Salisbury

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Be smart, stay safe, know your limits, enjoy your fishing trip and return home safely.

Spring is here! Rug up and keep dry! Did you know that September is also a good time to fish especially after a storm? Don’t forget that our ever-popular long sleeve Tournament Tops are ideal for this changeable weather. Plenty in stock now for all the family.

High tides in the morning are an ideal time target a feed of Whiting, Tommies, Salmon or Squid providing the weather conditions are ok.

Be careful when fishing, keep an eye on the waves at all times especially on rocks.

Remember life jackets only work if you are wearing them!

Dolphin Sanctuary: You must cease fishing and remove all lines if a Dolphin comes within 50 metres of your boat, kayak or land-based fishing spot. Rec Fish SA.

Metropolitan

Blue Crabs & Sand Crabs - Try Semaphore Grange, Henley, Brighton and Port Noarlunga Jetties at night.  Bastard Pole - Black Pole and Silt grounds. (Weather permitting).There are some undersized crabs about so make sure you know how to measure your catch and always return females with eggs to the water.

Bream – September is a good month to target the bigger fish as they aggregate pre-spawning. Lure casters at night try Onkaparinga River, Port River upper reaches, St Kilda Channel, Birkenhead Bridge, Torrens Island Creeks, West Lakes Trimmer Parade end, Patawalonga and Port Gawler.

Bream seasonal closure applies upstream from the South Road Bridge over the Onkaparinga River from 1^st September until 30^th November.

King George Whiting – Try Brighton and Glenelg Jetties, Star wreck off St Kilda (3m Water) - Port Gawler, North West ground,  Bastard Pole, Bower Rd at Semaphore south, North Haven drops, shallows from Brighton to Somerton (Minda Home), The Broadway shallows, Grange Tyre reef, off West Beach and outside the pole at Seacliff in 3-5m of water. Try West Lakes or Snowden's Beach also. Check sizes of your catch 32cm (legal size).

 

Salmon – Port Noarlunga Jetty,  West Lakes (to 40cm), St Kilda breakwater (dawn and late afternoon), inside the section bank through to Garden Island, North Haven rocks and Outer Harbour breakwaters, (Be wary of sharks), Pelican Point, Sellicks, Moana, Port Willunga,O’Sullivan Beach Break wall and Southport Beach and Onkaparinga Estuary.

Tommies – mixed sizes near the Black Pole, 1-2 km out from Semaphore to Largs, Grange, Brighton and Port Noarlunga jetties at night. 

Squid – Hallett Cove, Marino (kayaks), and Port Noarlunga, North Haven drops, inshore weed beds north of the Black Pole, Semaphore Reef, Seacliff and Brighton, Port Noarlunga and Glenelg jetties are the best options. Watch your bag limits. (Personal bag limit is 15)

Mulloway – West Lakes (both ends) using live baits, Port River (middle reaches), Barker Inlet, Onkaparinga River and Southport. Please ensure any ‘live baits’ used are over the legal size. 

Snook – Section Bank weed beds, Outer Harbour breakwater and Silt grounds, St Kilda breakwater end, North West grounds, Hallett Cove and Seaford rocks O’Sullivan’s, Port Noarlunga, Brighton, Glenelg, Semaphore and Grange jetties northern edge of the silt grounds.

Garfish –  Port Noarlunga and grounds near the Black pole, Northwest to Semaphore South, Tennyson, Horseshoe and Seaford reefs, Aldinga and most metro jetties. 

Mullet – Good morning tides along the Metro Coast. West Lakes, Torrens Mouth, Semaphore to Largs, Port Gawler,  Port Noarlunga jetty shallows, Onkaparinga Mouth, Seacliff, Maslins, Sellicks, Moana and Aldinga.

 

Fleurieu Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula 

Snapper – Partial closure check Fisheries website. Down in the South East, Snapper are about offshore (180m – 120mt), Cape Jaffa, Kingston, Paradise Beach, Piccininni, Beachport and Southend. 

Check www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing for details.

Goolwa Cockles (Pipis) Season closed.

King George Whiting – Yankalilla to Lady Bay, Wirrina Grounds, Port Broughton Shallows, Edithburgh, Troubridge Island, Point Turton, The Pines, Balgowan (in the shallows), Port Victoria, Boiler grounds-Wallaroo, Coopers - Moonta Bay north shallows and south of Port Hughes.

Blue Crabs – Starting to bite out in the deeper water. On the flats between Port Clinton and Stansbury, Port Vincent, Black Point, Ardrossan, Wallaroo and Pt Hughes.

Mulloway – Murray Mouth and Coorong, Salt Creek, Marion Bay, Daly Head (2.5kg), Gleeson’s Landing, Far West Coast (Dog Fence), Small ones caught at Browns Beach, Piccininni, Paradise Beach, Beachport and Southend (South East).

Garfish – Pine Point, Cape Elizabeth, Marion Bay, Point Turton, Hardwick Bay, Edithburgh, Ardrossan, Stansbury, Wool Bay, Port Giles, Copper Coast, Lady Bay, Rapid Bay and Second Valley.

