Since our first crew of avid fisherman went on the search of big and wild Southern Bluefin Tuna only 2 weeks ago, the catches have been coming in thick and fast providing amazing fishing, screaming reels and big smiles.
25 fish up to 30kg were caught yesterday, 22 the day before in perfect conditions from Coffin Bay aboard GT Fishing Charters as well as a few prized Kingfish as an added bonus to the day. As the boat limit is set to 6 tuna, of course the remainder were released back to the waters of the Southern Ocean to see another day!
Whilst many think that fishing is a mans ideas of a great day out ( and correct on the subject), but there are plenty of women who also love the challenge to get out and also muscle a few of these blue rockets on board. One of these keen fisher- women, Calalou, starred yesterday after jumping on at late notice and showed the boat what she can do & did it very well indeed! Calalou is shown in the images below with a sample of her catch.
It seems most speacies are on song in the local waters with large snapper, nannagai and strangely enough we got onto a few nice gummy sharks to get the day going just last week.
So fishing action a plenty here in Coffins Bay and there’s no time like the present to get on down here to sample some of the best sports-fishing going around. For $310 per person gets you a great day on the tuna, $250pp will have you bottom bouncing for Snapper, Nannagai, Blue Morwong, big Trevally and KG Whiting, Salmon and hopefully a few more of those sharks with in shore fishing for your popular table fish priced at $220 or $160pp for half a day.
For more details, fishing options and availabilities whilst on the Eyre Peninsula, contact us at Goin’ Off Safaris.
Port Lincoln, the Seafood Capital of Australia is now placed 3rd on the list of South Australia’s top 10 destinations behind Adelaide and Mt. Gambier.
And I thought it would rank higher with our unique adventure activities such as Great White shark cage diving, swimming with sealions and tuna, sensational sports fishing either on a charter or off a secluded beach. Speaking of beaches, these are to die for wether it would be for surfing, swimming, snorkeling, body surfing or just lazing about watching the kids build sandcastles and having fun.
You dont get seafood any fresher or plentiful and there are award winning wineries, picturesque National Parks full of wild life and birdlife, 4WD tracks, the Great Australian Bight Treks, resteraunts, pubs and standout accommodation.
A few people reckon the distance is too far or it costs too much. Rubbish! Check out Regional Express (REX) or Qantas Link for cheap flights that only take 40 minutes to get here from Adelaide. Goin’ Off Safaris will pick you up if required and give you 2-6 days of a action packed itinerary like no other or we can organise your agenda and drive yourself! What are you waiting for…..??
Summer is apon us again(where did that year just go…..?) and as always,the fishing action is hotting up around the waters off beautiful Coffin Bay.
Wether it is off shore on the reefs hauling in big Snapper, Nanagai and Blue Morwong or in shore bagging out on the delacies of the well sought after table fish like King George Whiting, flathead and the fighting Trevally, there is plenty of fun for all!
There are also some early reports of Tuna being caught all ready, which means that water temperatures are warming up and from January onwards, they should be coming in thick and fast which makes exciting fishing!
For land based anglers, you cannot beat an afternoon of beach fishing for the big, hungry Australian Salmon. The salmon really take off once you’ve jagged them and with the size of some of these, they can really pull you into their territory! It’s fantastic fun for all ages on our private beach with spectacular scenery and coastline with a bit of 4WDriving thrown in to get us to the location.
As with the weather, day trips and charters are warming up with plenty of bookings, but lots of availabilities as well, so please contact us for more information! Below are some images from a recent trip.
A few months ago, Goin Off Safaris was asked if we would like to contribute a little something to the 2011 Cancer Council SA’s Glitz and Hammer Ball.
The Glitz & Hammer Ball is an annual gala ball organised by an external committee, supporting Cancer Council SA’s work within the community, with all funds raised going directly to Cancer Council SA to support cancer treatment, research, prevention, early detection, education and information.
We are all affected somehow by this disease, so we put together a 4 day/ 4 night package on the magnificent Eyre Peninsula, to be auctioned off on the evening, in the hope of raising several thousand’s of dollars to go to this cause. With the Port Lincoln Hotel, Adventure Bay Charters, Flinders Keepers Accommodation, Coffin Bay Explorer, Rex Airlines, GT Fishing Charters, Port Lincoln Limos, Cafe DelGiornio and us at Goin’ Off Safaris all donating their services, the package came out at just under a $11,000 auction item!
