Des 807 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Noting a few recent posts enquiring after Yellow Fin Whiting, I thought I would put up some general info regarding a species I have obsessed over for a while, along with a part log for this winter so far.Yellow Fin Whiting are available all year round.There are independent resident populations in the St Vincent Gulf, Spencer Gulf and in WA from Albany through to Shark Bay.The is no migration between populations.Yellow Fin Whiting follow the COLD WATER. At various times of the year you will find them in the part of the gulf that have their natural habitat, but were the water is COLDEST. So I track them all year round, up and down the gulf following the water temperature.By the start of April they would have disappeared from the Adelaide beaches and moved north. This catch was at the end of April in a "middle" part of the gulf. Flathead are a nice by catch, but disappear along with the baitfish when the water gets too cold. However Yellow Fin whiting are still found in the cool water shallows. I manage regular catches through May and June. But it is the Bloodworm runs that really concentrate their numbers into the shallows. And it is then that the better size fish are more abundant. This catch was in the middle of the July bloodworm run.Another bag at the end of JulyThis bag in the middle of the August Bloodworm runAnd I recently managed to find a day with light winds! Which resulted in this bag.Now it is not just us recreational fishers that get stuck into the Yellow Fin Whiting in winter. The graph below from a study in 2000 shows the large majority of the professional catch taken in winter months.Cheers Des Kaotik_Monkey, Alexsfishin1, Just Me and 20 others 23 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Damo67 6 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thanks DES. I always look forward to reading your posts. I have to get up there soon. The last 2 years down my way have been terrible for YFW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Nice report mate.... very interesting read indeed... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
King prawn 9 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 great report des you truly are the YFW whisperer! Where do you target them during these winter months ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bent87 0 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Great stuff des.... Land based? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des 807 Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Where do you target them during these winter months ?Follow the cooler water Winter in St V Gulf. Water is cooler north.Summer in St V Gulf. Water is cooler southSo in summer you will get them all the way down to Sellicks Beach. After that they run out of their sandy habitat.Cheers, Des Squid Inc. and King prawn 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des 807 Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Great stuff des.... Land based?Yup. I do all my fishing wading the shallows.Cheers, Des vxman29 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
King prawn 9 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thanks a heap des.! I'm on long service leave and was thinking about doing some lb fishing Tuesday , u got me all fired up to go and target my fav fish now. I'm restricted to metro though as my car has crapped itself and being repaired any little hints or is it worth heading out to port gawler and rope in a mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keenfisho 1,416 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Great report as always DesI always do fairly well on yfw but you make me feel very inadequate What site you using for water temps, the one i used in the past no longer loads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des 807 Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Had a couple of pm asking which site I use for checking water temp;http://oceancurrent.imos.org.au/Adelaide/2013081704.htmlYou can zoom into the maps for further detail.Cheers, Des Kayak Noob, keenfisho, Kane. and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
King Monkey 0 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 @DES,great info mate,btw,which web site do you get the sea temperature info from?Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
King Monkey 0 Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 answered thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brownie 0 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 So going by the top pic, the waters off of south west K.I. are approx 23 degrees during winter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des 807 Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 So going by the top pic' date=' the waters off of south west K.I. are approx 23 degrees during winter?[/quote']Not quite, as the scale is different in the summer map and the winter map. However that is where the warmest water is in winter. It is influenced by the Lueewin current feeding warm water across the bight and under KI.The pic below shows the current temps from earlier this week;This is the website that provides the maps;http://oceancurrent.imos.org.au/Adelaide/2013081704.htmlGo to the date index tab and compare water temperatures from different times of the year.Cheers, Des brownie, Crusher and King prawn 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brownie 0 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Very handy, cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ashleycraig80 0 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Great scott that man is a GOD!Great report Des, looks like you might be shoulder to shoulder with a few of us soon mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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