Fishing Report Right Now: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie

Snapshot generated Thu 5:00am (Sydney) · next update by 8:15am · overall bite: Fair

Best bet · Newcastle

8 Newcastle Beach (Gutters)

Target: Australian Salmon

Best bet · Lake Macquarie

9 Swansea Channel

Target: Arrow Squid / Southern Calamari

Current conditions

Wind (coast): 11kt SW Wind (lake): 11kt SW Swell: 2.4m Sea temp: 19.2°C Tide: High · Low in ~5h 37m

Newcastle spots right now

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

Lake Macquarie spots right now

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

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.