What fish can you catch at Dawesville Cut?

Tailor, Herring, Whiting, Black Bream, Mulloway. 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 Dawesville Cut from the shore?

Yes — Dawesville Cut has shore access. It also fishes well from a boat.

Do I need to check the fishing rules for Dawesville Cut?

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

WA · ESTUARY · MANDURAH AND PEEL-HARVEY

Dawesville Cut.

Dawesville Cut is tidal estuary water in Mandurah and Peel-Harvey, with shore and boat and kayak access. Anglers target Tailor, Herring, Whiting and more. Sourced from the official listing, 9 July 2026.

Spot type

Estuary

Access

Shore + Boat + Kayak

Species

Region

Mandurah and Peel-Harvey

Conditions today

Bite

48/100

Swell

1.5m

Wind

5m/s

Water

19.5°C

Dawesville Cut is rated HOLD · 48/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Sat, 7 Nov at 65/100.

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 Cape Bouvard, 0.7 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Mandurah Artificial Reef is scoring 6 higher, 9.9 km NW from here.

Mandurah Artificial Reef 9.9 km NW +6

Scored the same way as Dawesville Cut 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 Dawesville Cut

Dawesville Cut is a named Mandurah channel that links ocean and estuary water, making it a useful shore and small-boat fishing row. It gives WA coverage an estuary-access mark rather than another artificial reef.

What's there

TailorHerringWhitingBlack BreamMulloway

Best conditions: Fish the channel edges on moving water, with light gear inside the estuary and heavier casts near the ocean side when swell and wind are safe. Avoid strong flow and crowded bridge areas.

Facilities

Parking

Where it is

-32.60, 115.64 ± 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

WA regs SSOT; check DPIRD rules, Peel-Harvey notices and local channel access signs before fishing.

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

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Dawesville Cut?: Tailor, Herring, Whiting, Black Bream, Mulloway. 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 Dawesville Cut from the shore?: Yes — Dawesville Cut has shore access. It also fishes well from a boat.
When is the best time to fish Dawesville Cut?: Fish the channel edges on moving water, with light gear inside the estuary and heavier casts near the ocean side when swell and wind are safe. Avoid strong flow and crowded bridge areas.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Dawesville Cut?: Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Western Australia fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Western Australia regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Dawesville Cut come from the official source, retrieved 9 July 2026.

Source detail: Visit Mandurah page names fishing and crabbing in the Peel-Harvey area; coordinate is the mapped Dawesville Channel opening feature from mapping references.

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

Plan the session

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

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