Port Lincoln Fishing Report – Wednesday 20th November 2024

We are so close to summer now and the fishing is really starting to fire up. The water temperature is really start to climb up, and the summer fish are starting to make presence well known if you’re out there fishing. There are rumors of school sized Tuna offshore from Coffin Bay and there’s no reason why they aren’t around offshore in the Streaky to Fowlers Bay area by now. We just need some decent weather to be able to get there and have a look around.

There’s plenty more happening and for all the news read on.

Elliston

All that’s been reported here are some big Whiting and some Gummy Sharks caught not far away from the boat ramp. The weather hasn’t been that good for offshore fishing so there hasn’t been much offshore news but if you get the chance and the weather becomes good, get out there as it should be great fishing.

There hasn’t been much else reported until you get up to the beaches on the Far West where the Mulloway fishing is getting much better. There have been groups of fishers up there that have done quite well in the area for Mulloway between 100cm and 150cm. Sharks, Salmon and the odd Tailor can also be caught up there.

Coffin Bay

 There’s been some decent reports from the area over the last week with some decent catches of Whiting and Garfish within the bays. Some areas are loaded with undersized Whiting, which is a good thing but a pain if you strike an area with lots of undersized fish, just move around until you find some good ones. There is Snook, Tommies and also Salmon Trout which can easily be caught trolling small diving minnows with the Jackson G-Control, a good one to have ready for these fish.

Those after Gummy Sharks will have to sift through the Eagle Rays as there is heaps of them but it might be better off heading into deeper offshore water. Farm Beach is still quite good, and many areas are fishing very well with most fishers catching their quotas. There are also Squid, Snook, Tommies and some Salmon Trout.

Offshore news other than Tuna sightings have been fairly slim, the weather hasn’t been the best and we have only heard of some Nannygai close in the Point Sir Isaacs and some Gummy Sharks.

Gunyah and Almonta beaches still have some good Salmon schools with Salmon schooled up right in close to shore making it easy for lure casters. Jackson Metal Effect lure and soft plastics like the Zman Deisel Minnows are excellent to use when the Salmon are right in close to shore.

Port Lincoln

There’s some great land-based fishing reports this week, some of the best we have had in a long time. Rat Kingfish are now around and there has been a school of them around the town jetty and also the main wharf, most of the fish caught so far have been undersized so make sure you’re up to date with the bag and size limits. These fish are great fun for the kids to catch but be aware you will go through a bit of tackle. As the Kingfish start to thin out at Port Augusta and Whyalla you can expect to see some of the bigger fish show up around town here in 2 or 3 weeks. Cast Prodigy soft plastics are excellent for these Kingfish as they have a small rattle within them that entices the fish to bite.

There also have been some decent catches of Whiting off of the main wharf and Salmon are there too. Axell Stenross has been good for a Snook, some 65cm long which is a good sized Snook from the rocks. There are some Garfish around but they are slow and the same goes for Squid they are slow as well.

Boat fishers are finding some good Snook around the bays and also at Louth Bay where there are quite a lot there. Squid are a bit all over the place and no real great catches have been reported. Garfish have been around in some areas, but the Noth Shore and Boston Island do have some decent ones. Whiting have been ok and the North Shore, Boston Island and Spalding Cove have been the areas to try.

Salmon have been reported along Wreck Beach in the National Park and they have been easy to catch there with baits. Sharks also have been active, Bronze Whaler Sharks along the South Coast and also along the eastern side of the park off of the rocks.

Tumby Bay

Big Garfish are the main fish biting well here and there are plenty of them. Boat fishers have been catching most and you don’t need to venture too far away from town. There’s also plenty of Snook and a few Whiting but Squid have been harder to find this week with low numbers reported.

The Group news has been slow due to lack of good weather days but it’s sure to be good fishing out there when you can get there. Land based fishers will also be able to catch plenty of Garfish from the rock areas south of Tumby and they aren’t to hard to catch off of the shore. A Tuna oil slick and some Bran and Pollard burley mix will have them around and if you’re stuck for bait, we have the soft plastic Gents back in stock and they have worked really well for Garfish.    

Port Neill and Arno Bay

All the news has mostly been from the Arno Bay area this week with big Whiting the draw card on the grounds north of Arno Bay. There’s also some good-sized Squid from the same area.

The beaches here have Yellowfin Whiting which have been taken on surface lures like the Jabbers Pencil Stick Bait but there are few fishers out there using the Vexed Micro Meat jigs for Yellow Fin Whiting and going very well using these jigs.

 

TW Port Lincoln Team

 

 

 

 

 

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