Fishing near Sydney, New South Wales

Sydney sits on a drowned river valley coastline in New South Wales, giving anglers access to one of Australia's most varied fisheries within the city limits. Sydney Harbour (Port Jackson), Botany Bay, the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, and the Georges and Hawkesbury rivers all hold fish year-round. Inshore, bream, flathead, and tailor dominate; offshore charters run for marlin, tuna, and sharks.

Top waters to fish near Sydney

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Sydney, 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

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Crucian Carp

Carassius carassius

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Flathead Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Hyrtl's Catfish

Neosilurus hyrtlii

Puye

Galaxias maculatus

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

Silver Perch

Bidyanus bidyanus

Australian Bonito

Sarda australis

Australian Herring

Arripis georgianus

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