What is the best gummy shark lake in Western Australia?

Windy Harbour tops our ranking of Western Australia gummy shark waters — 192 ft max depth with real survey depth contours. Geographe Bay — Sector 07 and Hellfire Bay round out the top three.

How many lakes in Western Australia have gummy shark?

DepthScout maps 33 Western Australia waters holding gummy shark, 33 of them with real state-agency depth surveys. The deepest is Shark Bay — Sector 65 at 477 ft.

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Best gummy shark lakes in Western Australia

33 Western Australia waters hold gummy shark, 33 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. A southern smoothhound commonly searched for over sand and mud beside channels and deeper bay edges.

Windy Harbour — 192 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
Geographe Bay — Sector 07 — 83 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 8 public access sites
Hellfire Bay — 164 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
Geographe Bay — Sector 13 — 186 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
Yanchep Lagoon — 93 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
Cockburn Sound — Northwest — 121 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
Champion Bay — Northeast — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
Cockburn Sound — Northeast — 109 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
Geographe Bay — Sector 04 — 83 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
Jurien Bay — Northwest — 97 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
Princess Royal Harbour — Central — 290 ft max · survey depth data · Australasian Snapper, Yellowtail Kingfish, Sand Flathead, King George WhitingWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
Cockburn Sound — Central — 91 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
Hamelin Bay — Northwest — 165 ft max · survey depth data · Australasian Snapper, Yellowtail Kingfish, Sand Flathead, Australian SalmonWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
Champion Bay — Northwest — 144 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
Hamelin Bay — Northeast — 249 ft max · survey depth data · Australasian Snapper, Yellowtail Kingfish, Sand Flathead, King George WhitingWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
Princess Royal Harbour — West — 186 ft max · survey depth data · Australasian Snapper, Yellowtail Kingfish, Sand Flathead, Australian SalmonWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
Geographe Bay — Sector 09 — 159 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
Geographe Bay — Sector 06 — 121 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, Tailor, Silver TrevallyWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
Jurien Bay — Northeast — 102 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
Geographe Bay — Sector 10 — 62 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
Geographe Bay — Sector 11 — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
Geographe Bay — Sector 08 — 59 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
Jurien Bay — West — 29 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
Shark Bay — Sector 18 — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
Cockburn Sound — West — 57 ft max · survey depth data · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites

…plus 8 more Western Australia waters holding gummy shark.

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How to use this ranking

The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.

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When to fish gummy shark in Western Australia

Spring 8–40 ft — Australian spring: search the mapped shallow habitat and current edges; winter is a broad regional tendency, not a catch forecast.
Summer 18–120 ft — Australian summer: start shallow in low light, then follow bait toward deeper mapped edges as the day warms.
Fall 8–84 ft — Australian autumn: use current, temperature and visible forage to choose between shallow habitat and the first major drop.
Winter 8–40 ft — Australian winter: prospect shallow feeding habitat and adjacent contour breaks while checking local swell and closures.

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