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THIS WEEK'S FISHING HOTSPOTS:
GET GREG'S FISHREPS ON ABC RADIO - EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT (891 @ 8.40PM) WITH THE ONE & ONLY SPENCE DENNY! THEN EVERY SATURDAY MORNING (639 @ 7.30AM) WITH THE FAB IAN (CHOOK) HARSLETT!
NOV 6-20, 2025
TOP END/NORTHERN TERRITORY From Jason Deigan at Compleat Angler Darwin! ABC891 @ 8.30pm every Thursday night has a Top End (NT) element: #Season 11 of the Barramundi Million Dollar Fishing Comp continues! #Sth & East Alligator Rivers fishing well for barramundi & mud crabs #Dundee boat ramp experiencing low tides atm - mackeral, tuna & marlin offshore #Shoal Bay has barra & muddies as well
METRO WATERS: My old mentor, Emeritus Prof Plankton (adopted son of Prof Julius Sumner Miller) will shortly upload his 6-point plan "SA Algal Bloom No More - A Serious Road to Full Recovery" - pse check back in the next day or so! Since late March 2025 I have not been convinced we are being told the full truth about the effects of the Algal Bloom along our magic Metro Coast. So - I will not advocate either fishing nor seafood consumption from these Metro waters unless I see good, scientific & practical reasons that we all can safely go back to sea. PSE CHECK BACK DAILY FOR UPDATES - if the tommies, whiting, blueys, squid & gar all return & look healthy - you will read it here first! Sorry for the inconvenience & thx for your patience.
FLEURIEU/RIVERLAND/RESERVOIR: We had the full mix of weather right around the entire coast of The Fleurieu last week, with calm on-water conditions one day to strong north-westerlies the next. A colleague of mine managed a fish around Lady Bay and caught KG whiting to 39cm and a couple of salmon trout off the northern side of the Wirrina Marina break wall, but not a squid in sight! Hundreds if not thousands of dead small Bluefin leather jackets litter the rocky shoreline at Carrackalinga and Second Valley as many of our beloved marine species continue to be wiped out by the Algal Bloom. Outbreaks of the Algal Bloom continue at Port Noarlunga, Christies Beach and West Beach to Grange as the poison continues its cyclical life and continually removes oxygen from the water. Interestingly, cephalopods (squid/calamari, cuttlefish and octopus) are known to have internal mechanisms which detect brevetoxins. An activated alarm system within their highly developed brains can enable escape - this ability comes from the olfactory organ that detects chemicals in the water! KG whiting catches can still be made off Cape Jervis and there are red nannygai, snapper and kingfish for offshore crews fishing well south of Tunk Head within the South East zone. The waters from King and Fisheries beaches right the way along the coastline to Victor Harbor appear cleaner than they have for some time, so hopefully there is better news for fishers in the coming weeks and months. Waitpinga and Parson's have a few mullet and salmon trout and there will be some fat, lazy bream in the waters of local creeks. There are a few overnight mulloway inside the river mouth at Goolwa and mullet off Hindmarsh Island. Upper Coorong shore-based anglers reported salmon to 1 kilo from the 28 Mile Crossing and Salt Creek. Upstream anglers caught yabbies, callop and redfin from Murray Bridge and Loxton.
SOUTH EAST/COORONG: Some decent snapper reports are coming from the Lower South East waters as boat crews ping out from Cape Northumberland, Port MacDonnell & Beachport when conditions are at their best. Cool days, fine weather & medium swells are the go! Snapper are also off Robe, Boatswain's Point & Kingston, along with KG whiting, the odd crayfish (rock lobster) with permits required, sweep & flathead. Garfish are prevalent in many local bays around Robe, Nora Creina Bay, Beachport, South End & Carpenter Rocks. Shore-based fishing has some high tides happening, with salmon, flathead & shark in the surges at the 32 Mile Crossing, Salt Creek, Stinky Bch, Poorman's Salmon Hole & Canunda (south of Millicent). The sandy beaches just south of Picanninie Ponds have gar, salmon trout & flathead, while boat crews are running out for inshore garfish, squid & KG whiting - & well offshore for snapper, red nannys, samson fish & snook at times.
