Fishing near Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Port Macquarie sits on the mid-north coast of New South Wales where the Hastings River meets the sea, giving anglers access to a broad mix of estuary, beach, rock, and offshore fishing within a short distance of town. The Hastings and its tributaries hold bream, flathead, whiting, and mulloway, while the open coast produces tailor, dart, and rock species. Offshore, the continental shelf grounds are known for snapper, kingfish, pearl perch, and dolphinfish.

Top waters to fish near Port Macquarie

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

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Australian Bass

Macquaria novemaculeata

Australian Longfin Eel

Anguilla reinhardtii

Australian Smelt

Retropinna semoni

Flathead Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Freshwater Catfish

Tandanus tandanus

Mountain Galaxias

Galaxias olidus

Willang

Tandanus bellingerensis

Dusky Flathead

Platycephalus fuscus

Luderick

Girella tricuspidata

Sand Whiting

Sillago ciliata

Yellowfin Bream

Acanthopagrus australis

Mulloway

Argyrosomus japonicus

Tailor

Pomatomus saltatrix

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

Rock Blackfish

Girella elevata

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