Welcome to the column with all the hot tips for fishing around Yorke Peninsula; contact Greg by email at greg@gregjamesfishing.com.au.

Wallaroo: Strong northerly winds kept building over the weekend to something in the 20 to 30 knots range, making for an empty boat ramp and a cold jetty. Just like last week, Wallaroo jetty has been slow. Locals and visitors alike are struggling to land the usual squid, tommy ruff (Aussie herring) and blue crabs. After this week’s predicted rough weather, boat crews should be able to find King George whiting at the Ballast grounds.

Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: Squid were on-again, off-again at both jetties last week, but they’re in the bay itself and out at West Light when conditions allow. KG whiting and squid are also showing up in the broken grounds off Cape Elizabeth in the very late afternoons.

Point Turton: Try the waters off Minlacowie shearing sheds for winter garfish and squid. Mullet are in Hardwicke Bay (high tide) and from the jetty as the tides turn to run out. KG whiting are off Point Souttar and The Banks.

Stenhouse Bay/Marion Bay: The dreaded algal bloom has not gone away as hoped but become more selective as to where it encroaches along the bottom end. The two jetties have tommies and squid while offshore crews are reporting red nannygai, kingfish and blue morwong. Mullet are at Gym Beach and the Dust Bowl/Browns Beach.

Edithburgh/Stansbury: Marine environmental damage is widespread, as locals well know, and the detrimental effects on fishing and aquaculture continue. Jetty-based fishing is producing small squid late in the day, while boat crews are heading far and wide to their deep-water drops for KG whiting and plenty of leatherjackets.

Ardrossan: Anglers out in small tinnies hugged the blue line late in the week, seeking shelter from the northerly to westerly winds-not. They did not catch much, but at least enjoyed the experience and gave their engine a run. Whiting and squid for boat crews, and a few mullet and night-time squid for shore and jetty-based fishers, have been the main reports.

Tight lines and see you next week!