Port Lincoln Fishing Report – Wednesday 18th December 2024

There has been some excellent fishing reports over the last week with some great fish that have been captured. The offshore fishing has been really good with all sorts of fish now turning up in the warmer waters offshore from Port Lincoln all the way to Ceduna. Tuna have shown up almost all the along the West Coast from Coffin Bay to Ceduna, mostly all small ones so far but they will get bigger.

There’s plenty to get through so here’s what has been biting over the last week.

Elliston

Offshore fishing is heating up with all sorts of fish available. Tuna while only small fish so far are on most grounds between Elliston and Streaky Bay. Kingfish and Samson Fish also can be found on numerous offshore grounds in the same area, jigging has been popular and the best jigs in the business are the JT Jigs and are proven big fish performers in so many areas of the state. Nannygai, Blue Morwong, and Sharks like Gummies, School, Bronze Whalers and Mako’s are all around right now.

In closer Whiting, Flathead, Salmon, Snook, Garfish, Tommies and Squid can all be found to some degree at Elliston, Venus Bay, Baird Bay, Streaky Bay and Ceduna and Crabs can be added to the list at Streaky Bay, Smoky Bay and Ceduna.

Big Mulloway reports continue from the Dog Fence and Yalata beaches and with the summer so far being so good there will be more great catches from this area.

Coffin Bay

Fishing has been good for all the smaller fish like Whiting, Garfish, Snook, Salmon Trout and Tommies, these fish can be located in most of the bays here fairly easily and both land based and boat fishers can all get in on the action. Flathead are a likely target for lure casters with those fish still around in the bays for patient fishers.

Farm Beach is fishing very well with Whiting in many areas firing, the Vexed Mirco Meat jigs for Whiting have been extremely popular with many good bag limits taken with these jigs. Soft plastics are also well worth trying and also work well with the Jackson Chino Craw  and the small Nomad Squidtrex lures also accounting for plenty of Whiting. There’s also Garfish, Tommies, Salmon Trout, Snook and some good patches of Squid have also been located in certain areas. Gummy and Bronze Whaler Sharks are also there.

Offshore fishing reports have been the best in months with so much action over the last week. Tuna can be found offshore but are only small fish so far nothing much bigger than 7kg but they are biting well. Rocky Island is the best spot but there’s many other areas where they turning up and the fishing will improve rapidly soon, some of the successful lures for the Tuna have been the Halco Laser Pros in the Dirty Harry Colour, Zerek Speed Donkeys, Bonze Bruiser Skirts and the Buku Skirts.

Kingfish and Samson fish have been hitting jigs hard and there are some true offshore trophy fish amongst hoards of smaller fish out there. Makos Sharks seem to be around the big schools of these fish as well. There’s plenty of Nannygai and also some big Gummy Sharks that have been caught.

Off the surf beaches there’s still good reports of Salmon coming from Gunyah and Almonta beaches.

Port Lincoln

Kingfish are still a major draw card off of the town jetty and the main wharf, they are starting to get a bit gun shy, not taking lures as good as they were a month ago,  but they are still getting caught and there have been some big ones hooked and all lost around the jetty pylons, the Cast Prodigy soft plastics have been the main plastic catching the most fish but also the Shimano Reef Wrigglers and the new Daiwa Bait Junkie Garfish soft plastic is sure to be a real winner as well.

Squid reports have also been quite good and the Kirton Point jetty and has been pretty good in the morning and late afternoon. Garfish, Tommies, Snook and a few Whiting can also be caught from the jetties. Boat fishers have been catching Garfish, Tommies, Snook, Whiting and Squid within the bays and the best areas have been the North Shore and around Boston Island, but many other areas have been fishing well. There have also been some Blue Crabs showing up in small numbers but enough for a feed, hopefully it will be a good Crab season coming up.

Further down the coast Thistle Island sounds like the place to be for Whiting, there have been multiple excellent reports from this area and there are some big ones amongst the fish and Squid, Snook and some big Garfish can also be caught here.

Offshore no Tuna reports just but everything else can be caught here including Kingfish, Samson fish, Sharks, Nannygai and some monster Blue Morwong have been caught here over the last week and it looks set to continue.

Salmon schools are still along the south coast and can be easily encountered, there are some big schools of fish there and lure casting with the Jackson Metal Effects and the Arma Twist lures make all the difference.

Tumby Bay

There’s no shortage of Garfish here and there’s plenty around not far from shore for the boat fishers and also shore based fishers should also be able to catch a good feed from rock areas and also the jetty. We haven’t heard of any Yellowfin Whiting just yet but its now well worth a try from the beaches and they should be around.

The Group has been fishing quite well recently with plenty of Whiting, Snook and some Squid. There should be some Trevally and there are also some Salmon schools in the area. Bronze Whaler Sharks are there and mostly out behind the Group and large numbers.

Port Neill and Arno Bay

Yellowfin Whiting numbers have been better along the Port Neill beaches for lure casters and some decent sized fish have been caught. The afternoon incoming tide seems to be the best time and lures like the Jabbers Honcho stick bait and the new Zip Bait Skinny Pop are just a few of the better lures. Squid, Snook and Garfish have been fairly reliable off the jetties at both towns. For Boat fishers Whiting have been best at Arno Bay with the fish at Port Neill said to be slower recently. Snook, Garfish and Squid are pretty good at both areas.           

TW Port Lincoln Team

 

 

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