Port Lincoln: Fishing Capital of South Australia

Port Lincoln is the home to Australia’s largest commercial fishing fleet and is located on the beautiful pristine waters surrounding Eyre Peninsula’s east coast in South Australia. It lies on Boston Bay, one of the largest protected natural harbours in the world which is three times the size of Sydney Harbour.

To whet your appetite, here are just a few of the varieties of seafood that are in abundance in Port Lincoln:

• King George Whiting
• Coffin Bay Oysters
• King Prawns
• Sashimi Tuna
• Mussels
• Rock Lobsters
• Abalone
• Squid
• Many other cold water fish such as Garfish and Tommies

There are many ways to have a ‘seafood experience’ ranging from dining at one of the many fine seafood restaurants in town; to getting up close and personal to Tuna in one of the Tuna ponds; to a tour through the a seafood processing factory with a seafood tasting at the end of the tour.

For the adventurous, you can go Shark cage diving and come face to face with the ocean’s ultimate predator – The Great White Shark. For a more sedate adventure you can swim with the Sea Lions on a half day cruise with one of the charter operators. You can also get aboard a fishing charter and try your hand at catching your own fish.

You can enjoy the great outdoors withthe following activities:

• Walk along the foreshore of Boston Bay in town and snap a pic of the infamous ‘Makybe Diva’, three time Melbourne Cup winner, life-sized statue.

• Take a drive out to Mikkira Station & Koala Park, which is one of the oldest stations on the Eyre Peninsula, where there are wild Koalas in the Manna gums.
• A day trip out to Lincoln National Park on the rugged Jussieu Peninsula with spectacular ocean views and sandy beaches to explore.

• View whales, in season, from nearby Sleaford Bay, which has some gorgeous sun-drenched beaches.

• For more animal encounters, visit the Glen-Forest Farm, where there is a large walk-in bird aviary, native and non-native animals to see, set on 400 acres of farmland.
•  Take a boat cruise and tour the comprehensive waterways of the Lincoln Cove Marina.

Indoor Activities include:

• A visit to the Port Lincoln Railway Museum which houses an extensive collection of photographs, documentary material, rail worker’s uniforms and a vast array of century old rail vehicles.

• For maritime history and displays of relics and artifacts from windjammer days, browse the Axel Stenross Maritime Museum.

Whaler’s Way

Featuring some of the most accessible and ruggedly beautiful coastal scenery in South Australia, Whaler’s Way is a wonderland of cliffs, blowholes, crevasses, caves and white sandy beaches.  Couple this with the whaler’s days long gone, still in evidence at the old Sleaford Bay Whaling Station, sited at Fishery Bay.

Whaler’s Way is situated at the southern-most tip of the Eyre Peninsula, south of Port Lincoln and is an absolute must see. It is privately owned land, so once you get a permit and a key from Port Lincoln’s Visitors Information Centre, you head south west for 32 kilometres until you reach the entry gate.

With map in hand you enter the property and meander your way along 14 Km’s of dirt roads with all points of interest signposted along the way. The dramatic scenery unfolds before your eyes and simply takes your breath away!

For seafood lovers Port Lincoln is an absolute must see. For nature lovers Whalers Way is another must see. South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula ruggedness and beauty will sweep you off your feet!