Spot On Fishing & Outdoors Port Lincoln
West Coast Fishing Report - 3rd April 2025
Ever Rowland with her first fish, a 58cm flathead caught on a soft plastic
Here’s what was biting and where in the last week-
West Coast
There are still solid catches being reported from Bairds, Streaky and Venus Bays. Both boaties and land-based anglers have been landing good sized Garfish, Flathead and King George Whiting. Whiting have been reported to be favouring Goolwa cockles, squid and KSR whiting rigs.
The surf beaches are producing salmon up to 3kg and are still consistently being caught on Slingshot lures and salted pilchards.
Offshore reports include Gummy Sharks, Nannygai Samson fish and Tuna up to 12kg in weight.
Coffin Bay
The leases and channels are producing King George Whiting up to 38cm. Targeting spots along the ledge, just outside the fast water, yields good results.
Closer to town, anglers are catching Salmon, King George Whiting, Snook, Garfish and Flathead. Around the bay there are reports of large Snook, big Garfish, Gummy Sharks as well as many Flathead up to 50cm in size.
Offshore action includes Tuna up to 15kg around the Islands, as well as a few Kingfish and Samson fish. There are also Nannygai being caught, up to 60cm.
Port Lincoln
In the morning there have been plenty of quality Squid and King George Whiting caught off the town jetty and the No. 1 jetty.
Other productive spots for Whiting and Squid have been North Shields, the Caravan Park Jetty, Snooks Landing and The Monument. Anglers are also landing Mullet, Garfish and big snook within these areas.
In The Passage, the top spots for King George Whiting, Squid, Salmon, Tommys and Mullet have included McLarens Point, Taylors Lumps, Taylors Landing and Carcase Rock. There have been reports that the further south, the less fish there have been due to dirty water.
Tumby Bay
The Group has still been a good source of fish this week. Reports are there is still King George Whiting up to 50cm, Trevally, Salmon, Squid, Garfish and Snook up to 80cm.
The Atomic Slim Twitcher in 95mm was a successful lure for Salmon and Snook, while fresh Squid baits were best for other species.
The Marina channel has been producing good Salmon and Tommies.
Port Neill
Anglers have reported good catches of King George Whiting, Snook and Garfish being caught on fresh baits.
Cowell
There are plenty of King George Whiting and Garfish up to 40cm, Snook up to 65sm and plenty of Blue Swimmer Crabs still being caught in the Franklin Harbor area.