Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Fishing Report: Friday 13 November 2026

Snapshot generated Fri 1:00am (Sydney) · next update by 4:15am

Best bet · Newcastle

10 Nobbys Breakwall (End)

Target: Tailor

pressure + tide + time aligned

Best bet · Lake Macquarie

9 Swansea Channel

Target: Arrow Squid / Southern Calamari

pressure + tide + time aligned

Current conditions

Wind (coast): 5kt E Wind (lake): 2kt E Swell: 0.7m Sea temp: 20.6°C Tide: Falling · Low in ~1h 53m

Newcastle fishing report: spots right now

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

Lake Macquarie fishing report: spots right now

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

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.