Best Fishing Spots in Adelaide

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When the lights go out in Adelaide, anglers rejoice. During a blackout, you might as well go fishing, with bream, salmon, prawns and crab waiting to be reeled onto the dinner table.

Sit on a pier beneath the stars and you'll feel the pull of nature's bounty but don't be frightened. Whale attacks are rare, so you won't return with a Captain Ahab-styled peg leg as you wrestle with your catch.

Grab your bait and cast off from the top 10 fishing spots in Adelaide's suburbs.

The still waters of West Lakes, especially near Bower Road, are only disturbed by the odd canoe.

The lakes draw fishers of all ages, moving between the playground and picnic spots near the aquatic reserve and the shallow waters along the eastern side. You'll catch whiting and bream, armed with your handreel.
Judging from the line of boats waiting to cast off from the boat ramp, this spot near the Adelaide Shores Resort is an open secret for locals.

Don't be deterred though. While they sail beyond the rocky cove, you'll catch salmon and mulloway, standing in the water during summer (or swimming when the fish aren't biting).
Jetties near residential areas can be tricky for anglers as ferries scare the fish away. Glenelg is the exception.

It's free of boats, leaving squid and garfish to be caught in the seaweed surrounding the jetty's pylons. Reach it via the Moseley Square light rail station, in the centre of dozens of cafes, shops and restaurants.



As the sun rises and the water tide rises, toss a line from the rocks with live bait on your hook.

You'll catch bream but if you're unlucky, retire to the Birkenhead Tavern . You can tell your tall tale about the one that got away over a pub grub lunch.
There's plenty of spots along this long jetty to setup with your friends and catch fish in year-round, with dolphin spotting a bonus in summer. It stretching into the St Vincent Gulf, putting you in a prime spot to tap deeper waters with live bait and catch garfish, mullet and blue crabs.
In our north-west, the long rock wall jutting into the gulf creates a bottleneck as fish search for scraps along the natural barrier The tides for fishing are best in the early morning and late evening, when you'll catch salmon, pilchards and flathead.

If you're catching and releasing, have the fisherman's basket or chicken schnitzel at the North Haven Surf Lifesaving Club on Australia Two Ave or the seafood at the Sailmaster Tavern on 16 Arcadia Court.
The long beach along Port Adelaide River, lined with shady trees is a comfortable spot. Setup for a picnic and a day of swimming, sandcastles and seafood. Begin with bream for breakfast or stay for dinner with mullet.



Head along the Grand Trunkway, turning left at Garden Island. It's the site of solar panels and wind farms.

Setup along the shoreline surrounding the station, fishing for whiting and bream at the eastern mouth of the Port Adelaide River.
Take a weekend drive, heading north to escape the city at Thompson Beach. Get your legs wet (but keep your shoes on), wandering along the shoreline beside The Esplanade.

Using a crabbing rake (which has wider gaps and large hooks compared with a gardening rake), you'll skim the surface for blue crabs, watching for the eyes glaring from the surface as the colourful bulk of the crab remains hidden beneath clumps of seaweed and sand.

Don't let them nip you as you place them into a bucket to continue raking.
Southwest of the city, at the end of Main South Rd, Australia's first nude beach is over 3km long, allowing anglers to cast fish hooks into the sea without risking embarrassing accidents.

With only small hooks, you'll catch salmon quite near to the shoreline.
For a fun day of fishing, especially if you're a beginner, please consider these tips:
Where's your favourite fishing spot? Please let us know with a comment below.

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