What is the legal size for yellowfin whiting in South Australia?
What is the legal size for yellowfin whiting in South Australia?
24 cm
Recreational bag limits have been put in place to prevent over-exploitation by anglers in both states, with South Australia imposing a minimum size limit of 24 cm and a bag limit of 20 fish on anglers.
Is yellowfin whiting good eating?
Whitings are prized for their sweet, delicate flavour. They are versatile fishes that can be prepared in a number of ways including steaming, baking, barbecuing and grilling, with frying the most common.
How do you get whiting in South Australia?
Use a paternoster rig with droppers as close to the bottom as possible. KGW will whack at the bait but often they sit and suck on it so keep the bait moving, feeling for weight by gently lifting the rod tip and bouncing the bait back to the boat. If there is little action after 5-10 minutes then move.
What do yellowfin whiting eat?
Diet. Sand whiting are predominantly bottom feeders that dig and sift through the substrate to prey on a variety of invertebrates including worms, prawns, crabs, molluscs and shrimp. They will less-regularly also eat small fish.
Is Whiting a shark?
The King George whiting is endemic to Australia, inhabiting the south coast of the country from Jurien Bay, Western Australia to Botany Bay, New South Wales in the east….
| King George whiting | |
|---|---|
| Genus: | Sillaginodes T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Species: | S. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sillaginodes punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) |
Is whiting a shark?
Is whiting an Australian fish?
Whiting are coastal marine fish, of which 13 species occur in Australian waters. The largest and most popular of the Whiting family is the King George Whiting (KGW). The most commercially important fisheries occur in the Southern portion of Australia, especially SA, where KGW is the state’s most valuable finfish.
Where do you catch whiting in SA?
Farm Beach is a well-known spot for King George Whiting. You will need to beach launch at Farm Beach or make the trip from the Coffin Bay Boat Ramp to get there, but the quality of fishing is well worth the inconvenience. The offshore fishing scene at Coffin Bay is just incredible.
