Fishing

The Eyre Peninsula has an abundance of fantastic fishing beaches and beautiful camping locations; this amazing coastline is one of the best areas in Australia to tour and explore.

Whether you’re a serious boatie chasing your personal best, or an adventurous thrill seeking rock fisher or surfcaster, or just want to have fun throwing a line in off the piers, the peninsula can provide you with the perfect place to catch the fish.

If camping is your style and you want to escape the rat race, then there are plenty of secluded places to enjoy, whether you have a 4WD or 2WD.

Port Lincoln is famous for the Bluefin Tuna, which migrate along the southern end of the peninsula from February through to May. It is the only place in Australia where you can try your luck fishing around the tuna cages. To fish offshore for tuna a boat of at least 6 metres is required.

Other blue water species caught include Samson, Kingfish, Morwongs and Snapper.

The Lincoln National Park is surrounded by pristine waters and has plenty of camping sites. A great place to chase Salmon on the surf beaches, King George Whiting, Squid, Tommies, Snook, Trevally and Garfish in the bays.

Call in or phone us for “SPOT ON” information 
*Friendly expert advice  *Local fishing and camping spots 
*What's biting and where   *Wide range of bait, fishing & camping gear  *The best time to come when chasing a particular species  Open 7 days
38 Tasman Terrace, Port Lincoln SA  5606
Phone (08) 8683 0021
Email fishandcamp@internode.on.net

A few issues ago I wrote about the biggest flathead competition and whether this style of competition is good especially if the large flathead are all females and super breeders.
The initial community reaction that started the article, response has been overwhelmingly in favour of protecting the big fish. It just goes to show that the message PIRSA is putting out about conserving fish.
It is generally accepted that the biggest flathead are females and that they produce the most eggs.  Why then does the South Australian Piscatorial Council run a biggest flathead competition where any recreational angler is eligible to enter as many flathead as they like but only the biggest will be considered?

The Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) in Port Lincoln and Tumby Bay operate a radio service that boat owners should consider using to log on & off or doing a radio check after launching your boat. The volunteer services monitors both 27MHz & VHF radio and is an excellent way of increasing marine safety.
An information sheet on transmission times and procedures is available at Spot On.

Last October readers were asked to provide any information about sea eagles and ospreys in local waters. Terry Dennis Is compiling a data base on populations around our coast. Terry has most of the mainland information put together and would now like readers help in gathering information about sightings at our offshore islands. If you can provide any information please contact terry on 8552-7659 or by email on osprey84@internode.on.net.
Terry has the support of Dept of Environment and Heritage in doing the survey.