Port Victoria, South Australia

Yorke Peninsula council-run camp sites
Yorke Peninsula council-run camp sites
Port Victoria marine sanctuaries
Port Victoria marine sanctuaries

Port Victoria is a popular fishing holiday destination on the west side of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, about 190km from Adelaide.

The town has a sheltered all-tide boat ramp and a long L-shaped jetty.

Wardang Island lies 10km offshore, providing relatively protected waters for boaters to fish.

Outside the island the seas are more exposed and suitable only for larger boats.

The town jetty produces squid, snook, gar, chow, zebra fish and tommy ruffs. The best fishing is at night.

Summer snook are a popular jetty target, using lures or bait under the lights.

Boaters find plenty of snapper, spotted whiting and blue swimmer crabs in the shallow grounds around the island.

Snapper are best in summer and whiting best in winter.

Fishing within the bay usually provides enough fish to keep boaters happy, but note the bay’s large sanctuary zone.

Sweep, gar, tommy ruffs, snook, red mullet, slimy mackerel and chow are caught on the shallow offshore grounds.

Berley works well from a boat, but keep in mind that big white sharks are regularly seen in this area.

The waters in this region are shallow and often very clear, so it pays to fish with the lightest possible tackle.

Flounder are common in the bay and flounder spearing is a popular pastime.

Wauraltee Beach to the south of Port Victoria has coastal camping by 4WD track.

The low-energy shallow beaches in this region produce mainly flathead, flounder, whiting, salmon trout and yelloweye mullet.

Spotted whiting are occasionally caught from the beach where the seagrass beds come closest to the beach, but yellowfin and silver whiting are the usual catch.

Fish the beaches at high tide.

To the north, Balgowan has an exposed boat ramp.

Read about Yorke Peninsula’s other fishing spots here.

Here is the SA seasonal fishing calendar for various fish species.

Book your fishing stay early at Booking.com

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SA fishing regulations
SA marine parks
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York Peninsula camp sites run by the council

NOTE: Special snapper rules apply in South Australia – more info here.

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