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EASTER & SCHOOL HOLIDAYS - 2026
METRO WATERS: Ridiculously high fuel prices have made a big difference to the cost of boat crews or shore-based fishers making a trip to their fave location along the Metro coast or further. (When American boaties/drivers are paying less than half the price for unleaded/diesel than we are, it is just bullshit...and the thieves & cheats are out there. I purchased 10 litres of unleaded from a Wallaroo "Scratch the Spot to Win" service station in the week before Easter - paid for 10 litres, got only 9 litres). KG whiting are in isolated patches off Metro waters at the moment, but you have to be on your spot early to avoid the trumpeters. Slow tides are also a challenge - try lighter gear than normal & a moving bait works well. Best reports for whiting are Nth Haven, St. Kilda, Semaphore & then Glenelg, Brighton & West Bch - but further south you travel the fish are in lesser numbers. Blue crabs are still about at local jetties & in broken weed grounds of waters up to 10metres depth. Light Bch, Pt Gawler, St Kilda, Semaphore, Outer Harbour & West Bch are all worth a try. Large snook are out from Seacliff, Marino, Brighton & Hallett Cove but squid & gar are very thin if not around at all atm. A few yellowfin whiting, early season mullet & bream are off Tennyson, Nth Haven, St Kilda, West Lakes & the Port River. Overnight soapie mulloway are in the Port River, The Pat & at the mouth of the Onkaparinga river.
FLEURIEU/RIVERLAND/RESERVOIR: I received an unbelievable and as yet unconfirmed report during last week of male blue swimmer crabs coming from the waters around Pt Noarlunga and Sellicks beach. The blueys were picked up initially on a whiting line and then by crab nets in broken ground of about 12 metres depth. Now, if true, that is a great story and one for the grandkids! With so little in the way of positive and consistent fishing results coming from this part of The Fleurieu in recent months it is hopefully a sign of good news for a change - or maybe the blueys were just lost! Salmon trout to 1 kilo, along with tommy ruffs are also off Seaford, Pt Noarlunga, Sellicks, Carrackalinga and then on to Rapid Bay and Cape Jervis. Jetty-based fishing in the lead up to Easter has tommies, salmon trout, trevalley also off Rapid Bay, with boat crews making the odd trip offshore for small tuna, kingfish, KG whiting and flathead. Squid reports are still on zero, unfortunately. The Algal Bloom is still troubling parts of the Kangaroo Island coast, so hopefully the approaching winter south westerly winds and swells do not send it back to the mainland. Offshore from Victor Harbor there are snapper, kingfish, big snook, small tuna (at times, but not always) and trevalley, but boat crews have to really time their runs as the weather can be a tad on the dodgy side. Shore based fishers are picking up mullet, salmon trout and flathead from Fisheries beach all the way past Waitpinga, Newland Heads and Boomer beach, but slow tides on the weekend did not help. Persistence and patience is required. Mulloway can be caught from the river mouth at Goolwa and there are a few mullet in Scab channel and off Hindmarsh Island. Upstream there are yabbies, callop and Murray Cod (catch and release) being reported from Loxton, Lyrup and Blanchetown.
SOUTH EAST/COORONG: Hopefully the state of our country's mis-managed fuel reserves won't stop locals & tourists alike making a trip or three to catch some snapper, KG whiting, garfish & crays over Easter & in the coming weeks of the skule holidays. The sand along the Coorong beaches, Boatswain's Point & then the Robe to Beachport run is soft & boggy - so air-down the tyres to 18 psi, put ya car in low range 4WD & stay on the high side of the beach. Early season mullet, salmon to 2 kilos & mulloway are off the 32 & 42 Mile Crossing spots, Salt Creek, The Granites, Lurline Point & Canunda. Snapper & whiting are off the Kingston grounds, garfish are off Little Dip, Nora Creina Bay & Beachport/Carpenter Rocks. Further south snapper are also off Carpenter Rocks, Pt MacDonnell & then Cape Northumberland/Nene Valley, with garfish & squid often closer in-shore. Tuna to 35kilos are out from Pt Mac & South End. Pse observe the rules covering snapper fishing in SA.
