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Welcome to the column with all the hot tips for fishing around Yorke Peninsula; contact Greg by email at greg@gregjamesfishing.com.au.

Recipe, pan-fried King George whiting. Ingredients: 4 fresh KG whiting fillets, olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Preparation: place fish fillets on a plate and cover with generous amount of oil and salt. Heat frypan to high and cook fillets for 2 mins skin side down. Turn once and cook for a further 2 mins. Serve with lime juice and a pepper sprinkle.

Wallaroo: The first week of the school holidays came and went as fishers enjoyed good early morning conditions for tommy ruff (Australian herring), squid and even gar at the jetty, while boat crews ran out to Point Riley and Myponie Point for garfish, an occasional whiting and squid. The grounds just south of the ferry channel have early morning King George whiting.

Port Hughes/Moonta Bay: Boat crews reported squid, whiting and gar from Warburto Point, West Light and Cape Elizabeth grounds. The jetties have squid and snook at night.

Point Turton: Garfish can be caught from boats at Port Rickaby, The Pines and Point Souttar, with a few KG whiting in the broken grounds off the coast at Souttar. The busy jetty has after-dusk tommy ruff and a few squid.

Marion Bay/Stenhouse Bay: Large numbers of shore-based anglers are all over the southern tip of The Leg as they try for mullet, mulloway, rockies, flathead from Corny Point, Gym Beach and Pondalowie Bay. Boat crews are venturing out early to fish for KG whiting, flathead, squid and snook. The jetties have snook, tommies and squid.

Edithburgh/Stansbury: KG whiting, blue morwong and flathead came from Troubridge Light during the week before the afternoon sea breezes moved in. The jetties have squid, tommies and salmon trout, while local shore-based fishing has produced mullet and tommy ruff.

Ardrossan: A busy boat ramp was the continuing story during last week as crews ran out for garfish, squid, blue crabs and KG whiting. The jetty has the occasional overnight soapie mulloway and squid.

Please remember, if you catch a snapper, it must be returned to the sea immediately, and then perhaps change your fishing spot.

Tight lines and see you next week!