On the eastern side of the Peninsula the fishing has got much harder and it looks like some areas might be affected by the algal bloom that is affecting other areas of the state. We can only hope that there is another reason for declining fish catches. On the western side and in the offshore areas there is still some good fishing and with school holidays coming up it should be a great spot for some fishing.

Here’s what has been biting.

Elliston

Salmon are in full swing and the fishing is good with some good-sized fish. Just about all the good surf beaches from Sheringa to Fowlers Bay have some great Salmon fishing. Many of these beaches will also produce School and Gummy Sharks in this area for those after something a bit bigger and you can easily convert a Salmon into a shark or two.

With the calmer weather conditions offshore fishers have also found some Sharks and big Nannygai and Blue Morwong. Vexed Bottom Meat Jigs have been excellent for those fish.

Whiting and Squid can also be caught by boat fishers at Elliston, Venus Bay and Streaky Bay.

Coffin Bay

You can find Whiting, Salmon Trout and Tommies within the bays for rock and boat fishers, it has slowed down a bit but there are fish there. Farm Beach has Whiting and there were some good sized fish reported to 42cm over the weekend, catches were ok but some fishers have struggled a bit. There’s also Salmon Trout and a few bigger Salmon in the 2-3kg caught on Whiting grounds along with Tommies, Snook and Squid, if you fish in the deeper water areas and burley up with fish scraps you should have no trouble finding School and Gummy Sharks, there is no shortage of them right now. 

You can still find some Flathead of the beaches in the Frenchman’s to Coles Point region all mostly hitting soft plastics like the Panic Stations Mullet, Daiwa Bait Junkies and the Squidgy Prawns. Offshore there’s sharks Nannygai and Blue Morwong from all the usual reef areas out from Point Sir Issacs to Point Whidby. For Salmon you are looking at mixed sized fish from 1- 3.5kg from most beaches in the area Greenly Beach, Gunyah and Almonta seem to be the best beaches but you should find Salmon at all beaches.

Port Lincoln

In the bays it has slowed down with many fishers reporting very slow catches, hopefully the fish are wanting a rest or have had a gut full of bloodworms, down the Passage is where you want to be fishing and that’s where there are Whiting and Squid at the moment and hopefully there’s no change here. For Squid the new Daiwa Squid jigs have been very strong performers and all the usual good Yo Zuri colours and for the Whiting they just keep hitting the Vexed Micro Meat jigs.

For Offshore fishers there’s Nannygai and School Sharks which have been the most reported catch. Many have been asking about the barrel Tuna but so far all the good signs are out there with Whales, Dolphins and bird life in good numbers but no Tuna just yet or they haven’t been found. Keep trying if you after one this season as they should eventually show up.

For Salmon the South Coast in the Wanna to Salmon Hole area is a sure bet, there has been some good schools of fish there and the size of fish is much better than usual. There’s plenty of 3kg fish around there. Lure fishing has been an excellent way to catch these Salmon using shorter lighter rods and reels and casting out 40-60gm lures does the trick. Jackson Metal Effect and the Cast Mirco jigs are excellent for salmon.

Tumby Bay/Port Neill/Arno Bay

You find some Flathead of the beaches and squid from the jetties but reports have generally been slower than usual. Boat news also has been much slower and not too much to report on,  the fish might have loaded up on Blood worms and be ready for a big feed next week.       

This weeks fishing report is courtesy of:

Charlie & Shane Hodgens: Plenty of School Sharks caught on the weekend.

TW Port Lincoln Team