YORKE PENINSULA: Wallaroo: Boat crews are catching blue crabs, snook and garfish from Bird Reef, Point Riley and Myponie Point. The jetty has rat kingfish, the very occasional bluey and sprat tommy ruffs. Flathead are coming from the sandy patches just off Squid Rock (Point Riley). Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: Shore based fishers and rakers continue to fish along the shallows from Rifle Butts Beach and Simms Cove for blue crabs and flathead. Boat crews are anxiously trying to avoid the algal bloom as they run out for blueys, flathead, King George whiting and garfish. Point Turton: Increasing fuel prices are really starting to bite into the recreational fishing sector, as the cost of a decent run out to Mindlacowie or The Banks has now topped the $60-$100 mark. Whiting, gar, flathead and snook have been the main reports for boat anglers, while shore and jetty based results are thin. Marion/Stenhouse Bays: ''No squid mate" has been the common response from jetty-based anglers for over 12 months now as fishers despair over the lack of a favourite species. Boat crews are chasing tuna, red nannygai, kingfish and flathead in close to shore. Local surf casting beaches have mullet, tommies and a flathead or two. Ardrossan/Pine Point: Blue crabs were back on the menu for several boat crews as they ran out early mornings for a much awaited fishing session from Ardrossan. Snook are also along the coastline as they hunt their food source of small fish and crustaceans. Flathead can be found in the shallows from Tiddy Widdy beach, James Well and Billy Goat Flat/Pine Point.
KANGAROO ISLAND Snook, flathead & salmon are off the rocks at American River & Red Banks near Penneshaw. For the big boat crews the tuna are up & running, albeit a tad slower than last season - Investigator Straight, Sanders Bank & Backstairs Passage are all worth a try for these magnificent fish. Shore-based & jetty-based fishers are picking up KG & yellowfin whiting, garfish, salmon to 1 kilo, mullet & flathead from Kingscote, Emu Bay, Stokes Bay & Vivonne Bay.Big swells remain thumping in along the southern coastline of KI, so care is needed if you are planning an offshore run, or just fishing from the rocks or exposed shoreline. There are KG whiting at Penneshaw, Nepean Bay, American River & Emu Bay to Smith's Bch., plus a few squid, garfish, tommies & snook.
EASTER SEAFOOD RECIPE: Tommy Ruffs Menuiere with Lemon Caper Sauce. Ingredients: 6 tommy ruff fillets, 2 teaspoons caper berries, 4 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, lemon juice, chopped parsley, plain flour Preparation: Dust fish fillets with flour. Melt butter in small pan, then add chopped capers, garlic, lemon juice and cook slowly for 30 sec. Stir. Cook fish in more melted butter and plate. Plate and drizzle warm sauce over fish. Happy & Safe Easter!
WEST COAST/SPENCER GULF: As our weather starts to cool down we should see an improvement in fishing on the West Coast as the dreaded trumpeters start to depart & the whiting, gar, flathead & salmon form up on their schools & come in closer to shore to feed & breed. The bays from Ceduna south all have KG whiting, flathead, squid & garfish - with Murat, Streaky, Baird, Venus, Waterloo & Coffin Bays holding good numbers of fish, even if the slow tides force the boat crews to move around to get a decent feed. Shore-based anglers from Sleaford & Wanna beaches, Sheringa, Talia & Convention are getting salmon to 2 kilos, often in the late afternoons & this trend should continue for a time. Big boat crews fishing out from Waldgrave, Flinders & Olive Islands are reporting tuna, samson fish, red nannys & nice kingfish. Flathead, whiting & squid are in the smaller bays around Pt Lincoln & also up along the coast from Louth & Tumby Bays, Cowell, Whyalla & Point Lowly. The kingies are still at Lowly & Pt Augusta. Blue crabs are steady west at Ceduna, Haslam & Streaky Bay - then at the top of Spencer Gulf from Cowell to Cowled's Landing, Whyalla, Pt Augusta, Miranda & Pt Pirie. The last few of the yellowfin whiting are off Germein Point at Franklin Harbour. TIGHT LINES!
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