Seacliff and Brighton being the best places to try. Offshore fishing at Coffin Bay and Port Lincoln yielded good numbers of nannygai, along with gummy sharks and blue morwong. 2.5 inch grubs or minnows such as the Daiwa bait junkie have been getting the best results. Mullet and salmon trout have been caught regularly from Henley and Grange in the shallows around the high tide. Yellowfin can also be found at Tiddy Widdy beach and Ardrossan. Since then a burst of finer weather has seen more consistent catches of school mulloway and small sharks coming from the salt creek area. The lure might not even be wobbling, but the movement and profile of the lure are enough to get a strike. Fishing mortality is estimated to be several times greater than . The garfish run continues at Cape Douglas, Nene Valley and Livingstons Bay all producing quality and numbers. Garfish are still firing for boaties and shore casters alike, with Cape Douglas, Hutt and Livingstons Bay all producing good bags. Tackle World Adelaide Metro Fishing Report May 2023. Land based anglers using live worms in the river are getting into some solid callop and the odd silver perch along with buckets of carp. No license required. Smaller whiting have also come from Hallett Cove through to Brighton. Address: Level 1, 299 River Street Ballina NSW 2470. The above evidence indicates that current fishing mortality is constrained by management to a level that should allow the stock to recover from its recruitment impaired state; however measurable improvements are yet to be detected. Daily boat limit when 3 or more people are fishing on board: 6. Stock status is sustainable in WA and SA, depleted in NSW and undefined in QLD. 'WebView', Squid have been caught land based and by boaties at Port Lincoln along with plenty coming from Tumby Bay and Arno Bay. Combined Fishing Report 27 April 2023 Autumn cool days are here, don't forget that our ever-popular long sleeve Tournament Tops are ideal for cool mornings, sunny days and chilly nights. Silberschneider, V, Gray, CA and Stewart, J 2009, Age, growth, maturity and the overfishing of the iconic sciaenid, Argyrosomus japonicus, in south-eastern Australia, Fisheries Research, 95(23): 220229. We currently have live seaweed worms in store if you cant be bothered collecting your own live beach worms. Check out the Daiwa Seaborg range we currently have in stock. - YouTube Headed To The Coorong For A Mulloway Session, Crazy World At The Moment With All This Carona Virus ! If jetty fishing is more your thing, squid and tommies have been caught in good numbers at Ardrossan, Marion Bay, Stenhouse Bay, Edithburgh, Wool Bay, Port Hughes and Moonta, especially at night. Garfish are widespread along the metro coastline with boaties and shore casters easily getting a feed once a good berley trail has been established. Offshore fishing at Marion Bay has been excellent with blue morwong, nannygai, and school sharks hitting the deck along with plenty of big king george whiting. SARDI Publication No. Koombooloomba Dam isnt even on the radar for most northern impoundment fishos.. The Vexed Bottom Meat range once again being a standout jig to have. Legal King George whiting have been caught throughout Coffin Bay along with flathead, garfish and tommies. Bream in excess of 40cm have been caught regularly in the Port River north arm along with some school mulloway at night. The national recreational and Indigenous fishing survey, final report to the Fisheries . Since 200102, annual age information for Mulloway from the nearshore marine environment adjacent the Coorong estuary has been limited due to the small number of samples and small sample sizes available in most years. Yellowfin whiting are still being caught on the beaches between Balgowan and Port Hughes by those using live worms and locally sourced clickers. The lack of older fish in the age structure likely relates to the removal of older fish by fishing and may also reflect an extended period of poor recruitment during the Millennium Drought (2000s). Stenhouse bay jetty is also a prime location for some shark action. Point Lowly kingfish are starting to kick into gear also, with sizes ranging from undersized to huge. 'FBIOS', STATUS OF AUSTRALIAN FISH STOCKS REPORT Mulloway (2020) 1 Mulloway (2020) . Tommies were caught at Cape Jervis Jetty, Rapid Bay Jetty, and Vivonne Bay Jetty at night on soft plastics and gents. Yellowfin whiting of good size have also been mixed in with the mullet, particularly around the afternoon run in tide. Land based shark fishos have been catching and releasing bronze whaler sharks from many local jetties including Grange and Semaphore. Garfish are still on tap for land based fishos and boaties at Petrified Forrest, Hutt, and Livingstons Bay. