VIC · ESTUARY · LAKES ENTRANCE, GIPPSLAND LAKES

Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance.

Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance is tidal estuary water in Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes, with shore access. Anglers target Bream, King George Whiting, Flathead. Sourced from the official listing, 19 October 2026.

Spot type
Estuary
Access
Shore
Species
3
Region
Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes

Conditions today

Bite
63/100
Swell
1.0m
Wind
6m/s
Water
16.7°C

Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance is rated HOLD · 63/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Sun, 1 Nov at 63/100.

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.

The week

7-day outlook for Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance: Sun 63 out of 100, Mon 58 out of 100, Tue 50 out of 100, Wed 35 out of 100, Thu 48 out of 100, Fri 63 out of 100, Sat 40 out of 100 63SunHOLD58MonHOLD50TueHOLD35WedWAIT48ThuHOLD63FriHOLD40SatWAIT

Tide today

Tide at Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance: High 01:00 at 0.8 metres, Low 08:30 at 0.2 metres, High 14:30 at 0.5 metres, Low 19:12 at 0.4 metres 06:0012:0018:00 01:00 · 0.8m08:30 · 0.2m14:30 · 0.5m19:12 · 0.4m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Lakes Entrance Inner Bullock Island, 0.2 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Kalimna Jetty is scoring 10 higher, 1.6 km NW from here. Nungurner Jetty is +10, 6.9 km W.

Kalimna Jetty 1.6 km NW +10 Nungurner Jetty 6.9 km W +10

Scored the same way as Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance 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 Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance

The island that houses much of the Lakes Entrance commercial fleet. VFA says great fishing can be had under the bridge to the island and from Reeve Landing Jetty, in a town it calls arguably one of the best fishing locations in the state.

What's there

BreamKing George WhitingFlathead

Best conditions: VFA says to fish early or late in the day, or into the night, to avoid summer crowds; look for barnacle-encrusted pylons and rock walls for bream, sand patches in the weed for whiting and shallows for flathead.

Where it is

-37.88, 147.98 ± 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

VIC regs SSOT; check the VFA guide and Gippsland Ports notices before fishing.

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

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance?
Bream, King George Whiting, Flathead. 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 Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance from the shore?
Yes — Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance has shore access.
When is the best time to fish Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance?
VFA says to fish early or late in the day, or into the night, to avoid summer crowds; look for barnacle-encrusted pylons and rock walls for bream, sand patches in the weed for whiting and shallows for flathead.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance?
Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Victoria fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Victoria regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Bullock Island, Lakes Entrance come from the official source, retrieved 19 October 2026.

Source detail: VFA Gippsland Lakes page lists Bullock Island as a proven spot: great fishing under the bridge to the island and from Reeve Landing Jetty; species and timing from the same page's Lakes Entrance section. Coordinate from OpenStreetMap Bullock Island, 0.67 km from the baked coastline. Baked no-take polygons (CAPAD Victorian marine national parks and sanctuaries): none within 500 m or within ~4 km.

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

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