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FISHING SNAPSHOT FROM THE WEEK:
APRIL 27 - MAY 5, 2026
METRO WATERS: Several boat crews picked up 37cm KG whiting off Glenelg, Grange & West Bch in the days leading up to ANZAC weekend - most fish were caught late afternoons in a slight sea breeze. Shore-based anglers are chasing mullet, mulloway, late season yellowfin whiting, flathead & salmon trout from Seaford, Triggs, Marino Rocks, Tennyson, West Bch, St Kilda breakwater & West Lakes, with black bream in the Port River. Large Murray Cod (catch & release) & Golden Perch are on the chew in Happy Valley & Myponga reservoirs - you need a permit & strict rules apply. Nice tommy ruffs, blue crabs & rat kingfish are at most metro jetties in the late afternoons & after dark - so if you want a bit of fun with the picanninies over the school holidays, then it should be on! Best reports for KG whiting are Nth Haven, St. Kilda, Semaphore & then Glenelg, Brighton & West Bch - but further south you travel the fish are in lesser numbers. As mentioned, blue crabs are still about at local jetties & in broken weed grounds of waters up to 10metres depth. Light Bch, Pt Gawler, St Kilda, Semaphore, Outer Harbour & West Bch are all worth a try. Large snook are out from Seacliff, Marino, Brighton & Hallett Cove but gar are very thin if not around at all atm.
FLEURIEU/RIVERLAND/RESERVOIR: Magic conditions came as part of the final days of the April school holidays and ANZAC weekend combined, with a very light coastal shower in isolated parts of The Fleurieu coastline on Sunday. Tommy ruffs are part of local jetty-based fishing action, with Pt Noarlunga and Rapid Bay holding nice fat tommies after dark. Anglers using a berley cage are doing best. Snook and even a couple of garfish were also caught. Boat crews fishing off O'Sullivan's beach reported flathead, tommies and KG whiting, but only in small numbers. Lady Bay to Wirrina and Cape Jervis grounds hold a few whiting, red mullet, gar and tommy ruffs. Shore-based fishers are catching a mix of mullet, salmon trout, tommies and small flathead from Seaford, Aldinga, Sellicks and Carrackalinga - late afternoons appears best at the moment. Morgan's beach is also worth a try for mullet and flathead. Anglers then fished the coast from here all the way past Wait's, Parson's Newland Heads and Boomer beach for a mix of mullet, salmon to 1 kilo and the odd shark. Snook are off the back of schools of small tommies at Newland Heads and Chiton Rocks. Boat crews launched throughout last week from Victor Harbor to fish well offshore for snapper, kingfish, red nannys and small tuna. Closer to shore there are KG whiting, flathead, snook and tommy ruffs at Yilki Bay and Broady's Patch. Upstream anglers are reporting Murray Cod (catch and release), redfin perch and a few yabbies from Swan Reach, Renmark and Barmera. Myponga reservoir also has Murray Cod (catch and release) and mullet are in the channel down at Goolwa and along the sand to the 28 Mile Crossing.
SOUTH EAST/COORONG: Tuna reports have lifted from the deep waters off Pt MacDonnell & Cape Northumberland, with even some 10 kilo fish out from Beachport & South End. Locals & tourists alike are all making a trip or three to catch some snapper, KG whiting, garfish & mulloway over the ANZAC weekend. The sand along the coastline east of the Goolwa river mouth, Coorong beaches, Boatswain's Point & then the Robe to Beachport run is soft & boggy - so air-down the tyres to 18 psi, put ya car in low range 4WD & stay on the high side of the beach. Early season mullet, salmon to 2 kilos & mulloway are off the 32 & 42 Mile Crossing spots, Salt Creek, The Granites, Lurline Point & Canunda. Snapper & whiting are off the Kingston grounds, garfish are off Little Dip, Nora Creina Bay & Beachport/Carpenter Rocks. Further south snapper are also off Carpenter Rocks, Pt MacDonnell & then Cape Northumberland/Nene Valley, with garfish & squid often closer in-shore. Tuna to 35kilos are out from Pt Mac & South End. Pse observe the rules covering snapper fishing in SA.