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/doclures/coorong-surface-mulloway-scotty-tarasenko.mp3, Episode 522: Far North Qld Sooty Grunter With Phil Laycock, Episode 511: Five Best Winter Fishing Spots In The Wet Tropics With Kim Anderson, Episode 505: Koombooloomba Dam Sooties And Barra With Riley Ward. Much of the Coorong is very shallow and weedy. Reports from the period are sketchy, but the fishermen were routinely pulling in several hundred tons of Mulloway each year and sending them to Adelaide and Melbourne markets. 2015] for all NSW residents, to allow a comparison with the recent survey, produced an estimate of approximately 19 000 Mulloway harvested by RFL households during 201314 [Murphy et al. Browns beach has had a good run of solid salmon recently, with lure casters having a ball chasing the schools up and down the beach. Hapuka and blue eye have come from the shelf, and a great mix of shark, snapper, and other reef dwellers in closer. //. STATUS OF AUSTRALIAN FISH STOCKS REPORT Mulloway (2016) 1 Mulloway (2016) . Boat crews worked hard for KG whiting at Gus Shoals, garfish and squid. Salmon fishing has been best around Beachport salmon hole, with fish up to 2kg common. Unlike many east coast fisheries, mulloway in the Coorong are often better fished when there is tidal movement, although Scotty stresses they can be caught on any tide, day or night. School mulloway have been caught at the Murray Mouth and Goolwa Beach on baits. With 466,000 fish stocked since 2019, annual stocking will ensure these fisheries continue to thrive. Swimbaits like the Shimano ArmaJoint Flash Boost 190SF are still catching cod at Happy Valley consistently, and deep divers still the go to lure for Myponga paddlers. Customary fishing management arrangements, 12,135 ( 2,744) individuals (90 t) in 2017-18. Sugars Beach on Hindmarsh Island has plenty of salmon trout and the odd mullet on the larger tides. Hope you. Mulloway can be pretty spooky in shallow water and are easily alerted by noisy wading etc, so take care to move stealthily. Sources of Seafood Knowledge from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, for information on fisheries research and development, looking for a fish? KG whiting are still on the chew out of Balgowan and Port Hughes. We are topped up with a huge range of Bonze and SLC skirts both in-store and online. Valued customer, Steve sent in this great photo of a Callop caught on Fishcraft Swimbaits & Glidebaits! At Port Augusta big kingfish are still being caught at the wall and elsewhere, with live baits, jigs, hardbody lures and vibes all getting crunched. They can be hard to tempt with lures, however live squid is very hard for them to resist. Tackle World Adelaide Metro Fishing Report April 2023. < 10 t per year, with most landed in the Gascoyne and West Coast Bioregions [Gaughan and Santoro, 2020; Ryan et al. 2015]. We have good stock of the Majorcraft Jigpara Vertical Long jigs for those who need to replenish their lure box with a proven kingfish jig. Big bream have been turning it on for kayak anglers in Encounter Lakes at Victor Harbor. The Far West coast mulloway season continues in earnest with many crews reporting multiple fish in excess of 50 pounds from the Dog Fence and Yalata. Easter also is usually time for good sized schools of salmon to invade the lower Yorke Peninsula, with Beery Bay and Browns beach reliable for fish in the 2kg plus bracket. How long will this go on for is anyones guess, but it augers well for this school holiday period. Fresh worms are best baits but using surface lures like the Bassday Sugar Pen range can also produce quality fish. Annual commercial catches have declined from around 60 t in 200102, but have remained relatively steady since 200708 at 1128 t. In 2019, the total State-wide commercial catch was 13 t. The recent lower catch levels are associated with reductions in fishing effort by the main demersal fisheries that catch Mulloway (the West Coast Demersal Scalefish (Interim) Managed Fishery (WCDSIMF) and Gascoyne Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery (GDSMF) [Gaughan and Santoro, 2020]. February was all about tuna as thousands of blue missiles made there way right up Gulf St. Vincent in search of food. Bag limits of king george whiting continue to come from Balgowan, Port Hughes and Port Victoria. Salmon of good size are starting to frequent some of the well-known haunts, including Almonta, Gunyah and Talia beaches. In 2019, the total State-wide commercial catch was 48 t. No trends are evident in commercial CPUE for the two main fishing methods, estuary mesh netting and ocean line fishing since 2009 [Hughes 2020]. Now is a great time to stock up on salmon to use as bait for the far west mulloway missions! Good sized early season garfish Have been hitting the planks at Port Noarlunga and Henley jetties. King george whiting are still accessible for land-based anglers, with Cape Douglas, Blackfellows Caves and Carpenter Rocks all worth a crack. Walk the dog style stickbaits are perfect for prospecting the flats when youre not sure where the fish are. For the beach fishos, good sized mullet are turning up on metro beaches, with catches reported from Seacliff all the way through to Tennyson. Just remember to loosen off the drag if you are going to walk away from your rod! Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. Having a casting rod with a small metal or stick bait on standby is also worthwhile. Rat kingfish shouldnt be too far away from terrorising the baitfish around YP jetties, so make sure you pack a bunch of lures and a decent casting outfit next time youre down that way. 0:00 / 16:24 Coorong Mulloway MADNESS! Good-sized school and gummy sharks are being boated across the SE, with Cape Jaffa being a standout location. Yabbies are still readily available from most backwaters and the main channel of the Murray River. At the Western Australia stock level, catch per unit effort (CPUE) of Mulloway derived from line fishing methods has remained low since 2008 (after management changes to the WCDSIMF and GDSF) at approximately 26 kg per block day (reporting blocks are 60nm60nm) [DPIRD, unpublished data]. Reservoir fishing is still red hot for natives, with murray cod, silver and golden perch being caught on lures at South Para reservoir by land based fishos and kayakers. Grange, Semaphore and Largs Bay Jetties are all worth a try for blue swimmer crabs. Kingfish are still being jigged up on the lumps and bumps off Cape Jervis and Cape Willoughby, although they require a bit of patience to locate at times. Mixed bags have been the flavour of the last month for boaties, with big garfish, squid and blue swimmer crabs being the dominant captures. } Salmon up to 45cm have now entered West Lakes, providing anglers with some cheap thrills on light gear. 35 33.366' South, 138 52.889' East. Annual age structures for Mulloway from the Coorong estuary have been stable since 2001-02 (i.e. School mulloway are also taking baits in the lower reaches of the Glenelg River by those prepared to put in the hours. Fish older than 11 years were rare despite the potential for this species to reach 41 years of age in SA. Riley Ward explains how to catch football sized sooty grunter and metery barramundi from this stunning dam system. Tackle World Adelaide Metro Fishing Report November 2022. Beach fishers in the recent Kingston SE Fishing Competition found the conditions tough, with only a handful of fish weighed in, of which the bulk was small salmon. However, regional differences in genetics, and otolith morphology and chemistry suggest sub-structuring between populations in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia [Barnes et al. This downward trend was associated with a decline in targeting of Mulloway using gillnets in the LCF during the Millennium Drought (2000s) and likely reflected a decline in fishable biomass in the Coorong estuary [Earl 2020]. Wirrina launchers have been getting some solid bags of kg whiting and large silver trevally as well. 2009, Hughes 2020]. Biological stock structure for Mulloway in Australia is uncertain. Ep 36. Plenty of bronze whaler and hammerhead sharks have come from the ledge at Fowlers Bay, along with some monster kingfish by those accessing the area by boat. Callop up to 2kg have come from the Warren reservoir along with plenty of good-sized redfin and the odd cod up to 80cm! Crayfish are in season, so its definitely worth deploying a drop net on calmer days around the reef edges and rock ledges. The Coorong is a very large tidal lake system separated from the ocean by a long sand spit. The tuna have arrived! KG whiting of good size have been going bananas for launchers at Port Victoria, Balgowan, Port Hughes and Point Turton. The most recent assessment for Mulloway in the LCF was completed in 2020, and used a weight-of-evidence approach that considered fishery data and fishery age structures to the end of June 2019 [Earl 2020]. A great haul of nannygai, also at Victor! At a minimum you should be running at least one skirt, a shallow diver and a deep diver. Boat limits of KG whiting are coming from Port Hughes, Balgowan and Port Victoria. Be warned great white sharks are still very active in the area, so reaching over the side of the boat to secure your fish by hand is not recommended. Try not to bomb in lots of casts, its better to watch the schools of bait and listen for a boofing jewfish, then cast past and to the side of the bait. The native species taken are: Black bream Golden perch Greenback flounder Mulloway Pipi (Goolwa cockle) Yellow-eye mullet Bony bream. Team Member, Simon caught a beauty of a Callop from SAFWAA dam! The wet tropics rivers and estuaries are often thought of as wet season options, but long time local guide Kim Anderson dispells that myth! Evenings in January will be prime time to catch a good shark or mulloway land based on the bottom of Yorkes from the beaches and rocky headlands. 