Welcome again to Greg James’ fishing column, with all the hot tips, ideas and recipes for fishing Yorke Peninsula. You can contact Greg by email at greg@gregjamesfishing.com.au.
Wallaroo: Local onshore north-westerly winds dropped back nicely on Saturday afternoon, allowing the last of the school holiday boat crews to head out for King George whiting, blue crabs, small garfish and snook. Most boaties found their catch south of the boat ramp towards Bird Reef. Shore-based fishers picked up small garfish and tommy ruff (Australian herring) in the shallows at Squid Rock (Point Riley), while the jetty has produced a few blue crabs.
Port Hughes/Moonta Bay: Try the jetties for small garfish and a few blue crabs. Yellowfin whiting are being caught off several local beaches, but not yet in large numbers. Boat crews have caught KG whiting, garfish and snook.
Point Turton: Small schools of garfish have started running off The Pines, Point Souttar, Minlacowie and Port Rickaby. KG whiting and flathead are being caught on the drift in Hardwicke Bay and The Banks during the late afternoon sea breezes.
Marion Bay/Stenhouse Bay: Last week’s northerly winds provided a few days of calm inshore fishing, with boat crews picking up KG whiting, flathead and snook. If you’re fishing for crays (rock lobster), remember there are rules covering fishing gear, registration, permits and the use of personal flotation devices. The jetties have produced tommies, while mullet are being caught from Richards and Gym beaches.
Edithburgh/Stansbury: KG whiting catches continue to be good in size, although numbers remain low. Fish have been caught at Rocky Gully, Troubridge Island and out from Port Giles and Coobowie. Wattle Beach has produced a few mullet, as have Mozzie Flat and Foul Bay. The Stansbury jetty and The Hut have small but legal-sized blue crabs.
Ardrossan: Blue crabs are again on several local menus, with boat crews, rakers and jetty-based fishers all reporting catches. Flathead are also being caught off the jetty at dusk. Some large snook were caught out from Black Point and Billy Goat Flat over the weekend.
Tight lines and see you next week!