YORKE PENINSULA: Wallaroo: Tommy ruffs were again a feature for jetty-based fishers as the ANZAC Day weekend approached, with night-time anglers doing best. Flathead and small salmon trout are off Point Riley and there are blue swimmer crabs and KG whiting for boat crews fishing west of Bird Reef. Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: Catches of snapper continue as crews fish their favourite KG whiting grounds, but they (snapper) are still very much on the no-take list. A few blue crabs and garfish are at the jetties during daylight and tommies after dusk. Point Turton: The Banks and Port Rickaby/Barker Rocks offshore fishing spots saw plenty of action over the school holidays and ANZAC weekend, with whiting, shark, flathead and some big blue leather jackets the main reports. Mullet, flathead and late-season yellowfin whiting are at many local beaches for the shore-based fishers and the jetty has tommy ruffs. Marion/Stenhouse Bays: Tommies and flathead are the two jetties as a few light rain showers drifted over the coast on Sunday morning. Boat crews are fishing for whiting, red nannygai, flathead and the odd kingfish and tuna. Brown's beach and Berry Bay have mullet. Edithburgh/Stansbury: Please spare a thought for the oyster growers from Stansbury as another shutdown order was issued by the State Govt last Friday based on levels of micro-algal species discovered. It would be worth double-checking any seafood caught locally before consumption. Having said all that, tommy ruffs are at the jetties after dusk, there are mullet in Sultana Passage and KG whiting from the deeper waters out from Troubridge Light. Ardrossan/Pine Point: Boat crews caught a few blue crabs during the week as ever hopeful anglers ran out to fish with the high tides and light winds in their favour. Mullet are along local blue-lines and rakers had some luck at Billy Goat Flat, The Pines and Tiddy Widdy beach.
KANGAROO ISLAND Snook, flathead & salmon are off the rocks at American River & Red Banks near Penneshaw. For the big boat crews the tuna are up & running, albeit a tad slower than last season - Investigator Straight, Sanders Bank & Backstairs Passage are all worth a try for these magnificent fish. Shore-based & jetty-based fishers are picking up KG & yellowfin whiting, garfish, salmon to 1 kilo, mullet & flathead from Kingscote, Emu Bay, Stokes Bay & Vivonne Bay.Big swells remain thumping in along the southern coastline of KI, so care is needed if you are planning an offshore run, or just fishing from the rocks or exposed shoreline. There are KG whiting at Penneshaw, Nepean Bay, American River & Emu Bay to Smith's Bch., plus a few squid, garfish, tommies & snook.
MAY SEAFOOD RECIPE: Prawn Cocktail Bruschetta. Ingredients: 8-10 cooked prawns (shelled), 1 baguette, 2-3 marinated artichokes, 1 crushed garlic clove, caper berries, mayonnaise, seasoning, olive oil, chives. Preparation: blitz artichokes, caper berries with mayo in food processor. Toast sliced baguette thinly spread with garlic & oil. Spread mixture over baguette slices & add 1 prawn. Sprinkle with chopped chives.
WEST COAST/SPENCER GULF: KG whiting catches are good from Pt Lincoln, Coffin, Venus & Streaky Bays as the improvement in local weather conditions tends to coincide with an improvement in fishing on the West Coast. Whiting, gar, squid, flathead & salmon form up on their schools & come in closer to shore to feed & breed. The bays from Ceduna south also have KG whiting, flathead, squid & garfish - with Murat, Baird & Waterloo Bays holding good numbers of fish, even if the slow tides force the boat crews to move around to get a decent feed. Shore-based anglers from Sleaford & Wanna beaches, Sheringa, Talia & Convention are getting salmon to 2 kilos, often in the late afternoons & this trend should continue for a time. Big boat crews fishing out from Waldgrave, Flinders & Olive Islands are reporting tuna, samson fish, red nannys & nice kingfish. Flathead, whiting & squid are in the smaller bays around Pt Lincoln & also up along the coast from Louth & Tumby Bays, Cowell, Whyalla & Point Lowly. The kingies are still at Lowly & Pt Augusta. Blue crabs are steady west at Ceduna, Haslam & Streaky Bay - then at the top of Spencer Gulf from Cowell to Cowled's Landing, Whyalla, Pt Augusta, Miranda & Pt Pirie. The last few of the yellowfin whiting are off Germein Point at Franklin Harbour. TIGHT LINES!
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