SOUTH WEST ROCKS FISHING CHARTERS

Premium guided sport, reef & game fishing charters out of South West Rocks in Northern NSW, Australia.

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.

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 Tournament named Wildside, is surveyed for 30 nautical miles (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..

Read our reviews & see what our awesome clients have to say

Wildside Sportfishing

5.0

Based on 77 reviews

nick moncrieff

03/04/2025

Just had our annual trip with SWR with Jason from Wildside sports fishing and again another wonderful 3 days. There is not a charter operator who works harder for his clients and boy did he deliver for us !! We landed huge Cobia and lots of long tail tuna ! Jason thanks so much for all hard work , laughs and good times once again. We will be back next year for our 4 trip in 4 years!! Cheers mate

Harry

06/12/2024

Highly recommend Wildside Sportfishing, Jason took four of us out yesterday and he was so knowledgeable, had all the gear and we caught a variety of different fish. We all had a great time and would urge anybody looking for a charter to give Jason a ring!

Jonathan Gordon

16/02/2025

Jason is a legit professional who works very hard to provide his customers with fish. From start to finish, Jason's service is slick and quality. Every step of the way was impressive from inquiry and booking through to hooking and filleting. He has a conscientious temperament with precise attention to detail. His boat is comfortable and well organized. I booked a 7 hour game fishing tour with my 6 year old son and Jason was working to get us fish the entire time! Highlights were: hooking a 150Kg blue marlin within 30 seconds of dropping our first lure and watching it pull 200m of line while tail walking on the surface , getting a 70kg blue marlin to the boat, and taking home enough mahi mahi to feed 6 families! I highly recommend Jason for a fun and productive angling adventure.

Bernard May

29/03/2025

I booked a day with Jason for myself and my thirteen year old son in late February 2025. Jason was right on time, but did not try to rush. There was another man with a nine year old boy on the boat as well. Jason was meticulous. I am convinced his attention to every detail was the reason we had such a good day. He never took his eyes off us all, while making sure the boys were given all the scope they needed to get the most out of the day. I am a bit disabled with arthritis and was worried how I would go, but the boat was perfect for me. Jason was incredibly patient while catering for three pretty low skilled fisherman without sea legs. We caught a few wahoo and then targeted some mahi mahi until we all agreed we had enough for a feed. He was conscious of the need to catch no more than we needed, and gently tried to instill that attitude in the boys. At one point he coaxed a bronze whaler a bit closer to the boat so we all got a good look at it. As we had our catch well before it was time to finish up we spent another hour or so trolling in the hope of picking up a marlin. No luck, but Jason wasn't going back early just because we had caught all the fish we wanted. I have been out on bigger boats a few times and this was much better value for money. I will be back again with my son in the winter for some bottom fishing for sure.

Ben Grach

29/11/2024

Had a great day fishing with jason@ wild side. He is very patient and nothing was an issue as it was my first outside fish experience. Something I would recommend , we will definitely back . Cheers .

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?—it could be both!) If I were able to create the perfect sportfishing destination it would probably look very much like “The Rocks”. 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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SOUTH WEST ROCKS FISHING CHARTERS

Premium guided sport, reef & game fishing charters out of South West Rocks in Northern NSW, Australia.

Welcome to Wildside Sportfishing! One of NSW most popular fishing charters located in the spectacular sea side town of South West Rocks..

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