Gawler Fishing and Outdoors Fishing report 26/10/2009

Yorke Peninsula

Ardrossan
A reported snapper of mixed sizes with several crews catching fish to 12kg. There were also several reports of small sharks on the snapper grounds. Whiting were hard to find with the winter fish moving out of the traditional spots. Gar and snook have moved in with reports of good numbers in close toward Rogues gully and Tiddy Widdy, one crew bagging out on gar by dabbing the shallows at night, rakers scored blue swimmer crabs from Macs beach to Black point but for every legal there were loads of throwbacks. The jetty anglers caught squid, crabs and Australian herring with the odd yellowfin whiting. There haven’t been any mulloway reports from the jetty as yet but they won’t be far away.

Port Vincent
Reports were quiet from Vincent with crews reporting a sprinkling of whiting, Snook and Gar. Blue swimmer crabs were caught by those using drop nets both by boaties and those fishing the wharf. Australian herring were available in the marina along with a few bream and snook.

Stansbury
Squid, whiting and blue crabs were caught around the spit and to the north of town in close with few snapper reported again from around the Orontes. Jetty fishers reported squid, Australian herring, gar and a few snook at night. One wading angler caught several flathead on plastics on a beach just out of town to the north.

Port Giles
Australian herring, snook, mackerel and a few gar were reported with snapper and eagle rays landed from near the end. Those fishing with worms or prawns scored a few red mullet with a few whiting in amongst them. Squid were still in shallow with dawn and dusk being prime time.

Edithburgh
Australian herring, gar, squid and blue swimmer crabs were the main catches from the jetty. Boaties reported snapper and big whiting out at Tapleys. Coobowie bay had whiting on the cork weed grounds along with gar, snook and squid.

The Bottom End
Marion bay jetty produced Australian herring, gar and some big squid. Hillocks had salmon and sharks at night from the beaches, with snook, Australian herring and sweep coming from the rocks. Reports of salmon are still coming from Browns with fish up to 6 lb caught. Corney point had snapper and whiting when crews could get out, with reports of snapper from the rocks near the lighthouse. The beaches around Corney should also be a chance of mulloway and small sharks at night as the weather warms.

Port Victoria
The jetty had squid, Australian herring, and yellowtail scad, with snook taking plastics at night under the lights. Boaties reported whiting around the Island with snook and gar amongst them.

Balgowan
Reports of whiting and snapper from south of the ramp with gar and snook in close.  Land based anglers caught whiting from the gap with some big gar. Try plastics on the nearby beaches for flathead up to 60cm.

Moonta/Port Hughes
Crews returned with snapper and whiting this week, whiting were caught around the cape and within the bay itself. Gar and snook are near the light with a few rugger snapper also. Jetty fishers caught Australian herring Yellowtail scad and squid with snook at night.

Wallaroo
Snapper were reported from the steamer channel with some fish topping 10kg, snook and gar came from the bay and around point Riley. Jetty anglers caught Australian herring, yellowtail scad, blue swimmer crabs and a few legal snapper. The marina had bream, mullet, and yellowfin whiting. One angler fishing the marina caught three legal snapper to 45cm during the week so you never know what will turn up.

A reminder that the snapper ban starts midday 1st of November and runs until midday 30th November.

Freshwater
The south para reservoir has been fishing well with several reports of redfin up to a kilo with lots of smaller fish amongst them. Fishing licenses can be purchased from us for $20 and has no expiry date. We can also advise where and when to catch them and have a huge range of lures to tempt them into biting. Murray anglers have reported callop in good numbers from Manum and upstream from Blanchtown, river regulars have noticed an increase in numbers of native fish like silver perch and catfish. A number of people have reported catching small native fingerlings in shrimp traps which must be released but is a great sign for the future.

For any advice come in and see us in the shop, we have a huge range of fishing and boating gear along with camping equipment and firearms. Were open 7 days for your convenience. Happy fishing from the team at Gawler Fishing & Outdoors.