Squid – The Bluff wharf (2kg), Cape Jervis, Rapid Head, Second Valley, Wirrina’s northern breakwater, Black Point, Port Julia, Wool Bay, Marion Bay, Port Vincent, Port Giles, Edithburgh, Ardrossan, Pt Turton, Tiparra Light, Coopers - Moonta Bay, Pt Broughton and Point Riley.  

Tommies – The Bluff Ramp, Cape Jervis basin, Rapid Bay (also good for Trevally), Port Elliot, Moonta, Port Hughes, Wallaroo, Port Victoria, Balgowan, Stansbury, Wool Bay, Port Giles, Troubridge Point, Marion Bay, Edithburgh and Stenhouse Bay.

Salmon – Rapid Bay, Waitpinga and Morgan’s Beaches (1-1.5kg), Salt Creek, Port Broughton channel, West Cape, Browns Beach, Berry Bay, Daly Head and Hillocks Drive, Bird Island and Pt Riley rocks.

Snook – (Hot spot) Port Victoria, Yankalilla - Lady Bay, Wirrina, Antechamber Bay, Point Turton and Copper Coast Jetties at night, Cape Elizabeth and Tiparra Light.

Tommies – Rapid Bay, Cape Jervis boat ramp, Ardrossan, Edithburgh, Stansbury, Stenhouse Bay, Marion Bay and Wallaroo Jetties.

Yellowfin Whiting – Corny Point Beaches, Hardwicke Bay, Between Ardrossan and Black Point, the flats south of Moonta, Tickera shallows south of Wallaroo and Port Broughton. 

 

Mullet – Murray Mouth, Bluff boat ramp, Morgans and Kings Beaches, Normanville, Sugars Beach, Black Point, Chinaman’s Hat, Sultana Point, Marion Bay Caravan Park Beach, Hardwicke, Berry Bays and Corny Point Beaches.

Tuna – Some nice fish off Marion and Pondalowie bays. Some 80-120kg barrels have been boated off Port Mac and south of Port Lincoln.

 

Fresh water 

Murray Cod season has closed as of 1^st August – December 31^st

Fishers are not allowed to troll baited hooks or lures during this time.

Shrimps are hard to find during winter.

Scrub worms, Night Crawler and Tiger worms are in stock now.

Pyramid nets are now approved for use in SA waters. www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing for more details. 

Callop (Yellow Belly) normally go quiet this time of year but they are still on the chew now and is one of the best times of the year to catch a feed of Callop. Murray River spots including Blanchetown, Swan Reach, Waikerie and the Riverland. Also South Para, Warren, Happy Valley and Myponga Reservoirs. Fish take lures as well so why not try casting near the snags. Deeper water can give you better results.

Check with Reservoirs SA for opening times and size and bag limits. Also National Parks and Crown Land for local access.

A permit is required and available on-line at “Reservoirs SA.” The permit covers all open locations. 

Redfin – Happy Valley, Warren and Myponga Reservoirs are holding good size fish in deeper sections of the Reservoirs. Lures and worms have been working in reservoirs for those who are patient. Redfin are great to eat.  Redfin must not be returned to the water.

Carp – Carp numbers, are slowing down due to the colder weather.

Carp make good Crab bait or fertilizer for the veggie patch

Carp must not be returned to the water. 

 

Fisheries Updates

Snapper – Partial closure check Fisheries website.

Check www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing for details.

Goolwa Cockles Pipi: Closed season.

Until further notice, taking bivalve shellfish from the Port River is PROHIBITED, due to the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS). There are also brochures now available about POMS and the Asian Paddle Crab. One found in the Port River. These crabs are quite invasive so if you catch or see one please contact PIRSA fisheries immediately. For more information follow the link below. 

https://pir.sa.gov.au/alerts_news_events/news/biosecurity/aquatics/invasive_asian_paddle_crab_found_in_sa_waters until the end of September.

The fishing closure has been extended another 12-months and is now in place for waters adjacent to Port Pirie Township for Crabs, Razorfish and Mussels based fishing.  

Check www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing for details.

Can you tell the difference between Tommies and Salmon Trout? You can check the SA Fishing App or ask a Fishcare Volunteer or Fisheries Compliance Officer or phone 1800 065 522.

 

Tips

If you happen to dunk your reel Please get it cleaned or serviced ASAP. As corrosion sets in quickly.

Learn to “Read the Beach” to help work out where the fish should be.

Use a clear plastic pencil float, put a small amount of tuna oil inside it to act as a berley trail for Garfish and Tommies.

Take some bags of ice along on your fishing trip to keep your catch in top eating condition.

Use a soft bead above your swivel to avoid cracked tips on rods.

Wipe a cotton bud around the inside of the eyelet to check rods for any cracked eyelets that need attention and when cleaning reels use a damp rag to wipe them over. Same for your rods. We also do rod and reel repairs.

Learn how to tie those tricky knots? Ask us while you are in store.

Berley up where you fish as it helps bring the fish “to you”

Mix some bread in with your store bought berley to make it “sticky” so it stays in the berley float or berley sinker longer.