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Rottnest Island Fishing



Rottnest Island Fishing Forecast

Target Species of Fish

Based on historical data for fishing Rottnest Island, you should target one of the following species for this time of year:
  1. Breaksea Cod

  2. Breaksea Cod

    There is a 11% catch rate for Breaksea Cod, based on 75 Breaksea Cod counted.

    Rottnest Island Breaksea Cod Counts Chart
    Breaksea

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND BREAKSEA COD COUNTS CHART


  3. Samson Fish

  4. Samson Fish

    There is a 6.16% catch rate for Samson Fish, based on 42 Samson Fish counted.

    Rottnest Island Samson Fish Counts Chart
    Samson

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND SAMSON FISH COUNTS CHART


  5. Baldchin Groper

  6. Baldchin Groper

    There is a 6.01% catch rate for Baldchin Groper, based on 41 Baldchin Groper counted.

    Rottnest Island Baldchin Groper Counts Chart
    Baldchin

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND BALDCHIN GROPER COUNTS CHART


  7. Australasian Snapper

  8. Australasian Snapper

    There is a 3.52% catch rate for Australasian Snapper, based on 24 Australasian Snapper counted.

    Rottnest Island Australasian Snapper Counts Chart
    Australasian

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND AUSTRALASIAN SNAPPER COUNTS CHART


  9. Dhufish

  10. Dhufish

    There is a 3.52% catch rate for Dhufish, based on 24 Dhufish counted.

    Rottnest Island Dhufish Counts Chart
    Dhufish

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND DHUFISH COUNTS CHART


  11. Gummy Shark

  12. Gummy Shark

    There is a 3.52% catch rate for Gummy Shark, based on 24 Gummy Shark counted.

    Rottnest Island Gummy Shark Counts Chart
    Gummy

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND GUMMY SHARK COUNTS CHART


  13. Bluefish

  14. Bluefish

    There is a 3.23% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 22 Bluefish counted.

    Rottnest Island Bluefish Counts Chart
    Bluefish

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  15. Dusky Shark

  16. Dusky Shark

    There is a 3.23% catch rate for Dusky Shark, based on 22 Dusky Shark counted.

    Rottnest Island Dusky Shark Counts Chart
    Dusky

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND DUSKY SHARK COUNTS CHART


  17. Tiger Shark

  18. Tiger Shark

    There is a 3.23% catch rate for Tiger Shark, based on 22 Tiger Shark counted.

    Rottnest Island Tiger Shark Counts Chart
    Tiger

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND TIGER SHARK COUNTS CHART


  19. Spanish Mackerel

  20. Spanish Mackerel

    There is a 2.93% catch rate for Spanish Mackerel, based on 20 Spanish Mackerel counted.

    Rottnest Island Spanish Mackerel Counts Chart
    Spanish

    ENLARGE ROTTNEST ISLAND SPANISH MACKEREL COUNTS CHART


Recommendations above based on 68 species of fish and 682 fish counted for July around Rottnest Island.

To date, there are 102 species of fish and a total of 14630 fish counted for Rottnest Island and within a 30 mile (48 km) radius since 1/23/1890 (134 years).

Last Update: 7/5/2024 12:23:45 PM

*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.

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The Top 10 Fishing Spots for Rottnest Island are the following:

  1. 5 Fathom Bank
    5 Fathom Bank runs for many miles to the South from here. There are lots of drop offs and broken bottom in the area. Snapper ( pinkies ), Sambos, Skippy and KGs are the prim


  2. James Service Reef


  3. Harding Rock
    Cockburn Sound. Herring, Tailor, Snapper, Squid, King George Whiting, Salmon, Trevally. Water depth 6 - 10m.


  4. Ballarat


  5. Mosman Park Jetty


  6. Staggie Reef
    Staggie Reef


  7. Minden Reefs


  8. Orizaba Wreck
    Built for the Pacific Steam Navigation Co in Britain, RMS Orizaba was a Royal Mail Ship that played a key role in establishing the tradition of Orient Line, which named all


  9. Freddys Mark


  10. Duffield Ridge
    Duffield Ridge


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Top Rottnest Island Bait & Tackle Stores

  1. Benbow Outdoors
    Benbow Outdoors is a wholesale distribution company of fishing, camping and marine products to retail outlets across Western Australia.

  2. Getaway Outdoors Balcatta
    Getaway Outdoors is an exciting fishing, camping, leisure and lifestyle retailer.

  3. Hillarys Boat and Tackle


  4. W A Bait Supply
    Wholesale & retail local bait suppliers in Perth.

  5. Camping World Australia
    At Camping World we pride ourselves on our service record, our stores are all locally owned with a strong focus on serving those in their local community

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Top Rottnest Island Fishing Charters & Guides

  1. Indian Chief Charters
    Come and fish the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean with Indian Chief Charters. Based in Carnarvon,WA our experienced Skipper Brett and crew have extensive local knowledge where plentiful supplies of top wuality fish and will assure you the best fi

  2. BlueSun2 Boat Charters


  3. Blue Juice Charters
    Blue Juice Charters HIllarys, Perth western Australia. Perth Day Fishing Trips Abrolhos Island Fishing trips 3 to 5 Days Montebello Island Fishing Adventures (5 Days)

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Top Rottnest Island Marinas

  1. Aquarama Marina
    Boat storage- Wet and dry. 24hr Public fuel jetty- PULP/ULP/DIES. Slipway- Anti fouling, detailing, repairs. Restaurant Boat sales Mechanics Boat training

  2. The Boathouse Marina
    The Boathouse is Western Australia's first full undercover and enclosed dry boat storage facility – located along Mews Road in the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour.

  3. Blue HQ Marinas
    Blue HQ is is Perth's premier marina and boat strage suppliers.

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