Welcome to Wildside Sportfishing! One of NSW most popular fishing charters located in the spectacular sea side town of South West Rocks..
Our custom fishing tours have been created by passionate owner & lifelong angler, Jason Bettles, for fishing enthusiasts of all levels & ages – beginners through to expert.
No two trips are the same onboard Wildside! The only guarantee, is that your guide will put in 100% to try and provide the best fishing charter you’ve ever had.
Expertise and local knowledge are pitted against ever changing weather conditions, ocean currents, tides and fish behavior to provide you with the ultimate mid north coast fishing expedition.ย
Offering small group sizes so you get personalized service, one on one tuition and space to fish effectively.
Fully licensed and insured, we have over 22 years experience operating fishing tours.
‘Wildside’
Our vessel, a Contender 25 Tournamentย named Wildside, is surveyed for 30 nautical milesย (55 kms) offshore. It is fast, comfortable and a true sport fishing weapon.
Wildside is fully set up for all forms of angling, including game fishing South West Rocks. Twin 200hp four stroke outboards, 112lb Minnkota, downrigger, outriggers, large live bait tank, flying gaffs, tail ropes, Black Magic Equalizer harness, high / low chirp sonar and plus side and down scan – just some of the equipment we have on board.
What we catch
Target a range of species from Tuna, Snapper, Mackerel, Pearl Perch, Dollies, Kingfish and Marlin offshore to Mulloway, Jacks and Flathead in the Macleay River. No fish is safe!
Vertical jigging, soft plastic finesse, surface and sub surface stick baits, high speed spinning and trolling for Billfish are some of the techniques regularly used. We also have a massive live bait well on board which is filled with small fish such as slimey mackerel and yellowtail, at the start of a tour – covering all bases.
Don’t just take our word for it..
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Media coverage
Wildside Sportfishing: Where North Meets South
Want more Wildside Sportfishing content? Read about us in Spooled’s Deadrise Magazine Summer issue 2022.
“Jason runs the highly successful fishing charter business from the NSW North Coast haven of South West Rocks. Is that haven or heaven?โit could be both!) If I were able to create the perfect sportfishing destination it would probably look very much like โThe Rocksโ. Its very latitude of 30.88S means it truly is the ideal scenario where the northern flow of the East Australian Current meets the cooler waters streaming nutrients from the Tasman Sea.”
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What a time #fishing the @trophyhunter SNAPPER BASH in Coffs Harbour ๐
Ended up coming 11th from 140 boats which is pretty reasonable ๐ค needed a couple more show stoppers, but we had a good bag of fish - and some sensational action at times ๐ฃ
At one point 6x reds flapping on the bow waiting to be measured! ๐
Strange feeling sending so many tuskfish and pearl perch back into the depths ๐คฏ
The event was unreal - organisers did a terrific job with the huge turnout ๐
Cant wait for next year!!
Massive thanks to the lads Graeme, Dan, Chris, Kyle and Carew for all the laughs and chaos ๐ค
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@irukandji_tackle ironclaw jig heads smashed the fish ๐ช
@outdooradventureswr providing the bulk of our tackle and plenty of @saxscent on all our lures ๐ฆ
Video #mashup from the last few #fishingtrips ๐ฃ
Some good fish, lots of whales and crazy weather ๐ค
โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ #getonboard mid July โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ
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#snapper #kingfish
Lure only today #fishing with unkle Roger, gathering a yummy feed ๐ ๐
#getonboard mid July
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Winter #fishing in South West Rocks ๐
Steve and Anne into em โ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ฃ
โ ๏ธ #getonboard availability through middle of July โ ๏ธ
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#snapper #mulloway #fishingcharters
#reefraiders ๐ hunting a feed over the weekend during glamour conditions ๐๐
#getonboard next availability during mid July school holidays ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฃ
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#fishing #southwestrocks #pearlperch
Highlights from the long weekend ๐ฃ
#getonboard its #snapper season ๐๐
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Some legends and their catch (first pic was our latest tour) ๐๐ฃ
โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ #getonboard couple of days still available next week otherwise its July school holidays ๐๐
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#fishing #mackerel #mulloway #adventures
Happy mothers day to all the incredible mums out there!! ๐ช๐ and a big thanks for outfishing all the dads - always makes for an entertaining day out ๐
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๐๐๐ #mahimahi or #dolphinfish are one of coolest fish that swim - crazy beautiful, awesome fight, taste yummy and with a growth rate of up to a cm a day ๐ณ theyre considered very sustainable ๐
Mackerel will likely stick around until at least June this year too, with such warm water around ๐
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Donkey midday #mulloway ๐ซ
What a birthday for Marlow catching a bunch of good fish offshore with his brother - then finishing the day with this beast ๐
Well done on the #tagnrelease too bruz ๐ช๐ช๐ช
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#fishing #jewfish
2x spots available tomorrow ๐ฃ
Spotted mackerel run has been INSANE ๐ตโ๐ซ
Some of the best bites ive seen - trip after trip. No sign of slowing either ๐
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#fishing #mangrovejack #Mackerelmadness #adventures
Finnbop with his pb #mulloway this arvo ๐
Proud dad moment ๐ฅฐ
#getonboard we`ve been getting mackerel every charter, patchy availability next week onwards ๐ฃโ๏ธ
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#fishing has been good lately ๐ ๐ฃ
Ran out of space for all the happy snaps! ๐
Bulk longtails around and plenty of spotties too โ๏ธ
โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ #getonboard availability 30th 31st of March due to cancellations and some mid to late April โ ๏ธโ ๏ธ
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