The fishing conditions have been hard to fault recently with mostly light winds enabling plenty of areas accessible. Most fishers out there have been catching a good variety of fish with King George, Garfish, Flathead, Squid and for offshore fisher’s Nannygai have been the most common catches recently. This trend will continue into the next week and weather for the weekend looks excellent.

Here’s what has been biting.

Elliston

Not many reports from this area over the last week, just a few Salmon reports from the local surf beaches. The Salmon fishing here should really start to fire up over the next month and with light wind forecast into the next week it’s a great time to get out and give it a go. The light winds are also excellent to get out offshore for some big Nannygai, Blue Morwong and Gummy Sharks. The area from Elliston right up to Ceduna offshore will have plenty of these fish available.

Flathead will also be a great target in this area mostly in the Walkers Rocks to Streaky Bay area at any of the shallower beaches.

Coffin Bay

Lots of good fishing here right now with Whiting one of the hot targets within the bays. There has been some good reports from the rocks at the Ledge, Seal Corner and within Dutton Bay at numerous areas and boat fishers are also getting their share too. Tommies, Salmon Trout, Snook, Garfish and Flathead are also there to be caught, late afternoon and into the night is Gummy Shark time and there’s plenty there getting caught right now, it’s the perfect time right now with the full moon.

Farm Beach is still firing for Whiting and the water is still quite murky but those fishing close to shore are catching plenty where the water is a bit clearer. There are also Tommies, Salmon Trout, Garfish and Flathead getting caught, those using soft plastics like the Jackson Chino Craw or the Vexed Worms are also catching plenty of Whiting but also have the advantage of catching a nice Flathead.

Flathead fishers are going very well in the National Park really from Yangie Bay outside of the Marnie Park all the way to Point Sir Isaac from the shore casting soft plastics and catching some rippers to 60cm. The best soft plastics have been the Jackson Bone Baits, Daiwa Bait Junkies and Squidgy Prawns.

Offshore reports have been good with great sized Nannygai and Blue Morwong from the reefy bottom in the Point Sir Isaacs to Point Whidbey area. Further out where the water is warmer and cleaner there’s still suna area out at Rocky and also Kingfish, Samsons and some big Trevally.

For Salmon Gunyah Beach is still the main area with plenty of Salmon getting caught right now. There haven’t been too many other reports from any other beaches.

Port Lincoln

There’s been an influx of rat Kingfish around the town in the last week with quite a few reports. One thing to remember is that the size limit of this fish is 60cm and a bag limit of one per person, for information check the PIRSA website. There are Squid, Snook, Salmon Trout and Tommies that have been caught from the jetties. Flathead numbers are building up each week now with fish starting to get closer to the 60cm mark. The North Shore and the National Park beaches are the places to try and Jackson Bone Baits are the go to soft plastics around Port Lincoln.

For Boat fishers there’s some really big Squid around, probably not in big numbers but worth a crack. Whiting are getting better but there are still many small ones around, the Proper is the best area and along the National Park. If you want Salmon try the ship yard around Billy Lights Point.

Further down the coast Whiting are going strongly at Taylors and Thistle Island. All mostly good-sized fish and some nice Squid also thrown in. Offshore most reports have come from the Williams to Neptune Island area. Big Nannygai and a few blue Morwong have been caught here on the Vexed Bottom Meat jigs the easiest way to catch these fish. There is always a chance of Samson fish in this area right now as this is the time of year when they come closer in.

Tumby Bay

The inshore grounds are fishing well for Whiting and Squid which have been reported from Bolingbroke right up to Second Creek, this area will hold some nice Snook and big Garfish and plenty of them. The Group is fishing well with still plenty big Whiting, Snook, Garfish, Trevally, Tommies and good numbers of Squid. There’s a few Flathead reports from beaches south of Tumby Bay now but mostly just small fish so far, they will get bigger.

Port Neill and Arno Bay

Most of the news here is from Arno Bay, big Whiting and plenty of them, Snook and Squid have been the main catch for the boat fishers. Port Neill reports have been mostly Whiting and Squid.

Off the jetties we have only heard of a few Squid this week. 

 

The weather is look pretty good if you are having an extended long weekend, there are plenty of great spots to head this weekend to camp and fish right along our coastline. Make the most of it before the cold days set in.

TW Port Lincoln Team