Yellowtail amberjack April fishing Cronulla Sydney

Best Fish To Catch In April In Sydney

What fish to target in April?

As the summer months close and the daylight hours shorten due to daylight savings ending and the onset of winter we list the best fish on offer in Cronulla, Sydney.

The 3 varieties of flathead being dusky flathead, blue spot flathead and tiger flathead should be fish to target. Then there are bonito, bull shark, flounder, yellowtail amberjack and bass making anglers excited. The competiton also falls as the colder days increase. This is good news for the serious anglers.

Blue Eye Trevalla

Ocean Water Temperature Cronulla Sydney April, 2022

Cronulla Sydney water temperature April

Bass

Bass
Bass fishing Cronulla Sydney
20 - 30 cm
Up to 1 kilogram
Primarily freshwater

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Bull Shark

Bull Shark
Bull shark fishing Cronulla Sydney
3.5 metres
Up to 230 kilograms
Saltwater and freshwater. Ocean and rivers.

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Flathead Tiger

Flathead Tiger
Flathead tiger fish Cronulla Sydney
Up to 65 cm
Up to 3 kilograms
offshore sandy bottom to 400 metres

Blue Eye Trevalla

Blue Eye Trevalla
Blue Eye Trevalla
Up to 140 cm
Up to 50 kilograms
Deep water to 900 metres

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Flathead Blue Spot

Flathead Blue Spot
Flathead blue spotted fishing Cronulla Sydney
Up to 55 cm
Up to 1.3  kilograms
Over sand to 30 metres

Flounder

Flounder
Flounder
55 cm
2.7 kilograms
Onshore, reefs

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Bonito

Bonito
Bonito fishing Cronulla Sydney
70 cm
Up to 7 kilograms
Inshore pelagic fish

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Flathead Dusky

Flathead Dusky

Up to 150 cm
Up to 15 kilograms
Primarily freshwater

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Yellowtail Amberjack

Yellowtail Amberjack

1 - 2 metres
7 - 70 kilograms
Inshore, offshore, reef and jetty or pier

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