Beachcroft

Some rock hopping is involved, and a beautiful place to watch the sunset. You don't need a license for rod and line fishing in marine waters in Tasmania. An Inland Fisheries license is required for any fishing in inland waters including some river mouths and estuaries. Licenses are required for abalone, rock lobster, scallop, set line (longlines and droplines), graball net, mullet net, and beach seine net fishing. Size and possession limits apply to most recreational species. Possession limits apply everywhere including your home.

A popular activity for kids and their parents is to drop a rod in the water from the jetty or the rocks in and around Coles Bay. Please take care, the weather conditions can be changeable and the bay area where boats are moored and come and go gets busy at times necessitating care. Species of fish that can be caught from the jetty or from the rocks in and around Coles Bay include flathead, couta, striped trumpeter, albacore, southern bluefin tuna, Australian Salmon and bream is abundant in rivers in nearby towns including Swansea and Bicheno.

Discover the stunning Freycinet Peninsula from the water and experience the exquisite beauty of Wineglass Bay on their daily eco cruise from Coles Bay to Wineglass Bay. Cruising the Freycinet Peninsula you'll experience stunning scenery, abundant wildlife and a rare, intimate perspective on one of Tasmania's most extraordinary places. Enjoy a light ploughmans style lunch box while at anchor at Wineglass Bay. The vessel offers a licensed bar with a barista coffee machine, restrooms (including an accessible restroom), and front and rear decks giving great spaces to view wildlife - look out for dolphins, seals, albatross and sea eagles and whales on their annual migration from May to July and September to December. The cruise operates from Coles Bay daily at 0945 and returns at 1445. For guests staying at Freycinet Lodge, they do offer pick up at the Freycinet Lodge jetty.