Can you catch squid at Arno Bay Jetty?

Not at the moment, which is the local tragedy — this deck is rated one of South Australia's best squid jetties. Southern calamari has been closed to targeting, take and possession across Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent since 1 May 2026, with no end date published. Cuttlefish are separately and permanently protected north of the line from Arno Bay to the Wallaroo Jetty, and this jetty sits inside that closure, so any cuttlefish goes back too.

What can you catch off Arno Bay Jetty?

Big snook off the end through summer and autumn, best at dusk on metals and soft plastics, plus garfish and tommy ruff over surface berley and King George whiting in late autumn and winter. Yellowfin whiting fish the creek mouth from December to March, mulloway visit the beaches after dark in the warmer months, and salmon and mullet take over in winter and spring.

Is Arno Bay Jetty open?

Yes. The District Council of Cleve maintains a current tourism page describing the jetty as used for fishing and squidding, alongside the all-weather boat harbour, and no closure or works notice has been published. The refurbishment the council mentions is undated, so treat any barrier on the deck as current.

Where can you fish at Arno Bay with a wheelchair or a pram?

The mangrove boardwalk. It runs from the sea's edge into the mangrove tributaries behind town, the District Council of Cleve describes it as wheelchair accessible with public toilets alongside, and it carries jetties and fishing stations along its length. The 1.4 km length and the count of three jetties come from local sources rather than the council. It is the best accessible fishing on this stretch of the Eyre Peninsula and it works on days the gulf is unfishable.

What size are King George whiting at Arno Bay?

32 cm, with a Spencer Gulf bag of 10 per person and 30 per boat. The size splits at the 136°E meridian — 32 cm east of it, 30 cm west — and Arno Bay sits at about 136°34.5'E. The 2026 whiting spawning closure was lifted on 6 July 2026 and the next one runs 1 March to 30 June 2027 over mapped waters well south of here.

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Arno Bay Jetty

Mon 26 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: W 282° · 18 km/h Swell: 0.3 m @ 10 s S Water: 18.8 °C Pressure: 1019.7 hPa → steady Faces south-east · Offshore: W, NW, N · Onshore: E, SE, S · Forecast wind: offshore

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At the day's peak · 8:00 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind NW 17 km/h

Moon full all day

Water temp 18.8 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:04 am Last light 8:11 pm

High 2:53 am Low 9:46 am High 3:40 pm Low 9:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

7:00 pm → 10:00 pm

Good

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Good

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First light

6:04 am

Last light

8:11 pm

Sunrise

6:29 am

Sunset

7:46 pm

Moonrise

8:05 pm

Moonset

6:00 am

High tide

2:53 am

Low tide

9:46 am

High tide

3:40 pm

Low tide

9:00 pm

Hourly Wind

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.5° over the last 3 days

Fri

23 Oct

19.3°

Sat

24 Oct

19.3°

Sun

25 Oct

19.0°

Mon

26 Oct

18.8°

Tue

27 Oct

18.5°

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 18 km/h W (282°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

7:00 pm → 10:00 pm

Good

5:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

12:00 am → 3:30 am

3h 30m

Good

12:00 pm → 1:30 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:04 am

Last light

8:11 pm

Sunrise

6:29 am

Sunset

7:46 pm

Moonrise

8:05 pm

Moonset

6:00 am

High tide

2:53 am

Low tide

9:46 am

High tide

3:40 pm

Low tide

9:00 pm

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