2019]. Pound for pound, sooty grunter are as tough a freshwater sportfish as youll find anywhere. [11-13]. Based on overseas studies, mulloway are thought to spawn in this zone around this period. 2009; Stewart et al. As the upper 95 per cent CL of this performance indicator is below the estimated level of FMSY (0.15 year-1), the stock is unlikely to deplete to a level at which recruitment could be impaired if the current level of catch is maintained. 81pp. The Onkaparinga River has seen mulloway up to a metre in length caught on live baits in the middle reaches recently. State-wide commercial catch of Mulloway from 1984/85 to 2013/14, by fishing sector. While these survey results are not directly comparable due to different sampling frames, the two most recent surveys likely represent a decline in recreational harvest through time. 2009; Stewart et al. Big salmon are now showing up on the South East beaches, with Canunda firing well for those fishing baits. It continues to be a ripper spring fish season across the South-East of the state, with good fishing available just about everywhere when the weather permits. We still have heaps of opera house and pyramid style nets in-store. Shore-based recreational catches of Mulloway are unknown. Port Lincoln offshore has been fishing well for tuna, along with samson fish and kingfish. With most rivers across South Australia in flood, the reservoirs have been a great option for anglers wanting a freshwater fix. Ardrossan: I had an unconfirmed report of mulloway being caught by a couple of hardy jetty-based anglers braving the cold on Sunday evening, along with tommies and mullet in the shallows. Garfish are being caught at Tiparra Lighthouse and Wallaroo, with good sized ones also coming from Stansbury and Edithburgh. This months fishing report, brought to you by the team atTackle World Adelaide Metro! In 200001 the National Recreational and Indigenous Fishing Survey [Henry and Lyle 2003] estimated recreational harvest by all fishers in NSW waters at approximately 117 000 fish, noting that this estimate was for a species grouping Mulloway/jewfish which encompassed related species, including teraglin (Atractoscion atelodus). Yellowfin whiting have improved at Thompsons Beach, with fish to 40cm caught recently. The Port Augusta kingfish have turned up but have been hard to tempt for many anglers at this stage. CPUE for the two main fishing methods, estuary mesh netting and ocean line fishing since 2009 [Hughes 2020]. Kangaroo Island bream continue to fire in the rivers on small hard body lures and small soft plastics. Garfish can be successfully dabbed at night in the shallows at Normanville when the winds are light, and good-sized bronze whaler sharks have been caught from the beach by those setting big baits at night. Minimum legal length: 82 cm measured from tip of snout to tip of tail. The Coorong is a very windy place, but fortunately wind is your friend. The team reeled in some nice Nannygai just out of Victor Harbor! These are simply rolled back at such a slow pace that the head of the lure is barely below surface. Port Victoria and Balgowan continue to produce good numbers of King George whiting while Port Hughes and Moonta have been best for garfish and squid. Tackle World Adelaide Metro Fishing Report February 2023. Hand made, jointed wooden wakebaits are great for targeting fish when there is wind and tidal movement and the fish and bait are concentrated. Team Member, Steve caught a nice haul of garfish and blue swimmer crabs this month! Tackle World Adelaide Metro Fishing Report January 2023. The lower reaches of the Glenelg River have produced many good-sized estuary perch and bream on bait and lures, while the odd mulloway over a metre have been caught between Donovans and the mouth. Mulloway grow to a large size and are relatively long lived. ORANGE COUNTY The 2021-22 trout stocking schedule was released on Oct. 26 for lakes all around Orange County. California Department of Fish and Wildlife fishing regulations regarding fish limits apply. Farm beach has King George whiting, with gummy and bronze whaler sharks also in good numbers. The species is a minor component of the commercial East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery (ECIFFF), with around 5.6t taken by net and line fishing in this fishery in 2019, and a ten-year annual average catch of 8.6t [QFISH 2020]. Anglers being able to launch good sized metals and stick baits have been finding the most success. Ardrossan Jetty and Port Vincent Wharf are undergoing repairs at the time of writing so be aware access may be limited at certain times until works are completed. School Mulloway are the popular target in the warmer months and fishing can be exceptional with up to 30 Mulloway caught in a day not out of the question. Work the lure back as slowly as you can without disturbing the bait. The age structure of fish from commercial and recreational catches in 201920 was based on a moderate sample size (n=72), and showed similar patterns to several periods during the previous two decades. Casting on. They can be worked a little faster than the other lures mentioned herein, allowing the angler to cover more ground while searching for fish. Team member, Simon reeled in a good haul of redfin at the Warren Reservoir. 