Welcome to Greg James’ weekly fishing column, packed with hot tips for fishing Yorke Peninsula. You can contact Greg at greg@gregjamesfishing.com.au.
Port Broughton: I called in here last week on my way to Port Pirie to pick up some smoked fish. Boat crews are catching King George whiting, snook and even a few garfish before the strong winds on Saturday. The jetty has been quiet.
Wallaroo:KG whiting are in small pods off the Ballast grounds, west of the jetty (old ferry channel) and then around the T-Ports grain terminal and Bird Reef. Salmon trout and snook have been the other main reports. A couple of smallish blue crabs came from the jetty before the storm but I am unsure of their fitness for human consumption, in terms of the algal bloom.
Port Hughes/Moonta Bay: KG whiting continue to be the go-to species for many boat crews as they run far and wide to Steamer Channel, West Light and Cape Elizabeth. Try the jetties after dark for tommy ruffs (Australian herring) and snook. Flathead and salmon trout can be caught from several local beaches on the high tides.
Point Turton: Most reports of KG whiting continue from the broken grounds from Point Souttar and The Banks. Shore-based fishing has salmon to one kilo, plus flathead and mullet from those tidal, cork weed beaches north of Mindlacowie. The jetty has late-in-the-day salmon trout.
Marion/Stenhouse Bays: Mid-week conditions with some slightly offshore north easterly winds enabled shore-based fishers to pick up flathead, salmon to two kilos and mullet. Try the jetties for snook and tommy ruffs. Boat crews reported red nannygai, KG whiting, Samson fish and kingfish.
Edithburgh: Anglers chancing their luck from the shore caught snook, salmon trout and flathead from afar afield as Mozzie Flat, Sultana Passage and Klein’s Point last week. Boat crews caught KG whiting, flathead, snook and salmon (on the troll).
Ardrossan: A few legal-sized blue crabs were caught from the jetty and by boat crews fishing the flats towards Price and Port Clinton last week. Overnight salmon trout and tommies were at the jetty before the strong winds cracked in on Saturday.
Tight lines and see you soon!