YORKE PENINSULA: Port Broughton: Blue swimmer crabs and a few garfish have been the main reports for boat crews when they launch early mornings to avoid the dreaded trumpeters. The jetty has a bluey or two in the late afternoons. Wallaroo: Squid, blue swimmer crabs and tommy ruffs were caught from the wind-break section mid-jetty late in the week and garfish came again from the rocks just north of Point Riley. Boat crews ran out for squid and gar from Bird Reef as the prawn boats anchored during the day for their night-time trawl. Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: Squid again were landed from both jetties but they are small and hardly worth the effort. Fishers enjoyed a couple of nice calm days during the week to run their tinnies out for garfish, squid and KG whiting. Port Victoria: This is the place for KG whiting catches at the moment with fish from just legal size up to 39cm in the mix. Blueys, tommies, squid and garfish are also taking baits from inshore drops to well offshore. The jetty has a few tommies at night. Point Turton: Garfish are off the rocky bottom grounds just south of Port Rickaby, Hardwicke Bay (north) and then over at Point Souttar and The Pines. Corny Point (Dunn Point) has KG whiting, red mullet and squid. Couch and Burners beaches have late season mullet and a few tommies on the high tides. Stenhouse/Marion Bays: Local beaches such as Gleeson's Landing, Brown's and Shell have salmon to 1 kilo when the winds turn to easterly - slightly offshore. Boat crews who can manage a launch from Foul Bay and Marion Bay when clear are reporting whiting, flathead, snook and red nannygai when conditions permit.
KANGAROO ISLAND The rec fishing rules change on Nov 1, 2025 so if you fish KI waters it would be a good idea to check the map co-ordinates. There is still HAB damage in places - so if you have caught a fish & not sure about its health - DO NOT EAT IT!! A quick KI snapshot is for a few KG whiting & flathead from Kingscote channel & salmon to 1 kg at Salmon Point., whiting, gar & squid at night from Kingscote, American River (wharf) & Penneshaw jetties., Red Banks (Nepean Bay) has whiting, gar, tommies, squid & snook., Hog Bay holds sweep, red nannygai & flathead., Antechamber Bay has whiting, gar & squid for the boat crews & soapie mulloway from the shore.
NOVEMBER SEAFOOD RECIPE: Seafood Burger. Ingredients: Fish pieces, crabmeat, prawns, white onion, lettuce, bread rolls, chopped pickled onions, olive oil, chopped green chilli, bread crumbs, wasabi paste. Preparation: Gently blend the seafood & mix with some oil, wasabi/chilli, breadcrumbs & caramelised onions. Make burgers, brush with oil & cook on medium hot plate for 3-4 mins. Plate with lettuce, pickled onions & wasabe paste. Ash-shifa! Sudanese for Bon Appetit!
SPENCER GULF/WEST COAST: Far West Coast shore-based anglers are battling some big tides, the odd brown snake & about 1m bush-flies (aka bushies) as they walk the white sands at Fowler's Bay (low tide shelf), Point Sinclair, Claire Bay & The Dog Fence Bch for mulloway, snook, 3 kilo salmon & flathead! Smaller salmon (from trouts to 1 kg) are off Haslam, Point Brown & Davenport Creek. Garfish, tommies & squid can be caught from the local jetties at Fowler's & Point Sinclair, with blue crabs at Ceduna & Streaky Bay jetties as well. Boat crews fishing off Murat Bay, Streaky Bay & Elliston are catching KG whiting (first light/dawn), garfish, squid, fat tommies & snook but they are usually gone after 30mins or so - then the trumpeters set in. Quite a few bays around southern EP have squid & garfish atm. Gents with berley & even the dark side of a day-old cockle work well as bait. West Coast surf beaches around Elliston are all wortha fish for salmon up to 3 kilos - Sheringa, Talia, Convention - the Elliston town jetty has tommies, whiting & squid/garfish. Pt Lincoln boat anglers are heading off to Thistle Is when the weather is clear for KG whiting to 39cm, with the whiting also off Louth Bay, Port Neill & Tumby Bay. Yellowfin whiting are hit & miss but I did hear of a few around Cowell, Germein Point & Murninnie Bay. Black Point off Whyalla has salmon trout & there are hungry kingies at Point Lowly, Leeton Tug & Pt Augusta (the wall). Blue crabs & garfish are at Miranda, Weeroona Bay, Port Pirie & Port Davis. TIGHT LINES!
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