2020]. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. This SPR estimate (less than 20 per cent virgin level with reasonable probability) infers low spawning stock biomass at all plausible estimates of M. The above evidence indicates that the biomass of the part of the stock that occurs in New South Wales waters is likely to be depleted and that recruitment is likely to be impaired. Squid have been caught from Brighton and Port Noarlunga jetties. Hughes, JM 2020, Status of Australian Fish Stocks 2020 NSW Stock status summary Mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus). Salmon trout are plentiful at Butlers and Browns beaches while Gleesons and Berry Bay will be worth a try for mulloway. Jason Smith with a nice feed of Yorkes yellowfin! With the floodwaters slowly starting to recede on the Murray River, the yabbies are going nuts in the shallows, and most are of good size. Squid have been consistent across the inshore metro grounds, as long as the water is clear. Boaties and kayakers have also been doing well at Seacliff. Speaking of Daiwa check out the new release of the Battler range of spin rods which is sure to impress finesse fishos. Enquiries: info@ozfish.org.au. The Vexed Bottom Meat jigs are really cleaning up here. But it should be! Finding places where there is bait is key. Fish over the metre mark have been landed by anglers fishing through the night, particularly by those using live bait. Kangaroo Island anglers and those venturing across from Cape Jervis in good weather have found big King George Whiting and the odd flathead out from Penneshaw and around Antechamber Bay. Blue morwong and nannygai are also on tap for those keen to bottom fish after getting amongst the tuna, slack water being the best time to drop a jig or bait down into the depths. Surf Fishing at Coorong | Chasing for the Mighty Mulloway Pikong TV 184 subscribers Subscribe 36 Share Save 4.6K views 2 years ago COORONG Surf Fishing at coorong 32 mile. Ryan, KL, Hall, NG, Lai, EK, Smallwood, CB, Tate, A, Taylor, SM, and Wise, BS 2017, Statewide survey of boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia 2017/18. 'Good Riddance' Mozzie and Sand fly repellent is now in stores! Boat-based recreational and charter catches of Mulloway remain low, i.e. . Although on the small size and quite flighty at times, clued in anglers fishing light and using stealth had repeated success. Bream, estuary perch and mulloway have all been firing in the Glenelg River, always a handy option when its blowing hard offshore! The 3-year project is funded through the Victorian Fisheries Authority, by Recreational Fishing License Fees and is investigating broad-scale movement patterns of Mulloway across Victoria and interstate. Since that period, catch has increased sharply, to around 115 t . Its only a matter of time before the action hots up though! We have had a sensational summer of fishing over in the south east region of South Australia with great fishing being had at all ports and beaches. Here, assessment of stock status for Mulloway is presented at the jurisdictional levelWestern Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. The 120mm Jackson Tanto is a great option, as it is easy to work as a slow-medium pace, constant speed walk the dog lure but can also be made to do some shallow dives. The point estimate of this performance indicator was above the threshold of 0.5 (BMSY), and the target is considered as any stock biomass level above BMSY. Much like barramundi, surface feeding jewfish boof bait loudly. Scotty switches the hooks for Owner hooks that are a little stronger. From 2003 to 2011, catches of Mulloway by the Lakes and Coorong Fishery were relatively low (less than 45 t per year), reflecting low levels of targeted effort and low catch per unit effort (CPUE)an available estimate of relative abundance for Mulloway in the Coorong estuary 8. Plenty of gummy sharks, bronze whalers and a few salmon have also rounded out anglers bags. The southern bluefin tuna run continues, with launchers from Cape Jervis and Wirrina and the north coast of Kangaroo Island all getting in on the action. try the Australian Fish Names Database, for