For 4 persons, this is now the major auction item which consists of;
2 nights accommodation at the Port Lincoln Hotel
Great White shark cage diving
swim with Australian sealions and Southern Bluefin Tuna
3 hours cruising the tranquil waterways of Coffin Bay & eating fresh Coffin Bay oysters
Full day off shore fishing charter
Full day of sight seeing, beach fishing,sand boarding, snorkeling and swimming
2 nights waterfront in beautiful Coffin Bay
Seafood dinner platter for 4
4 course dinner prepared by our in house chef
Airport pickup & return in style by limousine
I’m sure you would agree that this sounds like a lot of fun! The ball is on this Saturday, the 4th of June at the Adelaide Convention Centre and hosted by Troy Gray, with entertainment by stars such as Lisa Edwards and the Motown Connection! Its going to be a great show and there are still plenty of tickets available and for more information, click here.
20110421-084953.movHad a great trip over the last few days with leading American safari and travel agent Stephanie Hatfield from Uncharted Outposts. Organized by our own Australian Coastal Safaris agent,The Tailor, we had heaps of fun and plenty of laughs as we showed Steph and her husband Bill, just a small slice of what the Eyre Peninsula has to offer.
Quality food prepared by our in house personal chef, on the waterfront Coffin Bay, swimming with wild tuna, eating oysters straight from the rack and salmon fishing on a private beach were highlights for the visitors(see video 20110421-084953.mov).
Steph also has a few other strings to the bow as with Bill, they are very accomplished musicians and have their own rock band called Stephanie Hatfield and the Hot Mess. The first album is a ripper with another soon to be released. You can get a copy of their cd here at www.cdbaby.com
Below is a video clip of one of my favorites featuring them both.
Just found a great website for all serious water thrill seekers at Adrenalin Charged Water Adventures. The activity list is quite impressive as it lists 25 charged up adventures that you can have around Australia. Whats more interesting though is that 16 of these “must do” ocean adventures, can be done right here in the one small area on Eyre Peninsula with us at Goin’ Off Safaris!
The 16 ocean activities for the active & listed in order as they appear are;
Swimming with dolphins
Fishing ( we do in-shore, off-shore, beach/surf fishing and 2-5 day live a board charters)
Jetskiing
Kiteboarding
Parasailing
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Sea Kayaking and canoeing
Swimming with Sea Lions
Stand up paddle boarding
Surfing
Swimming with Tuna
Swimming with sharks ( these are the real deal Great Whites!)
Water skiing
Windsurfing
Cruises
How ’bout that for a list….? We may even see you down here!
We were lucky enough to show around The Travel Editor’s and freelance journalist, Rebecca Wicks around some of our secrets of Eyre Peninsula yesterday. After swimming with 40kg wild tuna in Port Lincoln, cruising around the sensational Coffin Bay on the Coffin Bay Explorer, some 4WDriving on massive sand dunes with killer ocean & clifftop views, we ended up at a prime endless beach.
The surf rods were unpacked, hooks loaded up, lines fired out & within minutes we were muscling in some big salmon. Check out this video to see Bec’s first fish caught off the beach. I like the way it was released as well!!
On Dec 15th, we had the absolute pleasure of being involved with & supporting South Australia’s/ Northern Territory’s division of CanTeens 2008 Survivor Summer Camp.
CanTeen is the amazing Australian organisation for young people living with cancer & this terrific group of young men & women came across to Port Lincoln for their annual camp for 4 days of fun filled activities.
CanTeen 2008 Survivor Summit
About 20 of the CanTeen champs came out our way for a few hours of fun filled action in the ways of sandboarding some monster sand dunes & to surf fish for Australian Salmon off the beach.An early start was had by the busload but the timing was absolutely spot on as the salmon were in close & hungry. Normally footprint free, the beach was in pristine condition but it wasnt long before the group churned up the sand in agsnt to get the rods in the water as the salmon were on the bite big time !
There was action a plenty with some big 3-4 kg fish getting landed & lots more getting hooked & muscled in to shore only to spit the hook out at the last second ! It was great excitement by all & really was a fishing frenzy with yours truly flat out re-baiting hooks & making up new jigs as many were getting snapped off by the size of the salmon ! Smaller groups went sandboarding & tackled the dunes but like all good fishing days, the stories & the sizes are all still getting bigger !
We have to thank Peter McGlennon from CanTeen, for getting Goin Off Safaris involved & we had just as much fun as what the CanTeen members had. To be able to show off a bit of our back yard to them was our absolute pleasure but the smiles & the enjoyment on the faces of these special individuals was a genuine highlight for us as well.
It was great meeting you all, keep well & stay safe !
