Fishing spots in Tasmania

Where to fish in Tasmania, area by area from Bruny Island to Strahan: 10 area guides with 89 spots. Each guide lists its spots with access, best tide and wind, safety and zone notes, its boat ramps, what is biting in October and the local rules.

Updated 9 Oct 2026

Every area guide lists each spot with the same details, so you can compare them: what it is and how you get there, what's good there this month, the best tide and wind we could confirm, safety and marine park notes, and a link to the forecast for that spot.

Hobart & South-East

Bruny Island and D'Entrecasteaux Channel fishing spots

10 spots: Dru Point jetties, Margate, Kettering foreshore & marina and Woodbridge jetty (Peppermint Bay) and more. Peak in October: gummy shark, black bream and sea-run brown trout.
Hobart and the Derwent fishing spots

10 spots: Old Beach foreshore, Wilkinsons Point, Glenorchy and Dowsing Point & Bowen Bridge and more. Peak in October: black bream, sea-run brown trout and gummy shark.
Pittwater and Frederick Henry Bay fishing spots

8 spots: Clifton Beach, Cremorne pontoon & Pipe Clay entrance and Seven Mile Beach and more. Peak in October: black bream, gummy shark and sea-run brown trout.
Tasman Peninsula and Dunalley fishing spots

9 spots: Dunalley jetties & Denison Canal, Blackman Bay and Marion Bay spit (Marion Narrows) and more. Peak in October: black bream, gummy shark and sea-run brown trout.

East Coast

Swansea, Coles Bay and Great Oyster Bay fishing spots

8 spots: Little Swanport (Saltworks jetty), Mayfield Bay and Swansea jetty and more. Peak in October: black bream, gummy shark and sea-run brown trout.
St Helens and Georges Bay fishing spots

9 spots: Scamander River, Maurouard Beach and Burns Bay breakwall and more. Peak in October: black bream, sea-run brown trout and gummy shark.

North Coast & Bass Strait

Tamar River and George Town fishing spots

9 spots: Bellbuoy Beach, Low Head, East Beach, Low Head and Low Head pilot station (Pilots Bay) and more. Peak in October: black bream, gummy shark and sea-run brown trout.
Devonport and Port Sorell fishing spots

9 spots: Turners Beach & Forth River mouth, Don Heads and Mersey Bluff and more. Peak in October: sea-run brown trout, black bream and gummy shark.
Stanley and the north-west coast fishing spots

10 spots: Cooee Point, Burnie, Doctors Rocks and Boat Harbour Beach and more. Peak in October: gummy shark, black bream and sea-run brown trout.

West Coast

Strahan and Macquarie Harbour fishing spots

7 spots: Ocean Beach, Macquarie Heads and Swan Basin and more. Peak in October: sea-run brown trout, black bream and gummy shark.

Rules, licence and safety in Tasmania

Rod and line (incl. squid jigs) in marine waters: no licence. Licence for rock lobster pot/ring/dive, abalone, scallop, set line and graball, mullet or beach seine nets: 1 Nov 2026-31 Oct 2027 $68.60 first licence, $9.80 each extra; concession $39.20 (Rules Update, 21 Sep 2026). Until 31 Oct 2026 the 2025-26 fees apply ($66.85 first licence, $9.55 each extra, concession $38.20); a rock lobster licence bought before 12 Oct 2026 expires 31 Oct 2026. Licence details.

Rules for particular waters

Sand flathead zones (which applies where) (checked 9 Oct 2026)
South-eastern sand flathead closure (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Squid and calamari spawning closures (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Garfish spawning closures (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Trumpeter and rock lobster regions (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Derwent estuary seafood advice (heavy metals) (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Tamar shellfish and North Esk PFAS (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Wild shellfish health alerts (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Shark Refuge Areas (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Marine nature reserves and research areas (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Macquarie Harbour (Maugean skate) (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Seaward limits and bream fishing areas (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Rock lobster seasons and zones 2026-27 (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Bait biosecurity (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Georges Bay and Ansons Bay (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Marine farm leases (checked 9 Oct 2026)
Rules in transition (checked 9 Oct 2026)

Tasmania: official links

Read the official forecast and warnings in the Bureau of Meteorology's own words: Tas coastal and local waters forecast map and current warnings.

Boating: Tasmania boating safety, crossing coastal bars and lifejacket rules. Lifejackets: Must wear in a recreational motor boat or tender under 6m while under power; under-12s in any motor boat under power (not in a cabin); and in kayaks, canoes, SUPs and dinghies.

Heading out on the water? Log on and off with Tas Maritime Radio (volunteer coast station network). Log in with Tas Maritime Radio: give your location and intentions and advise when you're back. Radio room staffed 0700-1900 daily; after hours for urgent/emergency calls.

Marine parks and closed areas: Tasmanian marine reserves (state waters), Fishing Tas app / area restrictions and Australian Marine Parks (six around Tasmania).

Cold water: Sea temperatures are 8-18 C, and a fall into cold water makes drowning much more likely. Wear a lifejacket. More.

Tasmania's official rules: size and bag limits, closed seasons and areas and freshwater rules (checked 9 Oct 2026).

Emergency: 000 (112 from mobiles) · VHF channel 16 for distress.

More fishing spot guides

All fishing spot guides, including South East Queensland's areas. Other states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory.

Sources and checked dates

Spot and ramp positions: Composite Gazetteer of Australia (Geoscience Australia and the state and territory naming authorities), CC BY 4.0 and ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 (2021) (Australian Bureau of Statistics), CC BY 4.0. Spot research checked 9 Oct 2026 and fact-checked 9 Oct 2026; rules checked 9 Oct 2026; safety links checked 9 Oct 2026. Every source and licence: Sources and disclaimers.