Port Lincoln Fishing Report – Wednesday 20th March 2024

Squid seem to be making a comeback in many of the Spencer Gulf areas, there has been very low numbers of Squid in this area over the last few years but now there has been quite a rebound, hopefully there has been a permanent a turnaround.

Whiting numbers are really good from many areas as are big Garfish. We are in one of the best times of the year for fishing and Easter is not far away now and now is the time to get ready.

Here’s what has been biting over the last week.

Elliston

Not many reports from here, most reports have been from Venus Bay and Streaky Bay. Venus Bay is good for Whiting, Salmon Trout and some Tommies and the jetty has some nice Squid.

Streaky Bay has good numbers of Blue Crabs, and they can also be caught at Smoky Bay and Ceduna along with lots of big Garfish and Whiting can be caught here as well.

Salmon should be at most surf beaches in the Elliston to Streaky Bay area, in recent weeks they have been caught at Locks Well, Sheringa and Streaky Bays back beach.

Coffin Bay

It’s a great time of the year at Coffin Bay with plenty of great fishing options. Inside the bays there’s Whiting which will get better and better each week now. Flathead reports are building up now with better reports each week with some good-sized fish getting caught from multiple areas. Tommies, Salmon Trout, Garfish, Snook and Gummy Sharks are there which can be caught by boat or shore-based fishers.

Farm Beach fishers are mostly finding good numbers of Whiting, the better spots seem to be some of the shallower water grounds at the Sandhills and up to Seasick Bay, where other areas have been a bit hit and miss but do have fish. There’s Garfish, Tommies, Salmon Trout, Snook and Squid here as well. In the deeper water you will find some Gummy Sharks, just get a burley trail going and these Sharks should sniff out your bait if they’re in the area.

Offshore reports have been fairly low, only really had Saturday with good weather to head out. Rocky Island remains the best area for Tuna, Kingfish and Samson fish, it’s warmer water and cleaner for these kind of fish. Elsewhere in the colder green water you will get all the reef fish like Nannygai, Blue Morwong, Gummy and School Sharks the Vexed Bottom Meat jigs have accounted for some good catches of Nannygai out there on Saturday.

Flathead have been caught land based in the National Park around Morgans Landing to Point Sir Isaacs. Lure casters using soft plastics like Jackson Bone Baits, Daiwa Bait Junkies and Squidgy Prawns have been having good results, there is also Whiting in this area off the beach too.

Port Lincoln

Blue Crabs have made a bit of come back in the last few weeks and you will get a feed of Crabs off the jetty if you throw out a few nets. Nighttime waders will also be able to rake up a nice feed of Crabs in the shallows around Lincoln. The main wharf has lots of Salmon Trout from just undersized to around a kilo and the fishing can be very hectic when the bigger fish show up. Squid numbers are much better this year than for the same time last year, there have been multiple reports of good catches from rock areas around town and also of the jetties.

There haven’t been very many land-based Whiting reports but now is the time to get the long rods out and catch a feed off the rocks from Murrays Point all the way into the National Park,  pick the big afternoon tides.

Those using the Jabbers Pencil Honcho Stick baits have been catching some nice Yellowfin Whiting around Louth Bay on the afternoon high tides. Boat fishers are finding Crabs which are spread out all through bays around Lincoln but can be hard going, the best area has been around the Limani to the town Jetty and they all have been big ones, you could also have some luck at Billy lights Point where there have been some decent numbers. There are Whiting for boat fishers but no outstanding reports and there’s still lots of small fish around in the Proper. Garfish are good and also there’s much better Squid reports from many areas.

Down the Passage the fishing is getting pretty good and will get better and better. Whiting and Squid reports have good over the last week, the area around Taylors has been good but McLarens and Carcase Rocks should also really start to fire up. Thistle Island is very similar with the same results.

Offshore there’s Nannygai, Blue Morwong, Samson fish, Kingfish and Tuna, from Williams Island to the Neptunes and across the Cabbage Patch you are in with chance with any of these fish, you just need the weather on your side.

Tumby Bay

Whiting reports out at the Group have come from multiple areas, there are some big fish out there to 50cm. Squid, Snook and Garfish have also been caught there and there are some big Silver Trevally in some areas too. Gummy Sharks have been lurking around in the deeper water areas. Buffalo Reef and Roslind shoal hold Tuna, there are Tuna schools all the way through this area and blind trolling if you don’t see any fish is the best way to go. Buku Metal Head Skirts and Halco Laser Pro lures in the Dirty Harry and Sledgehammer colors are by far some of the best lures catching Tuna out that way. In closer, there’s good fishing also, big Garfish, Whiting, Snook and Squid have been reported from Second Creek right down to Bolingbroke.  

Port Neill and Arno Bay

Yellowfin Whiting have been good from the beaches north of Port Neill to Arno Bay, there’s some good-sized fish and are they are taking both baits and surface lures. The Whiting fishing is still very good here and the same with the Squid, Snook are also in good numbers and so are the Garfish.

The Port Neill jetty also holds some good-sized Garfish and Squid and if you’re after Crabs head up to Cowell, there’s plenty there and you can catch good ones off the jetty. 

 

Hopefully this windy week is over before the easter break next week and we get some nice calm days to head out over the 4 day break with family and friends and get out for a fish. Don’t forget if you do head out to send us in your current fishing photo and you can go in the monthly draw to win $100 gif voucher.

TW Port Lincoln Team

 

 

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