Welcome again to Greg James’ Fishing Column with all the hot tips, ideas and recipes for Fishing Yorke Peninsula — you can contact Greg by email at greg@gregjamesfishing.com.au

Wallaroo: Some minor repairs have been happening at the jetty but access for a fish or stroll is good. A relatively small grain ship docked for a couple of days last week as fishers picked up snook and the odd squid. The arrival of the school holidays saw an increase in boat ramp traffic as crews launched for King George whiting, squid and red mullet.

Moonta Bay/Port Hughes: Slightly improved on-water weather conditions arrived late in the week with around mid-day on Sunday proving to be extra special as winds became variable and the tides were good. Boat crews ran out for whiting, squid and small garfish, while the jetty-based fishers tried long and hard for gar and squid.

Port Victoria/Balgowan: The deep water drops off Wardang Island and Balgowan continue to provide KG whiting to 38cm, red mullet, flathead and small snapper — which cannot be kept as the ban remains in place. The Port Vic jetty has the odd squid and some snook.

Point Turton/Corny Point: Boat crews fishing on the drift inside Hardwicke Bay (north) picked up a couple of whiting during the week as early morning high tides saw small schools of fish feeding across the sandy bottom. KG whiting are also out from Point Souttar and Corny Point. The jetty has a few salmon trout at dusk and small squid at times.

Stenhouse Bay/Marion Bay: Holiday visitor traffic is steady although perhaps not as much as previous years as fishers in big boats cruise out to the deep, cleaner waters for red nannygai, kingfish, Samson fish and sweep. Flathead and the odd, large KG whiting are around the unaffected inshore waters at Marion Bay, although not in large schools. Shore-based fishing has salmon (2kg) coming from the Dust Bowl and Richards Beach. Jetty-based fishing has been hit and miss, but there was an unconfirmed report of tommy ruffs (Australian herring) at Stenhouse Bay over the weekend.

Tight lines and see you next week!