What can you catch off the Coffin Bay Town Jetty?

King George whiting (mostly smaller fish, 30 cm minimum out here), garfish, tommy ruff, silver trevally, salmon trout, flathead and blue swimmer crabs, with snook at dawn and dusk and the odd rat kingfish in spring. Southern calamari are closed because Coffin Bay sits in the Spencer Gulf fishing zone, and snapper are closed until 30 June 2027.

Can you catch squid at Coffin Bay?

Not legally. Coffin Bay is inside the Spencer Gulf fishing zone on PIRSA's map, and southern calamari have been closed to all targeting, take and possession in that zone since 1 May 2026, with no end date published. The closure bans targeting, so the jigs stay in the car.

Where exactly do you fish in Coffin Bay township?

The old town wharf on the point just east of the yacht club — locals call it the town jetty or the wharf interchangeably. Fishing is banned from the yacht club's floating pontoon under club rules, and there is a small fishing platform at Crinolin Point at the north-west end of the Esplanade if you want a change of scenery.

Are there no-fishing zones near the Coffin Bay jetty?

Yes. The wharf itself is fine, but the Kellidie Bay Sanctuary Zone starts about 1.5 km east of town and bans all fishing and berleying, with fines from $315 plus a levy (2019 figures). It matters most to kayak and dinghy anglers heading east, and patrols increase during the spring kingfish run.

Do I need a fishing licence at Coffin Bay?

No. South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence. Size, bag and closure rules still apply, and because Coffin Bay is in the Spencer Gulf zone they are the gulf rules — the free SA Fishing app has the current version.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Coffin Bay Town Jetty

Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 228° · 11 km/h Swell: 1.3 m @ 10 s SW Water: 18.2 °C Pressure: 1020.0 hPa → steady Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 8:00 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Slack

Wind S 12 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 18.2 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:14 am Last light 8:11 pm

High 5:00 am Low 7:00 pm

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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

8:30 am → 9:30 am

Good

2:00 pm → 2:30 pm

30m

First light

6:14 am

Last light

8:11 pm

Sunrise

6:40 am

Sunset

7:46 pm

Moonrise

1:45 pm

Moonset

3:14 am

High tide

5:00 am

Low tide

7:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.3 m SW

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 1.3° over the last 3 days

Sat

17 Oct

16.9°

Sun

18 Oct

17.1°

Mon

19 Oct

17.3°

Tue

20 Oct

18.2°

Wed

21 Oct

18.5°

Thu

22 Oct

18.5°

Fri

23 Oct

16.8°

Sat

24 Oct

16.7°

Sun

25 Oct

16.7°

Mon

26 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 11 km/h SW (228°).

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

8:30 am → 9:30 am

Good

2:00 pm → 2:30 pm

30m

First light

6:14 am

Last light

8:11 pm

Sunrise

6:40 am

Sunset

7:46 pm

Moonrise

1:45 pm

Moonset

3:14 am

High tide

5:00 am

Low tide

7:00 pm

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