Welcome to the column with all the hot tips for fishing around Yorke Peninsula; contact Greg by email at greg@gregjamesfishing.com.au.
Port Broughton: Snook, blue crabs and garfish are the main reports for boat crews fishing the grounds north of Shag Island and Wood Point. Early season mullet are in the channel and the jetty has a few blueys and after dusk squid.
Wallaroo: Boaties launching early are enjoying catches of gar, squid and blueys just south of the ferry channel, while a grain ship at the jetty has anglers jockeying for the best spot to try for blueys, squid and garfish.
Port Hughes/Moonta Bay: There were amazing scenes at the Port Hughes boat ramp as people made the most of the conditions at the weekend. They targeted snook, blue crabs, garfish and squid. The jetties are quiet but there are a few night-time squid about for those hardy souls prepared to brave the mosquitoes.
Port Victoria: Just-legal King George whiting are off the north-west grounds at Wardang Island, with scattered fish also at the Moorara wreck. Garfish, a few blueys and squid are the other main reports.
Point Turton: Shore-based anglers are trying local beaches for yellowfin whiting. The jetty has a few squid, while Point Souttar fishers ran their tinny out for garfish, snook and squid.
Stenhouse Bay/Marion Bay: Local beaches have a mix of mullet, salmon trout and soapie mulloway with Saturday’s offshore northerlies working well for shore-based surf casters. Boat crews report red nannygai, Samson fish, flathead and big squid. Big squid and tommy ruff (Australian herring) are at the Stenhouse Bay jetty.
Edithburgh: Squid are at the town jetty, along with tommies, night-time gar and snook. Lucky anglers caught a couple of decent blueys here on Friday. Boat crews found KG whiting off Troubridge Light and from the southern end of Tapley Shoals. Gar and squid are out from Wool Bay and Klein Point. Shore-based anglers caught overnight mulloway from Armchair Rock on Sunday.
Black Point/Ardrossan: Boat crews are fishing far and wide for gar, squid, blue crabs and even early season salmon trout as these great little fish make their run. Yellowfin whiting are in the high tide shallows at Pine Point wharf and rakers are working Billy Goat Flat and the beaches north of Ardrossan for blue swimmer crabs. Soapie mulloway are still in the night-time shallows at the town jetty in Ardrossan.
Tight lines and see you next week!