information on seafood standards and their development, Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, (South Australian Research and Development Institute), (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, WA), (New South Wales Department of Primary Industries), (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland), Distribution of reported commercial catch of Mulloway, Commercial catch of Mulloway - note confidential catchnot shown. [2020], New South Wales Indigenous (management methods) https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/aboriginal-fishing. Squid have been prolific along the Fleurieu coast with Rapid Bay and Wirrina providing regular bag outs for both land based and boat fishos. On glassy days the fish will be spread across the flats, especially if there is not much tidal movement. Victor Harbor tuna wont be too far away, so now is the time to ready the boat and gear before the silly season kicks in. The annual average lengths of Mulloway landed by the commercial fishery have declined since the mid-1990s, but have been stable since the mid-2000s except for the effect of increasing the legal minimum length in 2013 [Silberschneider and Gray 2005, Silberschneider et al. We have an enormous range of skirts and hard body lures for trolling, metals and stick baits for casting at the school sized tuna. Marion bay launchers are getting onto the tuna, while those bottom bashing continue to find nannygai, blue morwong and big kg whiting. 297. Ardrossan jetty has some good sport fishing available at the moment, with rat kingfish, school mulloway and even the odd by catch of snapper by those throwing lures from kayaks and tinnies at the structure. The primary indicators for biomass and fishing mortality are total catch, targeted CPUE from commercial gillnet fishers and fishery age structures. A swimbait rod, similar to what would be used for cod fishing, Calcutta 300D reel and 30lb braid with 30lb fluorocarbon leader is great for casting larger lures and wakebaits. Big estuary perch are biting well in the Glenelg River for lure casters flicking paddle tailed soft plastics, particularly in the estuary. Happy Valley reservoir murray cod continue to eat baits and lures all over the reservoir, when they decide to feed the action can be hectic! F2020/000208-01, SARDI Research Report Series No. Cockle diggers have been doing well at Goolwa beach also, with most crews easily obtaining their bag limit by digging around the lower tide period. Squid can be found in good numbers this time of year at Edithburgh, Wool Bay and Stansbury, which is great news for families heading to Yorkes for the Easter break. CPUE of those two main fisheries that land Mulloway has been highly variable in the last 10 years. Queensland Indigenous (management methods) for more information see https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/fisheries/traditional-fishing. Fishing adjacent to where back waters enter the main river are definite hot spots. This reflects the low level of commercial targeting of this species. When preparing for a trip, look on Google Earth for places where shallow flats of 0.5-1.2m of water are adjacent to a deeper channel. Bottom fishing is going well at Port Mac, with plenty of good sized hapuka hitting the deck for those venturing out to the shelf. Email it in to: fishingreport@twadelaidemetro.com.au and we'll include one in next month's report! The Mulloway and garfish were consistent throughout the day, whilst we manged some nice Cooron. Offshore fishing along the limestone coast has been fantastic recently, with plenty of sharks being caught in the 60 -100m depth range, while in closer snapper have been abundant, particularly in the 10-15m depth range. The Warren reservoir is pretty much a no-go zone for fishing as SA Water have drawn the water right down to conduct maintenance on infrastructure. On the basis of the evidence provided above, Mulloway in New South Wales is classified as a depleted stock. Newport Landing Sportfishing is the fisherman's choice for open party fishing trips whether they're local trips to the Huntington Flats and the Horseshoe Kelp, or freelance and overnight excursions to the outer banks, Catalina Island . We are now carrying an extensive range of Assassin rods from South Africa instore that are ideal for this application. Report to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture. The Lakes and Coorong Fishery (LCF) has historically been the most productive of South Australias fisheries for Mulloway, and contributed 93 per cent of the States total commercial catch of the species in 201819. Tackle World Adelaide Metro Fishing Report December 2022. Jewfish will patrol and hunt in the shallow water mid-tide and return to the channel during the slack water. Tackle World Adelaide Metro Fishing Report March 2023.