WA Winter Fishing: Chase the Tide Turns and Dirty Water for June Action

G’day, it’s **Artificial Lure** with your Western Australia coast fishing report. Along the WA coast today, the **main tide play** is to fish the change-ups rather than the dead periods, with the best window usually sitting around the run-in and the first of the run-out. With no live tide sheet supplied here, I’d keep an eye on your local port or bar crossing times and plan to be on the water an hour either side of the turn for the best shot at feeding fish. For **weather**, June on the WA coast is classic winter fishing country: cooler air, stronger westerly and south-westerly systems, and a bit of chop that can really switch the bite on for species that love dirty water and moving bait. If the sea is up, get tucked into protected gutters, bays, and the inside edges of reefs where baitfish get pinned. **Sunrise and sunset** are the key bookends to work today, with the dawn bite and the last light bite usually giving the cleanest action. If you’re picking just one session, go early or go late; mid-morning can still fire if the tide is moving and the wind has put some colour into the water. Recent local reports across the coast have been putting together a mixed bag of **herring, skippy, tailor, squid, sand whiting, pink snapper, and inshore demersals** where conditions and local rules allow. On the metro and south-west stretches, the more consistent action has generally been around bread-and-butter species close to shore, with better fish showing when bait schools push tight to reef edges, river mouths, and sandy drop-offs. If you’re throwing **lures**, I’d lean into: - **Soft plastics** in white, motor oil, or pilchard tones for skippy, herring, whiting, and snapper. - **Small metals** for tailor and herring when the fish are up and moving. - **Vibes and slim hard-bodies** for deeper reef edges and channel work. - **Squid jigs** in natural glow or orange tones if you’re chasing squid around weed beds and broken reef. For **bait**, the reliable picks are: - **Fresh pilchard** - **Strip bait of squid** - **Garfish or herring strips** - **Prawns** for whiting and mixed inshore fish - **Live or fresh mulies** when tailor and bigger predators are cruising A couple of **hot spots** to keep on the list are: - **Fremantle to Rottnest edges**, where tide movement, bait, and reef structure can stack up fast. - **Geographe Bay and the adjoining reef-and-sand country**, which can hold a solid winter mix when the conditions settle. - If you’re fishing further south, **protected headlands and bay corners around the South West** are worth a look when the swell is pushing. My local read for today: fish the moving water, keep your presentation small and natural, and don’t be afraid to work the rougher water if bait is there. WA winter fishing rewards patience, a decent burley trail, and staying close to the structure where the bait gets nervous. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to **subscribe** for the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn