If you are willing to work the tides around shallow Port Julia, you can do well.
The surrounding seas are shallow but with productive seagrass beds.
The beach has a large drying flat at low tide.
The fish come in with the tide.
The tiny Port Julia coastal settlement is 178km from Adelaide.
It doesn’t get fished as much as other nearby locations.
Squid, gar, salmon trout, flathead, mullet and tommies are the main catch.
Fishing is best on big high tides, in darkness.
Squid are best in summer early in the morning when the water is clear.
Blue crabs are usually abundant in the warm months and can be raked from the beach or drop-netted off the jetty.
Big yellowfin whiting are caught from the local beaches in summer, with yellow-eye mullet in autumn.
You will need the lightest line and fresh or live bait to catch the whiting.
Gar dabbing and flounder spearing is productive in Port Julia’s shallows at night.
Being less popular than other locations, quality fish are often caught around Port Julia.
Boaters should be aware of the summer sea breeze, which hits in the afternoon.
Ardrossan is a great fishing spot north of Port Julia.
Read about Yorke Peninsula’s other fishing spots here.
Here is a list of recommended tackle for SA waters.
Here is the SA seasonal fishing calendar for various fish species.
A reminder that special snapper rules apply in SA, and new restrictions were announced following a destructive marine algal bloom ... view details here.
Port Julia coastline on Beachsafe
Port Julia tides
SA fishing regulations
SA marine parks
NOTE: Special snapper rules apply in SA. More recently, new restrictions were announced following a destructive marine algal bloom … view them here.
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