bay Two SOURCE DATA SOURCE Geographic Landgate &Names: Coastline Bioregions: Fisheriesof Department Bioregions: Boat Ramps: Department of Transport of Department Ramps: Boat Peoples 180 118°0'0"E 118°0'0"E 175 - Emu Point Emu - 174 Albany 173 ALBANY HIGHWAY 172 Denmark 171
MUIRS HIGHWAY 170 50 117°0'0"E 117°0'0"E 165 Peaceful Bay Peaceful 164 Kilometres Walpole 163 0 162 South Coast Bioregion Coast South 161 160 Windy Harbour Windy 116°0'0"E 116°0'0"E
155 VASSE HIGHWAY VASSE 154
BROCKMAN HIGHWAY 153 152 Busselton 151 Augusta - Flinders Bay Flinders - Augusta Hamelin Bay Hamelin 150 Gnarabup Dunsborough 115°0'0"E 115°0'0"E 145 145 West Coast Bioregion Coast West 144 144 143 143
142 341 344 351 354 361 335 340 342 343 345 350 352 353 355 360 362 363 142
34°0'0"S 35°0'0"S 36°0'0"S
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Hopetoun
34°0'0"S 35°0'0"S 36°0'0"S 335 340 341 342 343 344 345 350 351 352 353 354 221 355 220 122°0'0"E 122°0'0"E 215 214 Esperance Town beach and and beach Town Bandy Creek Bandy 213 212 211 210 121°0'0"E 121°0'0"E 205 204 203 202 South Coast Bioregion Coast South 201 Hopetoun 200 120°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 195 194 50 193 Kilometres 192
0 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY COAST SOUTH 191 Bremer Bay Bremer 190 119°0'0"E 119°0'0"E 185 184 183 Cape Riche Cape 182 HOPETOUN 181 Western AustraliaWestern SOURCE DATA SOURCE Geographic Landgate &Names: Coastline Bioregions: Fisheriesof Department Bioregions: Boat Ramps: Department of Transport of Department Ramps: Boat Cheyne Beach Cheyne
180 350 351 352 353 354 355
34°0'0"S 35°0'0"S 118°0'0"E 118°0'0"E Albany Mount Barker Mount Fishing location guide 15
Esperance
33°0'0"S 34°0'0"S 35°0'0"S 345 254 322 323 324 325 330 331 332 333 334 335 340 341 342 343 344 253 252 251 250 125°0'0"E 125°0'0"E 245 244
243 EYRE HIGHWAY EYRE 242 241 240 124°0'0"E 124°0'0"E 235 234 Israelite Bay Israelite 233 232 Poison Creek Poison South Coast Bioregion Coast South 231 230 Thomas Thomas River 123°0'0"E 123°0'0"E 225 224 223 50 Duke Of Orleans Of Duke 222 Lucky Lucky Bay Kilometres 221 ESPERANCE Western AustraliaWestern 0 Cape Cape Le Le Grand SOURCE DATA SOURCE Geographic Landgate &Names: Coastline Bioregions: Fisheriesof Department Bioregions: Boat Ramps: Department of Transport of Department Ramps: Boat 220 122°0'0"E 122°0'0"E 215 Esperance Town beach and and beach Town Bandy Creek Bandy 214
335 340 341 342 343 344 213 345
33°0'0"S 34°0'0"S 35°0'0"S
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Eucla
31°0'0"S 32°0'0"S 33°0'0"S 314 321 324 331 315 320 322 323 325 330 332 333 313 293 334 292 South 291 Australia 290 129°0'0"E 129°0'0"E 285 Eucla 284 283 282 281 280 128°0'0"E 128°0'0"E 275 274 50 273 Kilometres 272 0 Red Rocks Point Rocks Red 271 South Coast Bioregion Coast South 270 127°0'0"E 127°0'0"E 265 264 263 EUCLA 262 Western AustraliaWestern SOURCE DATA SOURCE Geographic Landgate &Names: Coastline Bioregions: Fisheriesof Department Bioregions: Boat Ramps: Department of Transport of Department Ramps: Boat
261 EYRE HIGHWAY EYRE 260 126°0'0"E 126°0'0"E Twilight Cove Twilight 255 254 253
330 333 324 331 323 325 332 252 334
31°0'0"S 32°0'0"S 33°0'0"S
Fishing location guide 17 Before you go fishing, let someone know where you are going and contact them if your plans change. Always let them know when you return. The information in this guide is current at the date of printing, but may change. A separate guide on fishing rules is available. For the most up-to-date information on fishing, visit the Department of Fisheries website or contact us. The latest version of each brochure is available for download in PDF format from the website.
www.fish.wa.gov.au
Produced for the Survey of Recreational Fishing in Western Australia.
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