What fish can you catch at Cowes Jetty?

Southern Calamari, King George Whiting, Australian Salmon, Silver Trevally, Gummy Shark, Elephant Fish, Barracouta, Snapper, Flathead, Garfish. 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 Cowes Jetty from the shore?

Yes — Cowes Jetty has shore access.

Do I need to check the fishing rules for Cowes Jetty?

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.

VIC · JETTY · PHILLIP ISLAND, WESTERN PORT

Cowes Jetty.

Cowes Jetty is a walk-on platform over deep water in Phillip Island, Western Port, with shore access. Anglers target Southern Calamari, King George Whiting, Australian Salmon and more. Sourced from the official listing, 30 September 2026.

Spot type

Jetty

Access

Shore

Species

Region

Phillip Island, Western Port

Conditions today

Bite

0/100

Swell

2.1m

Wind

11m/s

Water

15.2°C

Cowes Jetty is rated WAIT · 0/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Fri, 16 Oct at 60/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-10-12 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

Tide today

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Western Port Stony Point, 8.2 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Stony Point Pier is scoring 50 higher, 8.1 km N from here. Hastings Jetty is +40, 16 km N.

Stony Point Pier 8.1 km N +50 Hastings Jetty 16 km N +40

Scored the same way as Cowes Jetty 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 Cowes Jetty

The jetty at the end of Bass Street in Cowes on Phillip Island. VFA lists it as Spot 9 in its Western Port guide and says it is very busy in holiday periods.

What's there

Southern CalamariKing George WhitingAustralian SalmonSilver TrevallyGummy SharkElephant FishBarracoutaSnapperFlatheadGarfish

Best conditions: VFA says the pier is exposed in strong northerly winds and southerlies make for more comfortable conditions. Fish a few hours either side of high tide; the end of the pier reaches deep water.

Facilities

Toilets

Where it is

-38.44, 145.24 ± 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, Western Port rules and local pier access 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 Cowes Jetty?: Southern Calamari, King George Whiting, Australian Salmon, Silver Trevally, Gummy Shark, Elephant Fish, Barracouta, Snapper, Flathead, Garfish. 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 Cowes Jetty from the shore?: Yes — Cowes Jetty has shore access.
When is the best time to fish Cowes Jetty?: VFA says the pier is exposed in strong northerly winds and southerlies make for more comfortable conditions. Fish a few hours either side of high tide; the end of the pier reaches deep water.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Cowes Jetty?: 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 Cowes Jetty come from the official source, retrieved 30 September 2026.

Source detail: VFA Western Port guide lists Cowes Jetty as Spot 9. Coordinate from the OpenStreetMap feature named Cowes Jetty. It is 4.6 km from the baked coastline because the coast bake samples the open south coast of Phillip Island, not the Western Port shore, so the 1.5 km suburb check does not measure this pin. CAPAD marine query: no protected area within 500 m.

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

Plan the session

Fishing Cowes Jetty? Check the tide window, the launch options and whether the fish are actually biting before you go.

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Other marks around Phillip Island, Western Port — species, access and conditions on every page.

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