ALDINGA & SELLICKS BEACHES Fishing Etc Updates

[Stealthfisha]

G'day guys!

Thought I'd start this one off to see there is interest.

Tried my luck late last week by cruising around the Aldinga end of the beach.
Was pretty slow overall as I did not go out early but instead took the wires little sister for her first outing in a yak.
Covered about 3.5klm trolling and picked up:
2x flathead
2x ST
1x coral reef fish looking thing? (red with bright blue lines on the head)

today I walked down to the beach to find it absolutely awesome!
But yet again only stinkers were out. No yakers?

If the mornings continue to do this druring hot weather then sometimes you can
almost predict the fishing

not sure about the middle of the day though. The stinkers sure look hot in their tinnie hehheheheh

all the best, tight lines

Baggs

[solatree]

I'd like to to try that reefy spot at Sellecks some time. Any luck there Adrian ?

[Stealthfisha]

Seems to be the 'goto' place in most weather

will need to investigate further

as a member of a freedive/spearfishing club I can vouch for it's fish holding qualities!

Ragards
Adrian

[fishnfreak]

did the reefy fish look like this?

[Ubolt]

I thought all that reef around aldinga was an aquatic reserve?
i think it would be a bit sharky too
nearly every weekend during summer i hear of shark sightings at aldinga

[fishnfreak]

Hiya UBolt, you have to remember that a lot of these sightings are Bronze whalers, and are why i dont take a big notice of them. Early this year, one particular news channel ran a story only there to cause panic about the number of shark sightings, only the pictures they ran were obviously whaler sharks and not the distinct shape of white pointers

[Ubolt]

yeah you are probly right still dont know if i want to bump into a big bronzie on the yak
i do know for a fact tho that a few of great whites are seen at dingy every summer
helps when you know someone who does the sharking spotting in the lifesaver helicopter
wat about the reef at aldinga i thought that was a marine park so no fishing?
can any one confirm that?

[solatree]

wat about the reef at aldinga i thought that was a marine park so no fishing?
can any one confirm that?

Ubolt - there is a marine reserve at the Aldinga Reef

that reefy spot at Sellecks some time

However the reefy area at Sellecks is south of there and is not an aquatic reserve - and thats the spot we were talking about.

[Stealthfisha]

G'day guys

in regards to the reserve at Aldinga, yep it is protected.
However, it's clearly marked with a buoy 2.5klm offshore at the northern boundry near Port Willunga then to the south wrapping around Snapper Point then to the start of Aldinga Beach.
The southern marker on the land is up on the road.... In front of a blueish looking home with a northfolk pine tree behind it. Phew!
If you line both up while on the water you can't go wrong.
The best part is, the yak will go on top of the reef that is not reserve!!!
Good flathead ground etc... The stinkers can only watch while you catch a few.
I've been told to go along the imaginary line out off the back of the reef and anchor up (good weather permiting) and try for snapper!!!

And yes, that is the fish I caught whilist trolling! What is it?

Baggs

[missioncatch390]

red mullet

[sandyfreckle]

The best part is, the yak will go on top of the reef that is not reserve!!!
Baggs

Gday guys,
I've only been down to Aldinga a couple of time so mt local knowledge is poor but would really like to get something straight here:

I just followed this link:
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/ ... ResWeb.pdf

and read this:
"Fishing and collecting or removing any marine organism is prohibited."

and this:
"Aldinga Reef Aquatic Reserve consists of a large intertidal platform which extends approximately 500m offshore,
and submerged reef complex which extends approximately 1200m offshore."

and this:
"Protected within the reserve is the intertidal limestone reef platform, which extends approximately 500 metres offshore.
The reef contains a wide range of marine organisms living in an exposed shallow intertidal zone."

Please show me I'm incorrect but the way I read that it says that the whole place - REEF INCLUDED - is an Aquatic Reserve and thus somewhere where fishing is not permitted. I know that on the webpage's diagram it shows the Aquatic Reserve in a blue colour and the reef in grey but I think that is done to illustrate the location of the reef. Anyway, maybe someone can set this straight cozza me a bitta confuseda.

Cheers.

[Stealthfisha]

Hmmmmmm
so myself and about 50 other water caft that sit on the southern boundry of reef along the no go zone..... Sometimes there is no less than 15-20 boats stretched out along this imaginary line.... Are all illegally fishing?

Oh well
may be up to interpretation?
I'll follow the majority on this one until convinced otherwise.

Regards

[sandyfreckle]

If you're fishing on or outside the boundary you're not doing anything illegal then are you?
Your previous post gave the impression that you could fish over the reef INSIDE the protected are.
And and you say: it'll take a lot of convincing & it is open to interpretation due to the information being pretty poorly written.

[Stealthfisha]

Agreed

[Digger]

Haven't there been a couple of GW attacks on divers there over the years? (Aldinga that is) Rodney Fox was spearfishing there when he got attacked some years back and I vaguely remember there was another.

Looks fishy but no thanks!

Rob