State Fishing Guide

South Australia: Fishing Guide, Forecast, Reports Fishing Times, Locations & Reports

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Fishing conditions are most useful at the location level. Region cards are here to help you narrow your next choice.

9 regions
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South Australia fishing regions

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Adelaide

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:13am

Quiet conditions at 29%, with limited activity expected.

30% Poor major

Air 16.8 C

Sunrise 6:29am

Sunset 7:32pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Berri

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:05am

Berri is subdued at 28%, with only minor feeding activity likely.

30% Poor major

Air 19.2 C

Sunrise 6:21am

Sunset 7:24pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Eyre Peninsula

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:24am

Quiet conditions at 29%, with limited activity expected.

30% Poor major

Air 15 C

Sunrise 6:39am

Sunset 7:43pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Overcast

Fleurieu Peninsula

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:14am

Quiet conditions at 29%, with limited activity expected.

31% Poor major

Air 15.4 C

Sunrise 6:28am

Sunset 7:33pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Kangaroo Island

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:19am

Kangaroo Island is subdued at 29%, with only minor feeding activity likely.

31% Poor major

Air 13.3 C

Sunrise 6:33am

Sunset 7:39pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Port Augusta

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:17am

29% major

Air 18.1 C

Water 20.9 C

Sunrise 6:35am

Sunset 7:33pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Port MacDonnell

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:05am

Possible bite intensity is 30%, suggesting quiet fishing conditions.

32% Quiet major

Air 19.2 C

Water 15.4 C

Sunrise 6:17am

Sunset 7:28pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Renmark

Current Bite · Major

Until: 9:05am

30% major

Air 19.2 C

Sunrise 6:21am

Sunset 7:23pm

Updated 20 Oct 7:57am

Fishing Report Trends

Fishing report trends across this state

Species most often mentioned in statewide reports

SA reports span a broad range of species, with Whiting, Garfish and Snook.

State-level reports can cover very different waters, so this should be read as a broad reporting snapshot.

Based on statewide Getfished fishing report species data.

Fishing Report Analysis Methodology

Getfished's fishing report analysis uses, where available, historical fishing reports and recent catch reports drawn from an underlying database covering more than a decade of fishing activity.

Share of the displayed top 5 species recorded.

Bait and Lures

Common tackle showing up in statewide reports

Best read as reported trends, not rigid rankings.

Bait turning up in reports

live baits lead the way here, with live bait and pilchards not far behind.

Live baits

95

Live bait

4

Pilchards

2

Maggots

1

Silverfish

1

It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.

Built from all-time reported bait mentions: 103 mentions across 5 distinct bait entries.

Lures turning up in reports

Around this area, hardbodies, skirts and small skirts feature again and again.

Hardbodies

92

Skirts

90

Small skirts

90

Skirted lures

24

Divers

8

It is a useful starting point, not a hard ranking.

Built from all-time reported lures mentions: 322 mentions across 17 distinct lures entries.

Seasonal Species

Species worth watching this spring

Based on historical reports recorded for Spring across this state.

Quick reference

Seasonal report strength across the shortlisted species.

King George Whiting

51

Australian Salmon

30

Whiting

26

Garfish

21

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