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Tuna Goin’ Off at Coffin Bay

Lunch — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:33:12 +0000

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.

Tight lines guys and girls!

Fishing Hotting up at Coffin Bay

Lunch — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:29:23 +0000

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.

Ultimate shark diving adventure

Lunch — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:24:19 +0000

For anyone who wants 2 days of Ultimate Ocean Adventure to tick off some of your bucket list items, well here’s a package to get you going. In another first for the seafood capital of Australia in Port Lincoln, this really is world class action packed weekend, designed to cover the big 5 ocean experiences off Eyre Peninsula’s southern waters.

We are now offering you the chance to interact with and get up close and personal with Great White sharks, the powerful Southern Bluefin Tuna, Australian Sealions, Bottlenose Dolphins and when in season, the Southern Right Whales. Over 2 sensational days packed full of adrenalin pumping adventure aboard the spectacular & fully kitted out 78ft Strictly Business, for $1300.00 per person this includes the following;

Multiple Great White shark cage dives including night diving at Shark Bay, Neptune Islands
Swim with and feed the mighty Southern Bluefin Tuna off Boston Bay Island
Swim with the puppies of the ocean, the Australian Sealions at Seal Cove
Close up viewing of Bottlenose dolphins and Southern Right Whales (when is season)
Deep sea fishing targeting Tuna, Snapper, Trevally, Nannagai, Shark, Blue Morwong, King George Whiting and what ever takes the bait!
Fully catered meals and after dinner drinks
All of your fishing and diving equipment
Your own bunk for overnight stay and a
Bloody fantastic experience!

The boat is aptly named Strictly Business and she has been superbly renovated to cater for charters like this one, with the passenger in mind. Limited to 9 lucky guests, the boat is fully equipped with air conditioning, heaps of room on the rear deck and fly bridge, a large and comfortable saloon with flat screen TV, a superb sound system and the latest in ocean software and technology. There is even a camera hooked up to the shark cage so that you can see the underwater vision from the large flat-screen on the deck! Did I mention the cold beer on tap…? Well that’s included as well.

As this is limited to 9 passengers, this adventure is perfect for a group of friends, corporate or team bonding retreat, special occassions or we can also make sure the sole traveller is looked after as well. We can also organize group charter flights ex Adelaide for your group.

With only limited dates to fill over the summer months, seats on this pearler of a trip will go quick. For a detailed itinerary, availabilities, dates and contact details, please visit our Shark Cage Diving page.

Streaky Bay Sports Fishing

Lunch — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:29:38 +0000

Spoke to our main fishing expert on tour, Matt Guidera from Streaky Bay Blue Water Charters earlier in the week & with some magnificant boating & fishing conditions, there is plenty of fish around !

Goin Off Safaris uses Matt’s local fishing knowledge & experience to make sure that your day is fulfilled & there has been plenty of weary bodies after catching some big ‘uns!.

Together with Matt we offer full day charters both inshore & reef fishing with guarenteed action.At the minute there are plenty of large King George Whiting around, Snapper, Blue Morwong, Nannagai to get us strated but we get to the warmer months of summer its “hang on” as the fighting machines come in to play.

The Blue Rockets or better known as Southern Bluefin Tuna, Kingfish, Samson Fish & sharks are all fantastic examples of what you can hook onto. All are very big, very powerful & most of all, very rewarding to haul on board & yes folks, the best catch does get a prize for the day !

Matts boat is a very safe & comfortable 3100 Noosa Cat with twin 225 Honda 4 strokes to make sure we get out there & back with everything provided for a great days fishing. There are more magnificant scenic views again as we head out to the West Coast’s hot spots & guided by sealions & dolphins.

The fun doesnt stop on the water at the end of the days play though. Your fish are cleaned up for you as we have a couple of cleansing refreshments & the winner will be declared at the famous Streaky Bay Hotel, home of one of the worlds best jockeys in Kerrin McEvoy.

This is part of Goin Off Safari’s Fishermans Delight package & we are currently offering 10% of the package for all bookings made before Oct 30 2008. Get in quick as if its anything like last summer, it will be game on !

Happy fishin !