Port Lincoln Fishing Report – Wednesday 25th March 2025
Land based fishing has stepped up a notch in recent weeks with some great Whiting catches and the Flathead are firing up now much earlier than other years with some good catches in the Coffin Bay and Port Lincoln region.
The Salmon fishing just isn’t quite there yet but there are some good pockets of fish on some beaches. It has been a bit windy during the week with only a day here and there where it’s good for offshore fishing and hopefully soon we get a good run of calmer weather to be able to get out offshore.
Here’s what has been caught over the last week.
Elliston
Off the beaches for Salmon it’s been a bit of a struggle with just a few reports from Locks Well and Sheringa, they aren’t big ones but are around the kilo mark. You can catch some nice sized Mullet and Tommies off of some of these beaches and also Flathead. Further west the only news has come from Streaky Bay for Garfish, Squid and Crabs for the boat fishers.
No offshore news this week but all the usuals would be at play here. There’s still a few Mulloway west of Fowlers Bay, all mostly just legal or undersized and plenty of Bronze Whaler Sharks.
Coffin Bay
In the bays all the usuals are there like Tommies, Salmon Trout, Garfish, Whiting, Snook and Flathead. Whiting have been in Dutton Bay for land-based fishers and also from the ledge.
Give Flathead a crack now there will be some good ones around in areas which usually hold Flathead and soft plastics are the go with the new Panic Stations Mullet already working very effectively and the Z-Man Prawns and the River 2 Sea soft plastic Prawns working very well.
In the national park there’s dozens of great Flathead areas and if it looks good give it go as there will most likely be some fish there. Farm Beach has been reported to be slower for Whiting but there’s still good numbers of fish there, they just take longer to catch and you need to move around a bit. There’s plenty of Garfish there if you get stuck with the Whiting and then there’s Tommies, Salmon Trout, Snook, Gummy and Bronze Whaler Sharks.
Offshore reports have been slower due to the weather but there are still plenty of fish out there. Tuna, Samson fish, Kingfish, Nannygai, Blue Morwong and Sharks all mostly around the Islands.
Salmon fishers will find Salmon at Almonta along with some Big Bronze Whaler Sharks and also at Greenly Beach and Convention Beach, the size seems to have dropped down a bit with most fish in the 1-2kg mark and Greenly Beach had the best reports.
Port Lincoln
Land based fishing for Whiting has picked up with some rippers caught recently, Murrays Point, Tulka, North Shore and in the national park , there’s dozens of spots to fish when the tide is high in the afternoons. You will need long rods around the 9-11foot in the 6-10kg range are best matched with a 4000-5000 sized reel and 20lb braid and there will be good Whiting fishing for a good for the next 2 months.
Flathead are next with some nice ones showing up in the national park and they should also start along the North Shore. Garfish are in great numbers from so many rock areas and a few sheltered beaches, the soft plastics Gents have been working well if your after something that doesn’t crawl away or needs to be kept in the fridge. Most of the jetties have Squid, Tommies and Garfish and there should be some good sized Whiting around also.
Boat fishers are still finding some blue crabs and all seem to be the standard big Crabs full of meat. There’s not as many as Cowell and further north but you don’t need too many of the Port Lincoln Crabs to make it worthwhile.
Whiting reports have generally been good and some spots are firing and other are just plodding along with a few Whiting here and there. Boston Island has been one area with good reports and the Vexed Micro Meats jigs continue to be excellent for Whiting with fishers now converted over to the other side just using these jigs for Whiting. Garfish are in good numbers and there’s also some really good Squid around. Thistle Island has had some big Whiting and generally the fishing has been pretty good on the run in tide.
Offshore news has been fairly quiet apart from the excellent catch of another Broad Bill Sword Fish caught by Jeff Tucker and Scott Gaskell, these guys have backed up their catch from last year and it won’t be long until it’s done again. Tuna are around at the Cabbage Patch and also around Ligueana Island and also some at Low Rocks and the Neptune’s.
Tumby Bay
Off the beaches in the area there are some Yellowfin Whiting around, just in small numbers BUT it is also worth having a look for Flathead on the bigger afternoon tides. Garfish also are a good target and off the rocks at Moonlight Bay is an excellent spot with some of the best Garfish you’ll catch anywhere.
All the boat news has come from the Group this week with big Whiting reported. Some areas have been slow and others fishing red hot. Garfish, Snook, Squid, Trevally and Salmon have all been reported in the area.
Port Neill and Arno Bay
Only land based news this week with Yellowfin Whiting off of many of the beaches and all mostly caught on surface lures with the Jabbers Honcho Pencil stick bait and the Barrambah Flats Dog taking most of the fish.
Off Port Neill jetty there’s has been reports of Garfish, Snook and Squid and up at Cowell there’s still plenty of Crabs and Yellowfin Whiting.
TW Port Lincoln Team
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