Stansbury is a coastal town on the east side of Yorke Peninsula directly across the Gulf of St Vincent from Adelaide.
It is about 200km by road from Adelaide, or 66km by sea.
Like many gulf coast towns Stansbury has an excellent fishing jetty.
The jetty fishes produces large numbers of blue crabs in summer, which are caught using drop nets.
Crab raking can be enjoyed in the shallows off the beach.
Squid, mullet, gar, tommies and snook are the usual catch off the jetty, best at night, along with some big king george whiting.
As with all gulf jetties, squid are best at dusk, dawn and in darkness when the water is clear.
To catch king george whiting from the jetty, fish from the end.
Red mullet and flathead are also caught here as the sea floor has some rock and weed patches.
Stansbury’s shallow low-energy beach produces yellow-eye mullet in autumn, and some salmon trout.
Big yellowfin whiting are caught in the shallows in summer.
Most of the town beach is easily accessible via a walking path.
For boaters, king george whiting are best in winter, but can be caught all year.
As the sea around Stansbury is shallow and often very clear, use the lightest possible tackle and fresh or live bait such as worms, especially when chasing whiting.
Fresh razor fish is an unbeatable bait and can be collected locally.
Swarms of small western striped trumpeter (locally called “shitties”) can be a pest when fishing this region in summer.
Stansbury boat ramp is protected from most winds by a rock wall.
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.
Stansbury coastline on Beachsafe
Stansbury tides
SA fishing regulations
SA marine parks
NOTE: Special snapper rules apply in South Australia – more info here.
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