Any time is a good time to hire
a boat to go fishing, diving, whale watching or snorkelling but it is best to have some good
weather and in the right season for the species you wish to catch or see.
Kalbarri is blessed with a great climate, not too far north to be too hot
and far enough north to be warm in winter. Kalbarri is good all year round
but the following information may make up your mind as to when you would
like to visit.
January/February:
Our hottest time, some days it may reach 40
degrees centigrade but usually cooler in the afternoon when the sea breeze
comes in. The sea breeze will always come in!
Some of the hottest game fishing
can be encountered at this time.
Most of the mornings are dead calm with a flat sea and the mackerel and tuna
can boil on the surface. Most game fish go off the bite by lunch so the sea
breeze at midday is not usually a problem. Bottom fishing is also good but
can be cut short by the sea breeze. Easy cray fishing during the "run of the
whites".
March /April:
Probably the best time as we get the best weather then. Also the busiest -
accommodation is hard to get and the boats are heavily booked. We have an
accommodation & boat hire package Expect fine windless days in the
height of the game fishing season.
Occasionally the coral
spawn on the full moons combined with adverse currents can upset the game
fishing for awhile. River may flood after northern cyclones, making the
mulloway fishing outstanding. Outstanding bottom fishing.
May /
June:
Great weather continues over
this period. The Leeuwin Current flows strongly bringing warm water into the
bay. The mackerel & tuna have
fattened up and and are bigger at this time of year.
Clear water offers excellent visibility for divers and fish alike.
Occasional winter storms makes ocean access impossible. Cray fishing season
ends 30th June.
July /
August:
Winter storms
abate, and the game fish begin their migration north. Some lingering game
fish can still be caught, but most fishing is done on the bottom. Big
dhufish and snapper move into the shallower waters to spawn where most are
caught. Start of the big
winter tailor and mulloway. Start of the wildflower season. Start of the
whale migration.
September / October:
Start of the summer pattern of still mornings and an afternoon sea breeze.
Some days there will be an early southerly which makes for an uncomfortable
trip home in the boat. Bottom fishing close in still good with dhufish and
snapper the main target. Big winter tailor and mulloway time.
Best time to see whales and the
wildflowers continue.
November
/ December:
Persistent
afternoon sea breezes with most mornings calm.
Opening of the cray fishing
season on 15th November -
cray fish abound and are easily caught. Chance for an early mackerel or tuna
in late December. Tailor continue.
