Species
Australian Salmon
Arripis trutta
Tier 2Eating4/10light tackleNSWVICSAWATAS
265 waypoints30–60 cm (max 90 cm) typical
Overview: about australian salmon
Not a true salmon — a hard-fighting schooling fish that smashes surf gutters, headlands and beaches around the southern coastline. Targeted with metal slugs, poppers and pilchard baits, especially in autumn schools. Better as a sport fish than a table fish; bleed and ice immediately if keeping.
Biology: Australian Salmon size, diet & habitat
- Habitat
- Beach, Estuary, Inshore
- Typical size
- 30–60 cm (max 90 cm)
- Weight
- 1–3 kg (max 9 kg)
- Depth range
- 0–50 m
- Diet
- pilchards, anchovies, krill, small baitfish
- Most active
- diurnal
- Global range
- Southern Australia and New Zealand (Arripis trutta/truttacea)
How to target: Australian Salmon angling strategies
Generally fished with light tackle — match gear to the conditions and the size of fish you expect.
- casting metal slugs into surf gutters and beach feeding schools
- trolling small bibbed minnows along headland washes
- fly with deceivers and surf candies into bust-ups
- ganged pilchards in the high gutter at dawn
Best season: when to catch australian salmon in Australia
- NSW
- Apr-Sep (south coast beaches)
- VIC
- year-round (best Mar-Oct)
- SA
- year-round
- WA
- Apr-Oct (south coast)
- TAS
- year-round
Seasons shift with water temperature and local conditions, so check recent reports before a trip.
Safety & handling
Bleed immediately and ice for best eating; flesh deteriorates fast.
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Where to catch: australian salmon fishing spots in Australia
Tasmania80
- Ansons BayEstuary · TAS-41.08°
- Arthur River MouthRiver Mouth · TAS-41.05°
- Bathurst Harbour Port DaveyEstuary · TAS-43.35°
- BeechfordBeach · TAS-41.02°
- Bellerive BeachBeach · TAS-42.87°
- Betsey IslandReef · TAS-43.03°
- Bicheno - Governors IslandReef · TAS-41.87°
- Binalong BayBeach · TAS-41.25°
- Boat Harbour BeachBeach · TAS-40.95°
- Bridport JettyJetty · TAS-41.00°
- Browns River KingstonEstuary · TAS-42.98°
- Bruny Island - Adventure BayBay · TAS-43.35°
- Cape BrunyHeadland · TAS-43.49°
- Cape HauyHeadland · TAS-43.14°
- Carlton BeachBeach · TAS-42.88°
- Cloudy BayBeach · TAS-43.45°
- Cockle CreekEstuary · TAS-43.58°
- Coles Bay JettyJetty · TAS-42.12°
- Cornelian BayShoreline · TAS-42.86°
- Cosy Corner Bay of FiresBeach · TAS-41.25°
- Couta RocksRock Platform · TAS-41.22°
- Crescent BayBeach · TAS-43.17°
- Currie HarbourWharf · TAS-39.93°
- Denison BeachBeach · TAS-41.78°
- Don River MouthRiver Mouth · TAS-41.17°
- Eaglehawk NeckHeadland · TAS-43.02°
- Eddystone PointHeadland · TAS-41.00°
- Falmouth BeachBeach · TAS-41.51°
- Fortescue BayShoreline · TAS-43.14°
- Forth River MouthRiver Mouth · TAS-41.18°
- Geilston BayShoreline · TAS-42.83°
- Greens BeachBeach · TAS-41.08°
- Inglis River at WynyardEstuary · TAS-40.99°
- Iron PotReef · TAS-43.04°
- Kettering PierJetty · TAS-43.13°
- Lady BarronWharf · TAS-40.21°
- Lewisham BeachBeach · TAS-42.84°
- Low HeadHeadland · TAS-41.06°
- Macquarie HarbourEstuary · TAS-42.30°
- Maria Island - Mercury PassageReef · TAS-42.65°
- Marrawah CoastRock Platform · TAS-40.91°
- Mersey River DevonportRiver · TAS-41.18°
- Mickeys BayBay · TAS-43.44°
- Musselroe BayBeach · TAS-40.85°
- Naracoopa Jetty King IslandJetty · TAS-39.92°
- Ninepin Point BoundaryHeadland · TAS-43.28°
- Park Beach Dodges FerryBeach · TAS-42.86°
- Penguin JettyJetty · TAS-41.12°
- Pierson's PointHeadland · TAS-43.05°
- Pine River Mouth Flinders IslandRiver Mouth · TAS-40.16°
- Pirates BayBay · TAS-43.02°
- Port Arthur BayBay · TAS-43.15°
- Port EsperanceBay · TAS-43.31°
- Quarantine BayBay · TAS-43.27°
- Roaring BeachBeach · TAS-43.09°
- Rocky CapeHeadland · TAS-40.86°
- Sandy Bay BeachBeach · TAS-42.90°
- Sandy Cape BeachBeach · TAS-41.41°
- Scamander River MouthRiver Mouth · TAS-41.46°
- Sisters BeachBeach · TAS-40.92°
- Skeleton BayBay · TAS-41.21°
- Sloping IslandReef · TAS-42.98°
- Snug River MouthRiver Mouth · TAS-43.08°
- South Arm BeachBeach · TAS-42.98°
- Spiky BeachBeach · TAS-42.46°
- Spring Beach OrfordBeach · TAS-42.59°
- St HelensBay · TAS-41.32°
- Stanley - Godfreys BeachBeach · TAS-40.76°
- Stony HeadHeadland · TAS-41.00°
- Strahan WharfWharf · TAS-42.15°
- Swansea JettyJetty · TAS-42.12°
- Tamar River - Beauty PointEstuary · TAS-41.16°
- The LanternsRock Platform · TAS-43.19°
- The Nut StanleyHeadland · TAS-40.76°
- Tomahawk BeachBeach · TAS-40.86°
- Triabunna WharfWharf · TAS-42.51°
- Trousers PointHeadland · TAS-40.19°
- Ulverstone Leven River MouthRiver Mouth · TAS-41.15°
- Verona SandsBeach · TAS-43.24°
- Whitemark Jetty Flinders IslandJetty · TAS-40.12°
South Australia72
- 28 Mile CrossingBeach · SA-36.03°
- Acraman CreekEstuary · SA-32.15°
- Aldinga BeachBeach · SA-35.28°
- Aldinga Reef EdgeReef · SA-35.29°
- Antechamber BayBeach · SA-35.77°
- Backy PointHeadland · SA-33.03°
- Beachport JettyJetty · SA-37.48°
- Boatswain PointHeadland · SA-37.06°
- Boomer BeachBeach · SA-35.57°
- Browns BeachBeach · SA-35.26°
- Cactus BeachBeach · SA-32.07°
- Cape BauerHeadland · SA-32.72°
- Cape CatastropheHeadland · SA-34.99°
- Cape Jervis BreakwallBreakwall · SA-35.61°
- Cape NorthumberlandHeadland · SA-38.06°
- Cape SpencerHeadland · SA-35.29°
- Carpenter RocksBoat Ramp · SA-37.90°
- Carrickalinga BeachBeach · SA-35.44°
- Ceduna JettyJetty · SA-32.13°
- Christies BeachBeach · SA-35.14°
- Coffin BayBay · SA-34.62°
- D'Estrees BayBeach · SA-35.92°
- Daly HeadHeadland · SA-34.93°
- Davenport CreekEstuary · SA-32.12°
- Edithburgh JettyJetty · SA-35.09°
- Foul Bay YorkeBeach · SA-35.21°
- Goolwa BarragesRiver Mouth · SA-35.52°
- Granite Island CausewayBreakwall · SA-35.56°
- Hanson BayBeach · SA-36.02°
