Narrabeen Bait and Tackle Fishing Report 03 July 2026

Narrabeen Bait and Tackle

Fishing Report – 03 July 2026

Winter Trading Hours

Mon-Thur      9.00am to 5pm

Friday             9.00 to 5.30pm

Saturday        7am to 5.30pm     Sunday 7am to 4.00pm

This report is compiled from reports from our customers and staff. If you would like to contribute reports and photos please contact us.

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School Holiday Fishing  Classes

Thank you for your wonderful support – our school holiday fishing classes are sold out. It is wonderful for us to see the enthusiasm and the desire for learning from our junior anglers.

Rocks

Drummer are in good numbers with good reports from most of our local ledges. Try Warriewood headland or Mona Vale pool area using prawn baits fished in a good bread-based berley trail.  There are also some nice silver trevally as by-catch.

The blackfish are keeping the float soakers happy with some quality fish being landed. Try the pool at Bilgola beach, Warriewood headland, and Turrimetta rocks

There are few quality snapper being caught off the rocks. A fresh squid or bonito bait and a long cast will give you a good chance of catching a few.

Avalon and Bilgola are holding good numbers of bream in the washes close to the rocks.

Salmon, bonito and trevally are being taken at Curl Curl along with the odd kingfish decent sized kingfish. Kingfish have also been landed at Queenscliff headland.

As always, be extremely careful when rock fishing and have all of the appropriate safety gear and an exit plan should you get washed in. No fish is worth your life!

Beaches

It’s been a bit quiet on the beaches this week with only a few reports coming in. Salmon are in good numbers and are in close trying to avoid the sharks out the back waiting for a feed. Best baits are pilchard or try using a 40-60 gram metal spinners on a medium to fast retrieve with the odd pause.

Also some bream in close in the corners at Bilgola and Avalon using prawns and tuna strip baits. The southern end of Newport Beach has also produced some good bream.

Still reports of a few winter whiting being caught. Try the gutters at Curl Curl or Dee Why on live or quality preserved worms.

Narrabeen Lake

The lake’s entrance is fairly skinny at the moment restricting the tidal flow in and out of the lake.

Some decent sized bream have been caught towards the Ocean St bridge using peeled prawns for bait. Further up the lake near Berry Reserve and Jamieson Park some good sized flathead are being caught using half pilchard baits or Bait Junkie 3’’ prawns in Nipper UV being one of their favourites.

There are some decent whiting around as well – worms being the best bait.

Some quality luderick have also made the lake home for winter with fish in the 35-40cm bracket being caught during the week.

 

 

 

Offshore

The ocean water temp is around 20 degrees. The offshore fishing has been okay with mixed reports coming in.

We saw some nice snapper being cleaned at the Long Reef boat ramp all caught in close at the wall and white rock. There are plenty of trevally around a well in this area.

Some quality snapper were also reported in good numbers at Esmerelda and Broken Bay wide. Fresh squid fished into a berley trail has accounted for the better fish.

Boltons and Reggies have seen a few teraglin schools showing up but not consistently.

Newport Reef in the 15-20m mark has seen a few decent kings all caught on fresh green-eyed squid.

The 40m mark drift off Mona Vale has produced some good catches of flathead.

Pittwater

Again, not too many reports from Pittwater this week.

Trevally are still in good numbers and are great fun for the kids. Lightly weighed rigs and plenty of bread/pellet based berley will get them on the bite. Try around Woody Head, Long Nose Point and West Head.

Flint and Steel has also produced some large flathead and jewfish on live mullet.

Bayview and the McCarr’s Creek area has produced some nice bream and trevally  during the week using extra light gear and peeled Hawkesbury prawns.

Fishing Maps

We recommend and sell the AFN Fishing maps. These are excellent for those wanting to build their knowledge of each waterway. The maps show which species can be targeted in each area along with drifts and other helpful tips. At just $10 each they are great value.

This Week’s Specials

Daiwa Blue Water rods RRP $120 – Our price $65

Daiwa Slippery Dog 65 – $10 ea

 

For more information, tips and tackle advice, come and visit our expert team in store.