Kalbarri Rock lobster Pot Pull Tour in Kalbarri

About this tour

Join a working lobster boat at Kalbarri Marina to haul pots and see how Western Australia's prized rock lobsters are caught and processed. You'll help pull up to 12 pots from the Indian Ocean, handle the grading process alongside the crew, and watch the town recede from the water. The 90-minute outing (sometimes stretching to two hours depending on the catch) gives you genuine insight into a professional fishery—and the chance to buy fresh lobster to take home.

Highlights

• Haul working lobster pots from the deck yourself
• Learn grading and handling from experienced crew members
• View Kalbarri's coastline from the ocean perspective
• Take home freshly caught Western rock lobster
• Work on a genuine commercial fishing boat, not a tourist vessel

What to expect

You'll board at Kalbarri Marina and motor through the river mouth into open water where the pots sit. The crew shows you how to haul each pot over the gunwale—they're heavy and often occupied. You'll sort the catch, help re-bait the pots, and send them back down. It's hands-on and genuinely fishy work; expect salt spray, the smell of bait, and the rhythmic motion of the boat. The catch rate varies, so tour length stretches or compresses accordingly. Once back at the marina, you can purchase lobster at market rate if you want it.

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