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THIS WEEK'S FISHING HOTSPOTS:
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JUNE 22 - 30, 2025
TOP END/NORTHERN TERRITORY From Jason Deigan at Compleat Angler Darwin! My radio segment with the fabulous Spence Denny (ABC891 @ 8.30pm every Thursday night) now has a Top End (NT) element: #Great reports of mudcrabs from Darwin Harbour & surrounding waters #Offshore from Dundee Bch are snapper & jewies #Barra run continues from local billabongs & Daly river.
METRO WATERS: Mullet are really well into their run along our South Coast beaches - Christies, Southport, Triggs, Moana & Seaford. Tommies at night/late afternoons - any open jetty at the moment should be worth a fish - remember to take a berley cage. Blue crabs are over for another year, but sand crabs will still be around north of St Kilda & all the way up to Port Wakefield (Lower Light, Port Gawler, Dublin etc). When the current run of strong winds & choppy seas start to drop back, boat crews should be able to catch a few nice KG whiting from St Kilda, Semaphore, AAMI Stadium, West Bch, Grange/Glenelg & Brighton grounds - with fish up to 38cm from the blue line to depths of 10m. Squid will be on after the water clears from Hallett Cove, Marino, Seacliff & Brighton to West Bch. Mullet & a few salmon trout can be caught by shore-based fishers at Nth Haven, St Kilda (breakwater), West Bch & inside the Port River, with the odd big flathead as well down at Southport Bch. Mulloway, mullet & a few black bream are in the waters of the Onkaparinga River, West Lakes & around the structures of the Port River bridge. The winter garfish schools should soon regroup, so take some light gear & a berley cage/float when you next go out in the boat or walk the jetty planks.
FLEURIEU/RIVERLAND/RESERVOIR: A little bit of rain and a lot of seemingly cold weather with west to north west winds were pretty much the order of the week, as Victor Harbor boat crews tried to run out for snapper, kingfish, KG whiting offshore, and gar and squid from inshore grounds. South westerly swells are still pumping along the South Coast and a trip out to The Pages for tuna and red nannygai needs a big boat and an experienced operator. Shore-based fishers caught some nice mullet from local beaches, rocky points and the channels at Goolwa, Scab and Mundoo. Upstream there are Murray Cod (catch and release), yabbies and redfin perch from Renmark, Berri, Barmera/Lyrup and Walker Flat, but it is cold work so a hot thermos is a good idea! Surf casters are reporting the odd mulloway from the river mouth at Goolwa and Salt Creek, with mullet also at the 28 Mile Crossing and The Granites. Squid, KG whiting, flathead and some big winter garfish are off Cape Jervis, Rapid Head, Wirrina and Carrackalinga as the water clarity and tides were good for a mid-week fish last week. Squid and tommies are at the Rapid Bay jetty. Lady Bay also has a few garfish and there are mullet from Morgan's beach, Silver Sands and Southport/Christies. The Port Noarlunga jetty remains closed at the time of this report, but boat crews are launching from O'Sullivan's beach for whiting, flathead, squid and tommy ruffs around the Horseshoe Reef and Triggs beach. The Onkaparinga Council website states that the Pt Noarlunga jetty is closed for repairs.
SOUTH EAST/COORONG: Several South East jetties have squid, tommies & gar at night but inside the Coorong at the Northern Lagoon - if you are fishing here - there has been a reported incident of algal bloom - so pse be careful! KG whiting reports are still good from the jetty at Pt MacDonnell, Green Point rocks & then from boat crews at Cape Douglas, Hutt Bay, Carpenter Rocks & just east of the main southern reefs at Beachport. Big garfish are in the bay at Nora Creina, South End, Little Dip & Boatswain's Point, plus nice squid, mullet & tommy ruffs. Snapper catches are thin, as are the tuna & I wonder if the Algal Bloom is affecting the swimming & hunting patterns of these fish?? On the other hand, mulloway are about in some places (& not others), with Salt Creek, The Granites & the mouth of the Glenelg River (Mexico) all having a few soapies about in the late evenings. Mullet & salmon trout are off the seaweed clumps at Stinky Bch, Lurline Point & Little Dip Salmon Hole. Big boat crews have caught red nannys & kingfish off Pt MacDonnell & Beachport.
