Fishing near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Coffs Harbour sits on the NSW Mid North Coast, where the Solitary Islands Marine Park creates a collision of tropical and temperate currents just offshore. Rocky headlands, surf beaches, calm estuaries, and accessible jetties give anglers a wide range of options without travelling far, while nearby rivers including the Bellinger, Kalang, and Orara hold freshwater species inland.

Top waters to fish near Coffs Harbour

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and what's needed to catch them.

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Australian Smelt

Retropinna semoni

Eastern Freshwater Cod

Maccullochella ikei

Flathead Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Freshwater Catfish

Tandanus tandanus

Australian Bass

Macquaria novemaculeata

Australian Longfin Eel

Anguilla reinhardtii

Puye

Galaxias maculatus

Willang

Tandanus bellingerensis

Dusky Flathead

Platycephalus fuscus

Luderick

Girella tricuspidata

Mangrove Jack

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Mulloway

Argyrosomus japonicus

Sand Whiting

Sillago ciliata

Yellowfin Bream

Acanthopagrus australis

Mountain Galaxias

Galaxias olidus

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