- Hardwicke BayBeach · SA-34.88°
- Henley Beach JettyJetty · SA-34.92°
- Horseshoe Bay, Port ElliotBeach · SA-35.54°
- Kangaroo Island - American RiverEstuary · SA-35.79°
- Kingscote JettyJetty · SA-35.65°
- Lipson CoveBeach · SA-34.26°
- Long Beach RobeBeach · SA-37.15°
- Marion Bay JettyJetty · SA-35.23°
- Maslin BeachBeach · SA-35.23°
- Memory CoveBeach · SA-34.96°
- Middleton BeachBeach · SA-35.52°
- Nora CreinaRock Platform · SA-37.31°
- Normanville BeachBeach · SA-35.45°
- O'Sullivan Beach Boat RampBoat Ramp · SA-35.13°
- Pennington BayBeach · SA-35.80°
- Petrel CoveBeach · SA-35.59°
- Point DavenportHeadland · SA-35.25°
- Pondalowie BayBeach · SA-35.21°
- Port Hughes JettyJetty · SA-34.07°
- Port LincolnBay · SA-34.73°
- Port MacDonnell BreakwaterBreakwall · SA-38.06°
- Port Pirie JettyJetty · SA-33.18°
- Port Rickaby JettyJetty · SA-34.69°
- Port WillungaBeach · SA-35.28°
- Robe BreakwallBreakwall · SA-37.16°
- Royston HeadHeadland · SA-35.04°
- Seal Rock (Port Lincoln)Reef · SA-34.75°
- Searcy BayBeach · SA-33.01°
- Sellicks BeachBeach · SA-35.34°
- Sheringa BeachBeach · SA-33.85°
- Smoky Bay JettyJetty · SA-32.38°
- Snelling BeachBeach · SA-35.64°
- Stenhouse Bay JettyJetty · SA-35.28°
- Stokes BayBeach · SA-35.62°
- Streaky Bay JettyJetty · SA-32.80°
- Tea Tree Crossing (Coorong)Lagoon · SA-36.02°
- The CoorongLagoon · SA-35.73°
- Troubridge HillHeadland · SA-35.17°
- Vivonne BayBeach · SA-36.01°
- West Beach ShorelineBeach · SA-34.95°
- West CapeHeadland · SA-35.22°
- Yanerbie BeachBeach · SA-33.01°
- Yatala HarborShoal · SA-33.04°
Victoria55
- Aireys InletRock Platform · VIC-38.46°
- Altona PierJetty · VIC-37.87°
- Anderson InletEstuary · VIC-38.63°
- Apollo Bay HarbourBreakwall · VIC-38.76°
- Aspendale BeachBeach · VIC-38.03°
- Bemm RiverEstuary · VIC-37.75°
- Bird RockRock Platform · VIC-38.35°
- Brighton PierJetty · VIC-37.92°
- Bunga ArmEstuary · VIC-37.92°
- Cape ConranRock Platform · VIC-37.82°
- Carrum PierJetty · VIC-38.08°
- Cat BayBay · VIC-38.51°
- Corinella JettyJetty · VIC-38.42°
- Cowes JettyJetty · VIC-38.45°
- Eagle RockRock Platform · VIC-38.47°
- Edithvale BeachBeach · VIC-38.04°
- Hampton PierJetty · VIC-37.94°
- Hastings JettyJetty · VIC-38.31°
- Kennett RiverRiver Mouth · VIC-38.67°
- Lake TyersEstuary · VIC-37.87°
- Lakes EntranceEstuary · VIC-37.88°
- Lang Lang BeachBeach · VIC-38.29°
- Latrobe River SaleRiver · VIC-38.08°
- Lorne PierJetty · VIC-38.54°
- Mallacoota InletEstuary · VIC-37.56°
- Marengo ReefReef · VIC-38.77°
- MarloEstuary · VIC-37.80°
- Mordialloc PierJetty · VIC-38.00°
- Mount Martha BeachBeach · VIC-38.26°
- Mud IslandsShoal · VIC-38.27°
- Newhaven JettyJetty · VIC-38.51°
- Ocean Grove BeachBeach · VIC-38.28°
- Painkalac CreekEstuary · VIC-38.46°
- Patterson River MouthRiver Mouth · VIC-38.07°
- Point AddisHeadland · VIC-38.42°
- Point RoadknightHeadland · VIC-38.45°
