What fish can you catch at Largs Bay Jetty?

Yellowfin whiting and blue swimmer crabs are the summer mainstays, with tommy ruff (Australian herring) under the jetty lights after dark year-round, mullet through autumn, and, in a normal season, garfish and squid in the warmer months — both are closed to recreational fishing in Gulf St Vincent right now. It's a shallow, sandy jetty, so think bread-and-butter species rather than big fish.

Do I need a fishing licence to fish Largs Bay Jetty?

No. South Australia does not require a general recreational fishing licence, so you can fish the jetty without one. You still have to follow the state's size limits, bag limits and any current closures, which is worth checking before you go — southern garfish and southern calamari are both closed outright in Gulf St Vincent, and snapper is closed across the gulf zones until 30 June 2027.

Can you catch garfish and squid at Largs Bay right now?

No. Garfish and southern calamari are classic targets here, but both have been closed to recreational targeting, take and possession in Gulf St Vincent since 1 May 2026 under South Australia's algal-bloom recovery measures, and PIRSA has published no end date. Yellowfin whiting, tommies, mullet and crabs are not affected by those closures.

What's the best tide for whiting at Largs Bay Jetty?

The high tide. The water off this jetty is shallow, so the whiting and crabs move in over the flats as the tide floods, and a daytime or evening high on a light wind is the window that consistently produces. Dawn and dusk, two hours either side, are the prime feeding times.

Is Largs Bay Jetty good for kids and families?

Yes. It's one of the shorter, shallower metro jetties with tommies and crabs that keep kids busy, and the Largs Bay Foreshore behind it has a playground, toilets including an accessible Changing Place, a kiosk, BBQs and lawn. The wooden deck is a little uneven, so keep an eye on small children near the unrailed edges.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Largs Bay Jetty

Mon 12 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: S 177° · 12 km/h Swell: 0.5 m @ 3 s SW Water: 17.7 °C Pressure: 1021.2 hPa ↑ rising Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: offshore

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At the day's peak · 6:30 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Strong flow

Wind SW 17 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 17.7 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:13 am Last light 7:53 pm

High 4:42 am Low 11:16 am High 4:55 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

1:30 am → 3:00 am

1h 30m

Good

1:30 pm → 3:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:13 am

Last light

7:53 pm

Sunrise

6:38 am

Sunset

7:27 pm

Moonrise

7:03 am

Moonset

9:11 pm

High tide

4:42 am

Low tide

11:16 am

High tide

4:55 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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Hourly Swell

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.6°

Fri

9 Oct

17.6°

Sat

10 Oct

17.4°

Sun

11 Oct

17.5°

Mon

12 Oct

17.6°

Tue

13 Oct

17.5°

Wed

14 Oct

17.4°

Thu

15 Oct

17.4°

Fri

16 Oct

17.6°

Sat

17 Oct

17.9°

Sun

18 Oct

18.4°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 12 km/h S (177°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

1:30 am → 3:00 am

1h 30m

Good

1:30 pm → 3:00 pm

1h 30m

First light

6:13 am

Last light

7:53 pm

Sunrise

6:38 am

Sunset

7:27 pm

Moonrise

7:03 am

Moonset

9:11 pm

High tide

4:42 am

Low tide

11:16 am

High tide

4:55 pm

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