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Best king george whiting lakes in Western Australia
27 Western Australia waters list king george whiting (official records or labelled estimates), 27 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. 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 Australian favorite that feeds over sand holes, seagrass margins and sheltered bay channels.
- Windy Harbour — 192 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · 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 · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
- Champion Bay — Northwest — 144 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
- Hamelin Bay — Northeast — 249 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Australasian Snapper, Yellowtail Kingfish, Sand Flathead, King George WhitingWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Geographe Bay — Sector 09 — 159 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Jurien Bay — Northeast — 102 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Geographe Bay — Sector 10 — 62 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
- Geographe Bay — Sector 11 — 54 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
- Geographe Bay — Sector 08 — 59 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
- Jurien Bay — West — 29 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
- Shark Bay — Sector 18 — 28 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
- Cockburn Sound — West — 57 ft · Survey depth data · 100% measured · real survey depth contours · Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, King George Whiting, TailorWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
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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 king george whiting in Western Australia
- Spring 3–18 ft — Australian spring: search the mapped shallow habitat and current edges; spring and autumn is a broad regional tendency, not a catch forecast.
- Summer 8–45 ft — Australian summer: start shallow in low light, then follow bait toward deeper mapped edges as the day warms.
- Fall 3–31 ft — Australian autumn: use current, temperature and visible forage to choose between shallow habitat and the first major drop.
- Winter 11–45 ft — Australian winter: slow down on deeper structure and do not infer presence from a regional roster without local signs.
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