What can you catch off Brighton Jetty?

Snook, tommy ruff (Australian herring), yelloweye mullet, silver trevally and blue swimmer crabs, plus King George whiting off the end — they reopened on 1 July after the 1 March to 30 June gulf spawning closure. Southern calamari and southern garfish, which used to carry the place, are both closed to recreational fishing in Gulf St Vincent from 1 May 2026 with no end date published. Crabs build through the warmer months from around October, with a two-spot sand crab run around April and May.

Do I need a fishing licence to fish Brighton Jetty?

No. South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence, so you can fish the jetty without a permit or fee. You are still bound by the size, bag and boat limits, which are worth checking on the SA Fishing app before you keep anything — southern calamari and southern garfish are both closed outright in Gulf St Vincent right now.

Can you catch snapper at Brighton Jetty?

Not legally right now. Brighton was historically a famous snapper jetty, but snapper fishing is closed across Gulf St Vincent, Spencer Gulf and the West Coast — take and catch-and-release — until 30 June 2027 under the algal bloom recovery program. Snapper is only open in the South East Fishing Zone, which starts east of the gulf boundary at the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula — not, as people assume, at the Murray Mouth. If you hook one here, release it carefully in the water.

What's the best time to catch squid at Brighton Jetty?

Not right now, whatever the tide is doing: southern calamari has been closed to all recreational targeting, take and possession in Gulf St Vincent since 1 May 2026, with no published end date. When it reopens, the old rule stands — dawn and dusk in clear water, a baited jig under a float off the end or a 2.5 to 3.0 artificial ripped along the weed edges. A brown, wind-stirred gulf shuts the bite down.

Is Brighton Jetty good for kids and beginners?

Yes. The 200-metre deck is a flat, sealed walk with no steps, there are toilets, a kiosk and cafes at the foot, and a shallow swimming beach alongside. Tommies are a forgiving target on light gear (squid would be, but they are closed in the gulf). Just keep children back from the unrailed edges, since the deck sits high over cold, deep water.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Brighton Jetty

Sun 23 Aug 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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📍 Brighton Jetty

waxing gibbous · 74%

Weather: Sunny Wind: NW 333° · 15 km/h Swell: 0.6 m @ 11 s SW Water: 14.1 °C Pressure: 1021.7 hPa ↓ falling

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Medium Fish Activity

▸ Why this score?

At the day's peak · 6:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind NE 10 km/h

Moon waxing gibbous all day

Water temp 14.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 am → 7:30 am

1h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 7:00 pm

Good

8:30 pm → 9:00 pm

30m

First light

6:22 am

Last light

6:15 pm

Sunrise

6:47 am

Sunset

5:50 pm

Moonrise

12:59 pm

Moonset

3:30 am

High tide

11:00 am

Low tide

9:42 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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14 km/h

Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.5 m SW

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0.6 m

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0.6 m

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0.6 m

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0.6 m

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0.6 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 14.1°

Thu

20 Aug

13.9°

Fri

21 Aug

14.0°

Sat

22 Aug

14.1°

Sun

23 Aug

14.1°

Mon

24 Aug

14.0°

Tue

25 Aug

14.1°

Wed

26 Aug

14.3°

Thu

27 Aug

14.3°

Fri

28 Aug

14.5°

Sat

29 Aug

14.5°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 15 km/h NW (333°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 am → 7:30 am

1h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 7:00 pm

Good

8:30 pm → 9:00 pm

30m

First light

6:22 am

Last light

6:15 pm

Sunrise

6:47 am

Sunset

5:50 pm

Moonrise

12:59 pm

Moonset

3:30 am

High tide

11:00 am

Low tide

9:42 pm

Nearby spots

Species at this spot

Snook
Australian Herring
King George Whiting
Yelloweye Mullet
Skipjack Trevally (Skippy)
Southern Calamari (Squid) · closed
Garfish · closed
Pink Snapper · closed