Yorke Peninsula's Fishing Hotspots
The Yorke Peninsula is your ideal fishing holiday destination.
Grab your own fishing guide
You can read all about fishing opportunities in the Yorke Peninsula Fishing Guide, a must-read if you are into serious fishing or just enjoy dangling a line from the jetty. The guide provides comprehensive information, following the coast from Port Gawler to Port Wakefield, then around the leg to Port Broughton. An easy-to-read fishing map shows the locations of jetties, boat ramps, fishing charters, bait and tackle outlets, marine services, boat hire and much more.
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 bea
ch 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 36 kilograms 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.
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.
