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

Jetties of Yorke Peninsula, Price: Originally located at the site of the current boat ramp in Wills Creek, Price once had a wharf, built in 1882 and, over time, extended to 80 metres. Coastal traders brought timber, phosphate and other cargo, returning to Port Adelaide with wheat, wool and mallee roots for firewood. Farmers received four shillings (40 cents) per ton as they cleared land for agriculture. Salt became the main export during and after World War II and continued up until the mid-1960s when the wharf was demolished. (Source: Jetties of SA Past and Present by Neville Collins).

Wallaroo: Strong southerly winds reaching up to 25 knots dominated most days last week, particularly over the weekend. Despite the conditions, jetty anglers managed to land a few blue swimmer crabs, tommy ruff (Australian herring) and squid. Offshore, boat crews reported good returns of King George whiting, squid and garfish.

Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: A few squid and the occasional blue swimmer crab were caught from the Port Hughes jetty, while garfish have been showing up in Moonta Bay and off the northern end of Tipara Reef. Boat crews also reported catches of whiting from Cape Elizabeth and waters south of Rifle Butts Beach.

Port Victoria: Good catches of whiting and some large squid were the main reports over the past week, with boat crews needing to carefully time their trips around strong southerly winds. Balgowan and Chinaman Wells are producing solid numbers of whiting and garfish, while a few blue swimmer crabs have been taken from the Port Victoria jetty.

Point Turton: King George whiting have been biting well in this part of the Yorke Peninsula, with stronger-than-usual tides positively influencing their feeding patterns. Garfish have again been caught at Magazine Bay, The Pines and Port Minlacowie. The local jetty is producing mullet and the occasional squid.

Stenhouse Bay/Marion Bay: Salmon up to 2kg made an appearance at Hillocky Beach last week, while smaller fish were reported from Butlers Beach and Salmon Beach, west of Foul Bay. When conditions allowed, boat crews headed out for red nannygai, kingfish and whiting (along with undersized snapper, which must be released immediately). Local jetties are producing mullet and tommy ruff.

Stansbury/Edithburgh: Following extremely low tides mid to late last week, undersize female blue swimmer crabs carrying eggs were reported at the Stansbury jetty. These must be returned to the water immediately, as per regulations. Squid remain scarce, but large tommy ruff are still being caught at night from the Edithburgh jetty. There’s little to report from the boating scene at this stage.

Tight lines and see you next week!