Sydney, Australia Fishing Report Today

About Sydney, Australia Fishing Report Today

Tune in to the "Sydney, Australia Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of fishing updates, expert advice, and the latest news from one of the world's most biodiverse urban fisheries. Whether you're a seasoned angler or a fishing enthusiast, our podcast offers tips, weather conditions, and the best spots for a successful fishing trip. Stay informed with the freshest insights on Sydney Harbour's unique ecosystem—home to nearly 600 fish species ranging from yellowtail kingfish to endemic Sydney scorpionfish—and make every fishing expedition a memorable one. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com Get all your gear before you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Publisher

Inception Point AI

Category

leisure · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2026

Latest episode

20 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

51 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jun 2026

   Sydney Harbour Steady: Tailor, Salmon, and Trevally On the Bite

   G’day, it’s Artificial Lure here with your Sydney fishing report. Light westerlies and a cool, clear sky have made it a crisp, fishy sort of day around the Harbour and offshore. The barometer’s steady and the water’s sitting around the mid‑teens, which has pushed bait in tight to the headlands and structure. Sunrise came just after 7, with sunset not long after 5, and the bite has been strongest on that first light change and again on the late arvo run. Tides around Sydney Heads are running a decent mid‑range: an early morning high, dropping to a late morning low, then filling again through the afternoon. That flooding tide has been the prime window, with bait flicking on the points and birds giving away the action. In the Harbour, anglers have been doing well on **tailor**, **salmon**, and some solid **trevally**. Boats working from Clifton Gardens through Bradleys Head have reported consistent tailor in the 30–40 cm bracket, with the odd bigger chopper mixed in. Land‑based fishos soaking peeled prawn around structure are finding pan‑sized trevs and plate‑sized bream, especially in the deeper holes. Soft plastics in the 3–4 inch range – especially minnow and jerkshad patterns in natural pilchard and anchovy colours – have been the standout lures. Small metal slugs around 10–20 g cast into surface bust‑ups have pinned both salmon and tailor. Best baits have been fresh pilchard cubes, peeled prawn, and live yakkas where you can get them. Out around the Heads and along the inshore reefs, snapper numbers have picked up. Plastics slowly hopped down the berley trail and lightly weighted pilchard baits have produced pannies to about 45 cm, with the odd better red in the mix. A few rat kings are still hanging around the markers and headlands; live squid and small stickbaits have drawn the most attention from them. Squid fishers have done well at first light in the shallow kelp beds. Size 2.5 to 3.0 jigs in natural brown or pink have been the go. A good session on squid is still your best ticket to a bigger king when they’re about. Two hotspots to put on your hit list: - **North Head / Quarantine area**: working the washes with 20 g metals and small white plastics has seen consistent salmon and tailor, especially on the afternoon run‑in tide. - **Clifton Gardens and the nearby moorings**: great option for land‑based and kayak fishos chasing trevally, bream, and squid. Fish light leaders, small hooks, and plenty of berley. Overall, the fishing’s been steady rather than red‑hot, but timing your trip around the tide changes and low‑light periods has made all the difference. Pack a few metal slugs, some 3–4 inch soft plastics, a couple of hard‑body minnows, plus pilchard, prawn, and, if you can get them, live squid or yakkas, and you’ll be in the game right across the Harbour and nearby reefs. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

2. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Sydney Winter Fishing: Tailor, Flathead and Jewies Firing in the Harbour

   G’day fishos, Artificial Lure here with your Sydney fishing report. We’ve had a classic winter pattern around the Harbour and coast today. Light westerlies early, building into a cool, dry breeze through the arvo, with mostly clear skies and just a bit of high cloud. Temps have been sitting in the low teens early, pushing to around the high teens on the coast. Barometer’s fairly steady, which always helps the bite. First light came in just after 7 this morning and the sun’s ducking out around 5 this arvo, so your proper bite windows are tight. The morning run‑in tide lined up nicely with sunrise inside the Harbour, pushing bait up around headlands, wharves and the bridge pylons. The afternoon run‑out is dragging that bait back off the flats and is worth a look for jewies and flathead along the drop‑offs. Around the Lower Harbour, schools of tailor and salmon have been busting up on small whitebait and pilchards when the tide pushes. A lot of anglers have been into chopper tailor with the odd better model to 45–50 cm mixed with bonito and the occasional rat king. Small metal slugs in the 10–25 g range, tiny white soft plastics, and 3–4 inch jerk shads in baitfish colours have been doing the damage. A fast, jerky retrieve has been key when they’re feeding high in the water. Bream and trevally have been steady around the moorings and deeper structure from Drummoyne through to Rose Bay. Peeled prawn, pilly cubes and chicken breast soaked in a bit of tuna oil have all worked. Light leaders, down to 6–8 lb fluoro, are making a big difference in the clear winter water. A few solid bream to 38–40 cm have come from the rock walls and ferry wharves for those fishing unweighted baits. Flathead are holding on the edges of the sand flats and drop‑offs, especially where there’s a bit of current. Anglers throwing 3–4 inch paddle‑tail plastics in motor oil, bloodworm and natural baitfish colours are picking up fish to the mid‑60s, with plenty of legal eaters mixed in. A slow hop along the bottom has been the go. For the jewie chasers, the bite has been patchy but rewarding. A handful of fish in the 80–95 cm range have come from deeper holes under the bridges and around harbour markers, mostly on live yakka and slimies fished through the tide change. A few have also fallen to larger soft vibes and 5–7 inch plastics worked slowly near the bottom after dark. Off the stones and beaches, salmon schools have been cruising within casting range. Pilchards on ganged hooks, metal lures around 40 g and small stickbaits have all produced. Early morning and late arvo, especially around a tide change, are best. There have also been some nice winter whiting and the odd legal snapper on the inshore reefs for those soaking fresh squid strips and pilchard pieces. Best lures this week: – Small chrome metals and micro‑jigs for tailor and salmon. – 3–4 inch paddle‑tails and jerk shads for flathead, bream and by‑catch snapper. – Soft vibes and bigger plastics for jewfish in the deeper water. Best baits: – Live yakkas and slimies, squid strips, and fresh pilchard for the bigger predators. – Peeled prawn, chicken and pilly cubes for bream and trevally. Couple of hot spots to try: – Middle Head to North Head: working the washes and current lines for salmon, tailor and the odd king. – The Spit and surrounding bays: bream, trevally and flathead on plastics and lightly weighted baits around the bridge pylons, moorings and drop‑offs. That’s your Sydney wrap from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

3. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Sydney Winter Fishing: Tailor, Salmon and Bream On the Make This Afternoon

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Sydney fishing report. On the harbour and coast today we’ve had classic winter conditions: cool, mostly clear, light westerlies early, freshening nor’easterly breeze by afternoon, and only a slight chop inside the heads. Offshore swell has sat around a couple of feet from the south‑east, clean on the early. Bureau of Meteorology had sunrise just before 7am and sunset around 4:55pm, so that short dawn and dusk window has been prime time. Tides in Sydney Heads have run a handy pre‑dawn high, dropping to a mid‑morning low, then building back to an early evening high. That making tide this afternoon has kicked fish into gear around headlands, ferry wharves and the bridge pylons. Inside the harbour, tailor and salmon schools have been working small whitebait and pilchard schools from Middle Head through to Bradleys and across to Clark and Shark Island. A few crews reported solid sessions casting small 20–40 g metal slugs and 3–4 inch white or pilchard‑coloured soft plastics into the bust‑ups, with fish to 60 cm pretty common and the odd bigger salmon mixed in. A couple of kingfish have shadowed the schools, mostly schoolies in the 60–75 cm range, taking live squid and 5–7 inch soft plastics worked deeper. Bream and trevally have been steady around the usual structure: moorings in Rose Bay, Rushcutters, and Blackwattle, plus the pylons under the bridges. Best reports have come from fishos fishing light leaders with peeled prawn, chicken gut, and pilchard cubes berleyed up. Mixed bags of half a dozen to a dozen legal bream, plus a handful of plate‑size trevally, have been the norm on the making tide. In the estuaries, the Georges and the Lane Cove have turned up some nice winter flathead and school jew. The standouts have been 3–4 inch paddle‑tail soft plastics in motor‑oil, bloodworm, and pearl colours, fished slowly along the drop‑offs. A few jewies to around 80 cm have come on soft vibes and live mullet at the tide change. Not a red‑hot run, but consistent if you put the time in. Off the stones around South Head and Maroubra, salmon and tailor have been on for the rockhoppers tossing metal lures and whole pillies under ganged hooks. A few drummer and groper have also been taken in the washes using cabbage weed and cunje, especially on the top half of the tide. Offshore, the close reefs off Long Reef, Bondi, and Coogee have produced a respectable mixed bag: snapper to about 50 cm, plenty of pan‑size reds, mowies, and the odd pigfish. Best bait has been squid strips, pilchard tails, and fresh cut slimy, with many crews doing well on 5–7 inch soft plastics in pink and nuclear chicken colours hopped down a berley trail. The current has been light, so lighter sinkers have done the trick. If you’re heading out soon, here are a couple of hot spots to aim for: - **North Head to Quarantine Bay**: Working edges and current lines for salmon, tailor, and the odd king on metals and soft plastics, especially on the last of the run‑in and first of the run‑out. - **Wedding Cake and the Harbour Bridge pylons**: Great for bream, trevally, and the chance of a jew or king. Fish lightly weighted baits and 3 inch plastics tight to structure during the evening high tide. Best all‑round lures today: 20–40 g chrome metals, 3–5 inch paddle‑tail and jerk‑shad plastics in natural baitfish colours, and soft vibes for the deeper holes. Best baits: fresh squid, pilchard cubes, peeled prawn, and live mullet or yakka if you’re hunting jew and kings. That’s your Sydney fishing wrap from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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