Port Lincoln Fishing Report – Wednesday 19th February 2025

 With only a few days here and there each week where the weather plays the game the fishing reports have been a lot slower. There is still some great fishing from land-based locations right along the west coast and there’s been some good reports, if you are lucky enough to be able to go out in the boat when the weather is good the fishing reports have been very good. Tuna, Garfish and Whiting have been the main catch but there plenty of other fish out there to target.

Here’s what has been biting over the last week.

Elliston

There are Tuna out from Elliston and Venus Bay mostly in the 4-15kg range as it has been for some time now and Nannygai are also available from the many reef areas offshore, there are plenty of both species. Land based news has been slower from around Elliston with only some Garfish reports and small Salmon from Sheringa Beach. Further west past Ceduna the beaches have been fishing very well for Bronze Whaler Sharks in the 3–7-foot range. If you get past the Sharks, there are Mulloway but most reported in the few weeks have been just legal or under sized. Salmon are around on some of the beaches and around Fowlers Bay seem to be the best area.

Coffin Bay

One fish that is worth chasing from now on are Flathead, next month is usually the best but with the bigger tides in the afternoon it’s probably well worth casting some lures off of the beaches for some big Flathead. There’s plenty of areas around the Coffin Bay township, in the national park and also from Farm Beach heading north to Coles Point. Land based fishers will have the best success and casting soft plastics like the Cast Prodigy’s, Z Man Prawns and the Daiwa Bait Junkies will get you connected to a big Flathead. There’s also Salmon Trout, Tommies, Garfish, Snook and a few Sharks getting around in the bays.

Farm Beach Whiting fishers have been generally going ok for Whiting with most of the usual areas having a few fish. Garfish are around in good numbers and there should be no problems at all catching enough here for feed and then there’s Snook, Tommies, Salmon Trout and a few Squid. Gummy Sharks can be caught also mostly in the deeper water areas, a bit of burley will get them around.

Offshore fishing has only been limited to a day here and there but it has been good. Good numbers of Tuna and Kingfish have been reported from Rocky, Greenly and the Hummocks. Tuna size varies like most areas in the 4-15kg range but there are plenty of them and they can also be caught in good numbers out from Kruse Rock. The best lures arethe Buku Skirts, Halco Laser Pros in the Dirty Harry and TNT colour and the Zerek Speed Donkeys. There’s also some good reports on the Nannygai from many of these areas as well.

Port Lincoln

Off the jetties Squid and Garfish seem to be the main reports from the last week. The Garfish sound best at the Kirton Point Jetty and also Louth Bay jetty where you can also pick a few small Bronze Whaler Sharks. Whiting have picked up in the Proper with much better reports with bigger afternoon tides getting the Whiting to bite harder. There are a few Whiting also off the rocks at Tulka in the mornings, it should get better in the next month down that way.

There’s also been some big Blue Crabs grabbing Whiting lines so its worth having a Crab net out when Whiting fishing. Garfish are also in good numbers right throughout the bays with some monsters amongst the smaller ones. Squid also are around and they are better late in the day and some big ones have been caught on the Haramitsu solid orange jigs.

Thistle Island has been ok when you can get down there for Whiting and Squid, there have been some very good size fish close to 50cm at Thistle. Offshore fishing reports consist mostly of Tuna which are in good numbers from Low Rocks, South Rock, Neptunes and the Cabbage Patch. There’s also Kingfish from some of these areas and bottom fishers will also be able to catch a few Nannygai and Blue Morwong.

Tumby Bay

Yellowfin Whiting can be caught from the beaches around Tumby but they can be hard work. Garfish and Squid are being caught from the jetty with early mornings and late afternoons the best time. In close for the boat fishers there are still plenty of Garfish which are fairly easy to catch. Squid, Snook and Whiting are also around on the inshore grounds. There’s also been some small Bronze Whalers in the Bolingbroke area.

The Group is fishing well also with some decent numbers of big Whiting and plenty of Garfish in Revesby Lagoon. Squid and Snook are also out there in good numbers.

Port Neill and Arno Bay

Off the jetties you are looking at Squid, Snook, Tommies and some good-sized Garfish. Beach fishers will be able to catch a feed of Yellowfin Whiting off of the beaches from Cowell right down to Lipson Cove. Surface lures have been going ok in this area with the Jabbers Honcho Stick Baits and the Zip Bait Skinny Pops being some of the good lures to have when chasing these fish.

Boat fishers will be able find Whiting, Snook, Garfish, Tommies and Squid from both areas when you can get out for a fish.   

TW Port Lincoln Team

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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