Fishing And Boating
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Fishing
Fantastic fishing from boats, beaches, jetties or rocks, amongst some of the most beautiful coastline you will ever see.
If you are into serious fishing or just enjoy dangling a line from the jetty, there is something for everyone.
If you don't have your own boat, charter operators are available from many of the coastal towns.
A taste of some of the catches on offer:
Blue swimmer crabs can be caught by raking or netting all year round, summer months are more productive and the warmer water makes raking more enjoyable.
Succulent King George Whiting can be caught from both sides of the peninsula and is undoubtedly one of the tastiest meals you will catch from the sea.
Southern Salmon are the flavour of the day anywhere there is a headland, bluff or surf area. They can be caught all year round using pilchards or lures for bait.
Squid - Salt and peppered, crumbed, stir fried or marinated, squid is extremely versatile. Easily caught on squid lures from boats or jetties.
Garfish - Dabbing with a light at night or fishing with a float using gents for bait are the easiest ways to catch a meal of garfish. With tender white flesh they are delicious filleted and lightly fried with a generous dob of garlic butter.
Tommy Ruffs and Mullet - Abundantly caught in most places on Yorke Peninsula using cockles or gents. Both are tasty eating fish and often underrated, best eaten fresh they are great on the BBQ, crumbed, salt and peppered or if you have time, tommies are fantastic when smoked!
Snapper - A great fighting fish and you are well rewarded with the mouth watering taste. Only available from boats in deeper water off the coast, the most common bait is squid heads, pilchards or fillets of fresh fish.
Southern Rock Lobster - The rugged coastline on the Southern shores of Yorke Peninsula are home to the Southern Rock Lobster. These tasty morsels can only be caught during the crayfish season from 12.00 noon on 1st November to 6.00pm on the 31st of May.
Snook - Trailing a lure from your boat is the best way to catch snook. Fresh fillets on the BBQ are fantastic and they are one of the best fish for smoking or try a snook mornay!
Prawns - The vast expanse of water to the East of Yorke Peninsula is Spencer Gulf. The Prawn Fishing Fleet operates there 80 nights per year. Prawn seasons vary with tight monitoring of the spawning period, growth rates and prawn numbers. Local prawns can be purchased from seafood outlets around the region.
Oysters - Savour the fresh taste of the sea from one of Yorke Peninsula's oyster farms. There are farms at Port Broughton, Port Vincent, Stansbury, Edithburgh and Coobowie - buy an Oyster knife (shucker) and 'shuck' your own or purchase them already opened at one of the many fresh oyster outlets.
Boat Fishing And Boat Ramp Facilities
Bait is readily available from most general stores, service stations and fishing shops.
There are now two marinas on Yorke Peninsula at Port Vincent and Wallaroo. Marina Berths are available at:
Port Vincent Marina - Marina Manager, Phone 0414 611 110
Wallaroo Marina - Michael Nance Property, Phone 08 8823 3704 or email sales@coppercove.com.au
Boat ramps are available at:
Port Wakefield, Price, Ardrossan, Rogues Point, Pine Point, Black Point, Port Julia, Port Vincent, Stansbury, Wool Bay, Edithburgh, Marion Bay, Point Turton, Port Victoria, Balgowan, North Beach, Tickera and Port Broughton.
Help protect South Australia's valuable fish stocks by adhering to bag,
boat and size limits. It is also important to remember that the snapper
closure season runs right through November.
Yorke Peninsula Fishing Guide
The Yorke Peninsula Fishing Guide is a one-stop guide to shore, jetty and boat fishing throughout the region.
Please click here to download your free copy.
Great Fishing Spots
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Ardrossan To Port Vincent
Delicious blue swimmer crabs are caught throughout the summer months
and the ever reliable tommy ruffs and mullet are plentiful. Garfish,
squid and the prized King George Whiting are also found in this area.
There are new boat launching facilities in Port Vincent at the marina
site.
Stansbury
Blue swimmer crabs, tommy ruffs and squid can be caught most of the
year from the jetty with garfish also available in the summer months.
Good catches of mullet can be found at Stansbury from the end of
February through to May, from the Cemetery along the
'back beach' and picturesque Oyster Bay to the Jetty. Boating
enthusiasts can get good catches of King George Whiting at most times
of the year, with garfish being plentiful during the summer
months. Mullet, tommy ruffs and squid are also popular catches
for boat fishers.
Port Giles
This is one of the peninsula's longest jetties and one of its most
popular. Fishing is allowed from 4pm to 7am weekdays and all weekend,
unless a ship is at berth. November sees yellowtail, tommies, squid,
bream and the start of garfish. Other fish caught here are snapper, King
George whiting, snook, salmon and trevally.
Edithburgh To Sultana Point
Tommy ruffs, squid, garfish and snook are regular catches from the
jetty with King George whiting regularly caught from the South Eastern
side. A fantastic beach fishing area, with salmon, flathead, snook and
whiting all plentiful.
Troubridge To Marion Bay
The Southern beaches from Troubridge to Marion Bay provide some the
best fishing in South Australia. Large Mulloway up to 36kg have
been caught in this area with catches of squid, tommy ruffs, mullet,
garfish, snapper, salmon and snook available.
Night fishing seems to produce larger fish than daytime trips with school and gummy sharks also caught at night.
Marion Bay To Corny Point
Be rewarded with some awesome catches on these pristine beaches.
Fantastic salmon grounds, including great catches of mulloway,
flathead, shark, squid and mullet.
Corny Point To Point Turton
A wonderful rock and beach fishing coast with salmon, trevally,
whiting, garfish and snook as common catches. In Autumn, mullet can be
caught all around the Southern coast.
Port Victoria
Renowned for its great catches of King George whiting this area is also
fantastic boat and jetty fishing with excellent catches of squid, tommy
ruffs, snapper, mullet, and garfish.
Port Hughes, Moonta Bay And Wallaroo
Crabbers flock to this area from September to April in the quest for tasty blue swimmer crabs.
The historic jetties in these Copper Coast townships are some of the
most popular in the state for fishing. There are tremendous hauls to be
made at certain times of the year from snook, tommy ruffs, King George
whiting, flathead, snapper and squid.
Port Broughton / Fishermans Bay
With brand new boat launching facilities this uniquely sheltered bay
offers fantastic boating and fishing all year round. Catch the famous
blue swimmer crabs, King George whiting, snapper, squid and snook.