There are quite a few hidden gems found north of Perth.
The farmstead at Wagoe is something that very few people know about, but it is one of the best places you can ever stay for fishing and snorkeling.
Lucky Bay is just south of Wagoe, and as long as you are well set up for camping you will have a ball.
Both of these places are about a 5.
5 hour drive north of Perth, but they are well worth the drive.
I would suggest that you need a four wheel drive for both locations (especially Lucky bay).
Wagoe you can get to the farmstead without one, but you would have to walk down to the beach every time that you wanted to go, which would become a real issue.
By car, it's only a 3 minute drive, which is great as you can roll out of bed, throw the fishing gear in the car and roll down the hill.
The beach there has masses of reef, and you can catch some huge fish.
Every time we go there we have an absolute blast.
The accommodation at Wagoe is much cheaper than in kalbarri, although it is not exactly luxury! If you prefer something even cheaper you could consider lucky bay.
This has a brilliant reef which runs about 100 meters parallel to the beach, about 50 meters out.
The reef stops all of the bad weather, and snorkeling on the inside of the reef is always pretty decent.
On a calm day though, you can head out the back and see some huge fish!