What fish can you catch at Simpson Artificial Reef?

Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Baitfish. Species listed are those the source records for this spot — seasons and what is actually biting change through the year, so check the current forecast before you go.

Can you fish Simpson Artificial Reef from the shore?

No — Simpson Artificial Reef is a boat-access spot. You need a vessel to fish it.

Do I need to check the fishing rules for Simpson Artificial Reef?

Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Queensland fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Queensland regulations page tracks them.

QLD · REEF · HERVEY BAY OUTER BANKS

Simpson Artificial Reef.

Simpson Artificial Reef is structure holding reef fish in Hervey Bay outer banks, with boat access. Anglers target Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Baitfish. Sourced from the official listing, 8 July 2026.

Spot type

Reef

Access

Boat

Species

Region

Hervey Bay outer banks

Conditions today

Bite

55/100

Swell

0.4m

Wind

5m/s

Water

25.5°C

Simpson Artificial Reef is rated HOLD · 55/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Fri, 6 Nov at 68/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-11-01 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

Tide today

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Urangan, 13.6 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Seventy-Five Mile Beach, K'gari is scoring 13 higher, 32 km SE from here.

Seventy-Five Mile Beach, K'gari 32 km SE +13

Scored the same way as Simpson Artificial Reef and adjusted for each spot's own exposure, so a sheltered estuary can beat an open platform on the same weather. Distances are straight-line.

Fishing Simpson Artificial Reef

Simpson Artificial Reef is a Hervey Bay reef-pyramid site near the Outer Banks. It gives boat anglers a source-backed structure mark between Urangan and K'gari rather than a general bay-wide fishing label.

What's there

Demersal FishPelagic FishBaitfish

Best conditions: Use the published cluster points to plan drifts around the Outer Banks area, watching current and traffic from Urangan. Start with sounder work because the source shows a broad artificial-reef area rather than a single point.

Where it is

-25.18, 152.96 ± 2 km

Approximate area, not an exact mark. Fishare publishes fishing spots to a ~2 km range — the spot is somewhere inside this circle.

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Check the rules first

QLD regs SSOT; check Great Sandy Marine Park zoning and current Fisheries Queensland rules before fishing.

Bag limits, size limits and closures are set by the Queensland fisheries authority and change through the year. Fishare tracks the current rules on the QLD fishing regulations page — check it before you keep a fish.

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Simpson Artificial Reef?: Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Baitfish. Species listed are those the source records for this spot — seasons and what is actually biting change through the year, so check the current forecast before you go.
Can you fish Simpson Artificial Reef from the shore?: No — Simpson Artificial Reef is a boat-access spot. You need a vessel to fish it.
When is the best time to fish Simpson Artificial Reef?: Use the published cluster points to plan drifts around the Outer Banks area, watching current and traffic from Urangan. Start with sounder work because the source shows a broad artificial-reef area rather than a single point.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Simpson Artificial Reef?: Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Queensland fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Queensland regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Simpson Artificial Reef come from the official source, retrieved 8 July 2026.

Source detail: Official Queensland Parks map provides reef-structure cluster points; this row uses source-listed coordinate [coordinate withheld]. Landing page states it is near the Outer Banks and was established for fishing and diving.

Conditions change. Access closes, sand moves and structure shifts — check locally before you travel a long way.

Plan the session

Fishing Simpson Artificial Reef? Check the tide window, the launch options and whether the fish are actually biting before you go.

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Other marks around Hervey Bay outer banks — species, access and conditions on every page.

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