YORKE PENINSULA: Wallaroo: The local jetty has been very quiet, but mullet are off the marina break wall and a few salmon trout from Point Riley. Boat crews ran out before the weekend's strong winds and stormy seas for the odd KG whiting, squid and sprat tommy ruffs. Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: Trips out in the tinny were few and far between last week as onshore and cold conditions made for difficult fishing. The jetties have squid and even the occasional garfish. Steamer channel should hold KG whiting on the southern end when the weather improves. Point Turton: Several nice mullet came from the jetty early in the week and also from Hardwicke Bay as local fishers enjoyed higher than usual tides. KG whiting are at Corny Point and north-west of Port Rickaby. Stenhouse/Marion Bays: Shore-based anglers reported mullet and salmon trout from West Cape to Daly Heads when the offshore winds from the north-east made for cold but ideal fishing. Tuna catches are way down on last year with the algal bloom spread a possible reason for the fish staying well offshore. Local jetty-based fishing has mullet from the sand at Marion Bay and a few ruffs at Stenhouse Bay. Edithburgh/Stansbury: A few gar and squid were caught from Coobowie, Klein's Point and The Hut last week, with legal whiting from Rocky Gully and the Orontes Bank. Jetty fishing has a few tommies, mullet and squid. Ardrossan: Local boat crews were not spared the cold weather for last week as they ran out with coasts, thermos and life jackets to fish for KG whiting, squid, the odd flathead and small gar. Mullet are off the jetty and several local beaches on the high tides.
KANGAROO ISLAND Tinnies & other watercraft pretty much remained in their sheds as local fishers waited out that stormy weather in late May. After things calm a little the beautiful waters of KI will have a mix of KG whiting, squid, big garfish, snook, tommies, mullet & salmon trout from the protected bays on the north & east coastline. Tuna reports have been slow this year as many big barrels appear to be running well offshore & out of range of most recreational anglers. Red nannys, kingish & Samson fish are in the deep water drops just west of the KI north coast. Kingscote, American River, Penneshaw, Emu Bay & Smith's Bch all have squid, whiting, gar & tommies with mullet & salmon trout off the sand.
LATE JUNE SEAFOOD RECIPE: Seafood Chowder. Ingredients: 2 sticks of celery and carrot each finely chopped. 1 litre fish stock, 800gms of potatoes, finely chopped, seafood marinara mix, 250ml cream, some chopped chives and parsley salt and pepper. Fresh crusty bread rolls. Preparation: Cook vegies together in the stock in large pan until soft, then blend and return to pan. Add seafood and cream, gently stirring as you go. Cook for 5 mins. Serve with the fresh bread rolls and a glass of Rose. Mwynhewch eich bwyd! Welsh for Bon Appetit!
SPENCER GULF/WEST COAST: Our beautiful Marine Life is being destroyed before our very eyes as the Algal Bloom deadly fall-out continues - dead leafy seadragons, worms, weedy whiting & yellowfin whiting from Cowled's Landing to Whyalla & dead cuttlefish at Tumby Bay - the State Authorities are useless. Controversy continues with the unclear future of the jetty at Tumby. The early to mid June strong to gale force winds sure did push some high tides & big swells on to the West Coast. Salmon up to 2kilos are off the sand at Almonta, Sheringa, Talia & Longnose Rocks, with a few very nice flathead for the shore-based anglers at Point Brown, Haslam, Acraman Creek & Nadia Landing. Sceale Bay also has flatties & salmon trout. Most reports of KG whiting were for boat crews fishing either inside protected bays (Ceduna, Baird, Streaky, Venus & Coffin) or up along the western side of Spencer Gulf - Whyalla, Cowell, Arno, Tumby & Louth Bays. Crews using fresh & soft squid on the back of a steady berley trail did best. Garfish schools took shelter also in West Coast Bays, with Cowell, Louth, Coffin, Venus & Streaky Bay all holding fish well above the legal length. Squid, snook, tommies & just legal KG whiting are at the jetties of Cowell, Tumby, Coffin & Streaky Bays. The Dashwood channel also has nice whiting to 40cm. TIGHT LINES!
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