Wharton lies about half way between Cape Arid and Esperance, on the Duke of Orleans Bay off Orleans Bay Rd, near the mouth of the Dailey River.
The bay has a caravan park and reasonably sheltered beach launching. There is no shortage of reef within 10km of Wharton, including Bay Rock, Dodd Rock and John Island within the bay.
Three island groups are within 15km of the launch site.
For landbased fishos, there are 4WD tracks leading off the main roads to scenic and fishable coastal access points.
Dunns Rocks, about 20km west of Wharton, produces salmon and mulloway.
Wharton Beach and its nearby rocks fish well.
Just 20km east is Alexander Bay, with good rock and beach fishing.
Kennedys Beach and Tagon Point 38km east of Wharton fish well for trevally, salmon, sharks and mulloway.
Thomas River has bream. It flows into Yokinup Bay, where salmon and mulloway are caught in the surf, at the start of Cape Arid National Park.
Poison Creek beach between Cape Arid and Cape Pasley is renowned for big salmon.
It can be reached by 4WD track, and then by driving on the beach.
Sharks, mulloway and tailor patrol gutters at night.
There are soft sand sections in this area that require tyre deflation, so a tyre compressor is required.
Never drive on thick beach weed mats as bogging is almost assured.
Wharton tides
Cape Arid coastline
WA fishing regulations
WA marine parks
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