- Port Campbell BayBay · VIC-38.62°
- Port Fairy WharfWharf · VIC-38.39°
- Port Phillip HeadsRock Platform · VIC-38.29°
- Portland HarbourBreakwall · VIC-38.34°
- Pyramid RockRock Platform · VIC-38.54°
- Queenscliff HarbourJetty · VIC-38.27°
- Reeves ChannelEstuary · VIC-37.93°
- San Remo JettyJetty · VIC-38.52°
- Sandy PointBeach · VIC-38.80°
- Shallow InletEstuary · VIC-38.82°
- Skenes CreekRiver Mouth · VIC-38.70°
- Sorrento PierJetty · VIC-38.34°
- Stony Point JettyJetty · VIC-38.37°
- Tamboon InletEstuary · VIC-37.77°
- Torquay Back BeachBeach · VIC-38.35°
- Williamstown PierJetty · VIC-37.87°
- Wilsons PromontoryRock Platform · VIC-39.13°
- Wingan InletEstuary · VIC-37.73°
- Wye RiverRiver Mouth · VIC-38.64°
New South Wales27
- Bass Point - ShellharbourHeadland · NSW-34.60°
- Batemans Bay - Tollgate IslandsReef · NSW-35.74°
- Bermagui BluewaterRock Platform · NSW-36.42°
- Black RockRock Platform · NSW-36.45°
- Bombo HeadlandHeadland · NSW-34.65°
- Camel RockRock Platform · NSW-36.35°
- Coffs Harbour JettyJetty · NSW-30.30°
- Crookhaven HeadsBreakwall · NSW-34.91°
- Currarong - Beecroft PeninsulaRock Platform · NSW-35.02°
- Diamond BayRock Platform · NSW-33.87°
- Diamond HeadHeadland · NSW-31.74°
- Eden - Twofold BayBay · NSW-37.07°
- Hat HeadHeadland · NSW-31.05°
- Jervis Bay - Point PerpendicularHeadland · NSW-35.09°
- Narooma BreakwallBreakwall · NSW-36.22°
- Norah HeadHeadland · NSW-33.28°
- North Avoca HeadlandHeadland · NSW-33.46°
- North Head - SydneyHeadland · NSW-33.82°
- Port Kembla BreakwaterBreakwall · NSW-34.47°
- Sandon BluffHeadland · NSW-29.68°
- Swansea ChannelEstuary · NSW-33.09°
- Tathra WharfWharf · NSW-36.73°
- Terrigal HavenBay · NSW-33.45°
- The EntranceRiver Mouth · NSW-33.34°
- Ulladulla HarbourBreakwall · NSW-35.36°
- Wollongong HarbourBreakwall · NSW-34.42°
- Yamba - Clarence River MouthRiver Mouth · NSW-29.43°
Western Australia25
- Augusta / Blackwood River MouthRiver Mouth · WA-34.31°
- Binningup BeachBeach · WA-33.15°
- Bremer Bay Back BeachBeach · WA-34.41°
- Cape AridHeadland · WA-33.97°
- Cape Le Grand BeachBeach · WA-33.96°
- Cape LeeuwinHeadland · WA-34.37°
- Cape NaturalisteHeadland · WA-33.54°
- Cape RicheHeadland · WA-34.60°
- Duke of Orleans BayBeach · WA-33.95°
- Emu PointBreakwall · WA-34.99°
- Esperance - Bandy CreekBoat Ramp · WA-33.84°
- Hamelin BayBeach · WA-34.23°
- Hopetoun JettyJetty · WA-33.95°
- Israelite BayBeach · WA-33.61°
- Lucky BayBeach · WA-33.99°
- Margaret River MouthRiver Mouth · WA-33.96°
- Misery BeachBeach · WA-35.11°
- Murchison River Mouth (Chinaman's Beach)River Mouth · WA-27.71°
- Preston BeachBeach · WA-32.88°
- Salmon HolesBeach · WA-35.12°
- Thomas RiverRiver Mouth · WA-33.85°
- Two Peoples BayBay · WA-34.97°
- West Beach (Esperance)Beach · WA-33.87°
- Wylie BayBeach · WA-33.86°
- Yallingup ReefReef · WA-33.64°
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