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APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS - 2026
METRO WATERS: Rat kingies are at several metro jetties in the late afternoons - so if you want a bit of fun with the picanninies over the school holidays, then it should be on! The main targeted species for the first couple weeks in April have been blue swimmer crabs as both the jetties & boaties are doing OK, despite the ridiculously high fuel prices (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 service station in the week before Easter - paid for 10 litres, got only 9 litres). Squid reports remain virtually zero! 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 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: Although it is still early in the season, there are encouraging signs of mullet schools now being sighted around many parts of the beautiful Fleurieu coastline, especially Cape Jervis, Morgan's beach, Rapid Bay and Normanville. Salmon trout to 1 kilo are also off Wirrina breakwall, Rapid Bay camping beach and the southern end of Sellicks and Silver Sands. Mullet and small trouts are also at the Pt Noarlunga jetty and Seaford beach. Boat crews fishing the bottom end at Cape Jervis and Rapid Head to Wirrina are picking up isolated but large KG whiting, red mullet, a few garfish and snook. Carrackalinga and Lady Bay grounds also hold whiting and snook, but anglers have to be prepared to move often and keep up a steady berley trail. Squid catches continue to remain at virtual zero but a couple of 12 kilo tuna were caught in Backstairs Passage on Easter Sunday by crews trolling/jinking over submerged bommies (reefs) with upwellings. Overnight mulloway continue to keep shore-based anglers on their toes along the Coorong, but please put personal safety first and foremost when large swells and surging tides are present. Mullet are again just inside the Goolwa river mouth, the Mundoo channel and then off the sands at the 42 Mile Crossing and Salt Creek. Offshore boat crews fished from Victor for whiting, red nannygai, snapper, kingfish and smallish tuna with mixed success, as relatively balmy conditions came into effect over the Easter weekend. Upstream anglers caught callop and redfin from Swan Reach and there are Murray Cod (catch and release) being reported by anglers trying the shoreline in the Myponga reservoir.
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: There were unconfirmed reports of Algal Bloom foam along parts of the shoreline at Tickera last week. Meanwhile, there was a grain ship at the jetty, a crowded boat ramp and a busy jetty as Wallaroo awoke to a beautiful Easter Saturday morning. Flathead, blue crabs and a few garfish have been the main reports. Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: Try the jetties this week after the weekend crowds have dropped back for garfish, blue crabs and snook at night. Boat crews are running out for KG whiting, blueys and garfish. The annual mullet run has arrived early for shore-based fishers. Port Victoria: The jetty has snook, blueys and overnight tommy ruffs. Boat crews caught KG whiting, garfish, blueys and flathead. Point Turton: Salmon to 1 kilo are in the waters around Hardwicke Bay, the jetty and then several local beaches that run west towards The Pines and Corny Point. Mullet are here also along with flathead and a few tommies. Boat crews have enjoyed cleaner waters in recent days as they fish for KG whiting, garfish, flathead and snook. Marion/Stenhouse Bays: Mullet schools although sparse have arrived at the bottom end with Kemp's, Brown's, Gym & Daly Heads beaches all holding a few fish. Boat crews are launching for red nannygai, large flathead (shallow drops), snook and KG whiting. A couple of nice whiting were caught from the Stenhouse Bay jetty on Sunday. Edithburgh/Stansbury: Blue crabs, salmon trout and mullet have been caught just offshore from Wattle Point, Rocky Gully and Sultana Passage. KG whiting, flounder and flathead came from Troubridge Island grounds and north past Klein Point, Coobowie and Stansbury. The jetties have the odd blue crab. Ardrossan: Mullet are active in and around the boat ramp with good catches coming late afternoons/early evening. Blue crabs, an occasional snook and mullet were here offshore over Easter, but the marine scale fish are so small and thin they should be fished sparingly as stocks try to recover. Local waters appear slightly clearer but a full return to fishing looks a long way off, in my opinion.
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.
APRIL 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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