Fishing Right Now: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie

Snapshot generated Sat 8:00am (Sydney) · next update by 11:15am · overall bite: Slow

Best bet · Newcastle

5 Lee Wharf

Target: Arrow Squid / Southern Calamari

Best bet · Lake Macquarie

7 Pulbah Island Reef Edges

Target: Snapper

Current conditions

Swell: 1m Sea temp: 18.8°C Tide: Rising · High in ~4h 15m

Newcastle spots right now

6 Carrington Wharf Yellowfin Bream, Dusky Flathead
5 Lee Wharf Yellowfin Bream, Arrow Squid / Southern Calamari, Dusky Flathead
5 Carrington Bridge (Wickham Side) Mulloway (Jewfish), Yellowfin Bream
5 Stockton Bridge Mulloway (Jewfish), Yellowfin Bream, Dusky Flathead
5 Newcastle Beach (Gutters) Australian Salmon, Tailor, Sand Whiting
5 Bar Beach Australian Salmon
5 Merewether Beach Australian Salmon
4 Stockton Beach (Gutters) Tailor, Australian Salmon, Mulloway (Jewfish)
3 Honeysuckle Wharf Yellowfin Bream
3 Queens Wharf Mulloway (Jewfish)
3 Stockton Breakwall (End) Mulloway (Jewfish), Yellowtail Kingfish, Tailor
3 Nobbys Breakwall (End) Yellowtail Kingfish, Mulloway (Jewfish), Tailor
3 Horseshoe Beach Drop-off Dusky Flathead
2 Stockton Beach (Wash Zone) Sand Whiting

Lake Macquarie spots right now

7 Pulbah Island Reef Edges Snapper, Silver Trevally, Leatherjacket
5 Swansea Channel Yellowtail Kingfish, Arrow Squid / Southern Calamari, Mulloway (Jewfish)
5 Swansea Channel Training Walls Luderick (Blackfish)
5 Coal Point Deep Hole Mulloway (Jewfish)
5 Green Point Jetty Yellowfin Bream, Dusky Flathead, Sand Whiting
5 Murrays Beach Jetty Yellowfin Bream, Luderick (Blackfish), Leatherjacket
4 Marks Point Sand Flats Dusky Flathead, Blue Swimmer Crab
4 Speers Point Jetty Yellowfin Bream
4 Toronto Foreshore Jetty Yellowfin Bream
4 Wangi Wangi Point (Weed Beds) Arrow Squid / Southern Calamari
4 Redhead Beach Tailor, Australian Salmon, Sand Whiting
3 Pelican Foreshore Yellowfin Bream
3 Croudace Bay (Western Drop-off) Dusky Flathead, Yellowfin Bream
3 Wangi Wangi Jetty Yellowfin Bream
2 Swansea Channel Flats (Naru Beach) Sand Whiting
2 Belmont Wharf Arrow Squid / Southern Calamari, Blue Swimmer Crab, Leatherjacket
2 Shingle Splitters Point (Balcolyn) Dusky Flathead, Sand Whiting

Ratings are 0–10, recalculated every 3 hours from tide, time of day, wind direction and shelter, swell, season and sea temperature. Green 8+ is firing, lime 6–7 solid, amber 4–5 workable. Each spot page has the full live picture — conditions, best tide and time, and the best day this week. Machine-readable version: /now.json.