Welcome again to Greg James’ Fishing Column with all the hot tips for fishing Yorke Peninsula; you can contact Greg by email at greg@gregjamesfishing.com.au
Wallaroo jetty upgrade/remediation: stages 1 and 2 are complete with stage 3 now underway; this includes steel pile repairs, upgrades of structural beams and a new timber deck, safety access ladders and more. A section of the jetty between bents 82-108 will be closed until mid-May.
Wallaroo: Snapper are being caught from the jetty, but the fishing ban remains in place and all fish must be returned to the water. Blue swimmer crabs are also being caught from the jetty, while the marina’s northern breakwater is producing salmon up to 1kg. Boat crews are catching garfish off Point Riley and King George whiting along the 10m depth contour west of the old ferry channel.
Port Hughes/Moonta Bay: Garfish are being caught in Moonta Bay and from the jetties during strong late-afternoon sea breezes. Boat crews are reporting King George whiting in 10m of water off Cape Elizabeth and just north of the Steamer Channel.
Point Turton/Port Rickaby: Good-sized garfish were caught from the jetty midweek, along with salmon trout and trumpeters. Garfish are also being caught off Point Souttar and about 1km offshore from Port Rickaby beach. Charter crews caught a few King George whiting at The Banks before strong southeasterly winds arrived late in the week.
Marion Bay/Stenhouse Bay: Both jetties are worth trying at night for tommy ruff (Australian herring) and rat kingfish. Boat crews faced difficult conditions late in the week, with strong onshore southerly winds. Shore-based fishers are targeting mullet and salmon up to 1kg, with mixed success.
Edithburgh/Stansbury: Blue swimmer crabs have dominated reports from boat crews fishing around Stansbury, The Hut and Port Vincent, as well as the sheltered waters just north of the Edithburgh boat ramp. Snook and the occasional King George whiting have been caught at Rocky Gully and Sultana Passage.
Black Point/Ardrossan: Slim pickings continue for anglers fishing the central and northern waters of Gulf St Vincent. Rakers are catching the occasional blue swimmer crab, along with boat crews fishing off Black Point, Billy Goat Flat and Ardrossan.
Tight lines and see you next week!