Is Kingscote Jetty open?

Yes. The main jetty, Fisherman's Jetty and the old screw pile jetty were refurbished together with new piling, cross bracing and decking, and reopened in early April 2023 with a further 30 years of design life. It had been partially closed from December 2020 after an engineering report found deteriorating piles.

What can you catch off Kingscote Jetty?

King George whiting after dark, tommy ruff from the late afternoon, snook under the jetty lights, plus trevally, salmon trout, yelloweye mullet, flathead and the occasional summer yellowtail kingfish. Southern calamari and garfish are both shut in this zone, and snapper stays closed until 30 June 2027.

Can you catch squid at Kingscote Jetty?

Not legally right now. Southern calamari has been closed to targeting, take and possession across Spencer Gulf and the Gulf St Vincent and Kangaroo Island zone since 1 May 2026, with no end date published. The closure bans targeting rather than only the take, so even working a jig breaks it.

Can you fish in the Bay of Shoals?

No. The Bay of Shoals is Sanctuary Zone 8 inside Encounter Marine Park and no fishing of any kind is allowed there, which catches out a lot of people because it looks like obvious fishing water. The legal platform is the Kingscote town jetty, 3.0 km south of the zone edge, and the boat ramp sits about 700 metres outside the zone's western corner, so read the signage before you motor north.

How big do King George whiting have to be at Kingscote?

32 cm, with a bag of 5 per person and a boat limit of 15 in the Gulf St Vincent and Kangaroo Island zone. Those bags were halved in this zone and the current table dates from 1 May 2026, so anyone working from an older guide is planning around the wrong number.

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Kingscote Jetty

Fri 16 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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📍 Kingscote Jetty

waxing crescent · 23%

Weather: Cloudy Wind: NE 39° · 12 km/h Swell: flat Water: 16.6 °C Pressure: 1022.4 hPa → steady Faces east · Offshore: SW, W, NW · Onshore: NE, E, SE · Forecast wind: onshore

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First light 6:09 am Last light 8:00 pm

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 12 km/h NE (39°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:00 pm → 9:00 pm

First light

6:09 am

Last light

8:00 pm

Sunrise

6:35 am

Sunset

7:35 pm

Moonrise

9:43 am

Moonset

12:17 am

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6:24 am

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1:11 pm

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6:38 pm

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11:48 pm

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