Species
Southern Calamari
Sepioteuthis australis
Also known as southern reef squid
Tier 2Eating10/10ultralight tackleNSWVICSAWATAS
181 waypoints~15–30 cm typical
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Overview: about southern calamari
Southern-Australian squid found over seagrass and reef flats from southern QLD around to WA. Targeted with squid jigs cast from boats, jetties and rock walls — clearer water and weed beds are key. Top table fish and an outstanding bait for snapper and mulloway.
Biology: Southern Calamari size, diet & habitat
- Habitat
- Estuary, Inshore, Reef
- Typical size
- 15–30 cm (max 60 cm)
- Weight
- 0.3–1.5 kg (max 4 kg)
- Depth range
- 0–70 m
- Diet
- small fish, crustaceans
- Most active
- cathemeral
- Global range
- Southern Australia
How to target: Southern Calamari angling strategies
Generally fished with ultralight tackle — match gear to the conditions and the size of fish you expect.
- squid jigs (size 2.5-3.5) cast over seagrass flats and twitched back
- split-shotted squid jigs under a float at jetties at night under lights
- slow trolling jigs behind a small dinghy in 3-8m of weed
Best season: when to catch southern calamari in Australia
No seasonal pattern for southern calamari yet. Seasons shift with water temperature and local conditions — check state fisheries advice and recent local reports before planning a trip.
Where to catch: southern calamari fishing spots in Australia
181 mapped fishing spots, marks and waypoints for southern calamari across Australia, covering land-based fishing, rock fishing, beach fishing, surf fishing, estuary fishing, jetty and wharf fishing and offshore and bluewater fishing. Each location below links through to access notes and coordinates.
South Australia74
- Adelaide Artificial Reef (North Haven)Reef · SA-34.77°
- Aldinga BeachBeach · SA-35.28°
- Aldinga Reef EdgeReef · SA-35.29°
- Ardrossan JettyJetty · SA-34.42°
- Backy PointHeadland · SA-33.03°
- Beachport JettyJetty · SA-37.48°
- Black PointShoreline · SA-34.60°
- Brighton JettyJetty · SA-35.02°
- Cabbage Patch (Spencer Gulf)Reef · SA-34.09°
- Cape Jervis BreakwallBreakwall · SA-35.61°
- Ceduna JettyJetty · SA-32.13°
- Christies BeachBeach · SA-35.14°
- Coffin BayBay · SA-34.62°
- Coobowie BayEstuary · SA-35.05°
- Cowell JettyJetty · SA-33.69°
- Davenport CreekEstuary · SA-32.12°
- Donington ReefReef · SA-34.70°
- Edithburgh JettyJetty · SA-35.09°
- Fitzgerald BayShoreline · SA-32.93°
- Fowlers Bay JettyJetty · SA-31.99°
- Glenelg Artificial ReefReef · SA-34.98°
- Glenelg JettyJetty · SA-34.98°
- Granite Island CausewayBreakwall · SA-35.56°
- Hardwicke BayBeach · SA-34.88°
- Henley Beach JettyJetty · SA-34.92°
- Horseshoe Bay, Port ElliotBeach · SA-35.54°
- Kangaroo Island - American RiverEstuary · SA-35.79°
- Kingscote JettyJetty · SA-35.65°
- Largs Bay JettyJetty · SA-34.83°
- Lipson CoveBeach · SA-34.26°
- Marino RocksRock Platform · SA-35.05°
- Marion Bay JettyJetty · SA-35.23°
- Marion Reef (Yorke)Reef · SA-35.05°
- Memory CoveBeach · SA-34.96°
- Moonta Bay JettyJetty · SA-34.06°
- O'Sullivan Beach Boat RampBoat Ramp · SA-35.13°
- Penneshaw JettyJetty · SA-35.72°
- Petrel CoveBeach · SA-35.59°
- Pine PointShoreline · SA-34.58°
- Point BonythonHeadland · SA-33.00°
- Point DavenportHeadland · SA-35.25°
- Point LowlyHeadland · SA-32.99°
- Point Turton JettyJetty · SA-34.94°
- Port Broughton JettyJetty · SA-33.60°
- Port Hughes JettyJetty · SA-34.07°
- Port Julia JettyJetty · SA-34.54°
- Port MacDonnell BreakwaterBreakwall · SA-38.06°
- Port Noarlunga ReefReef · SA-35.15°
- Port Pirie JettyJetty · SA-33.18°
- Port Rickaby JettyJetty · SA-34.69°
- Port Vincent Artificial ReefReef · SA-34.78°
- Port Vincent JettyJetty · SA-34.78°
- Port WillungaBeach · SA-35.28°
- Rapid Bay JettyJetty · SA-35.53°
- Second Valley JettyJetty · SA-35.52°
- Semaphore JettyJetty · SA-34.84°
- Smoky Bay JettyJetty · SA-32.38°
- Snelling BeachBeach · SA-35.64°
- Stansbury JettyJetty · SA-34.91°
- Stenhouse Bay JettyJetty · SA-35.28°
- Streaky Bay JettyJetty · SA-32.80°
- Sultana PointHeadland · SA-35.10°
- The BluffHeadland · SA-34.07°
- Tickera JettyJetty · SA-33.75°
- Troubridge HillHeadland · SA-35.17°
- Troubridge IslandShoal · SA-35.12°
- Tumby Bay JettyJetty · SA-34.37°
- Victor Harbor Screwpile JettyJetty · SA-35.56°
- Vivonne BayBeach · SA-36.01°
- Wallaroo JettyJetty · SA-33.94°
- Wedge Island (Eyre)Reef · SA-35.15°
- Whyalla - Spencer GulfShoreline · SA-33.03°
- Whyalla Shipping Channel EdgesShoreline · SA-33.05°
- Wool Bay JettyJetty · SA-35.02°
Victoria40
- Altona PierJetty · VIC-37.87°
- Apollo Bay HarbourBreakwall · VIC-38.76°
- Beacon 18Reef · VIC-37.95°
- Beaumaris BayBay · VIC-37.99°
- Brighton PierJetty · VIC-37.92°
- Cat BayBay · VIC-38.51°
- Cowes JettyJetty · VIC-38.45°
- Crawfish RockReef · VIC-38.40°
- Frankston Artificial ReefReef · VIC-38.16°
- Frankston DeepReef · VIC-38.16°
- HMVS CerberusWreck · VIC-37.97°
- Half Moon ReefReef · VIC-37.95°
- Hampton PierJetty · VIC-37.94°
- Hastings JettyJetty · VIC-38.31°
- Lonsdale WallReef · VIC-38.30°
- Lorne PierJetty · VIC-38.54°
- Marengo ReefReef · VIC-38.77°
- Mordialloc PierJetty · VIC-38.00°
- Mornington PierJetty · VIC-38.22°
- Mt Martha ReefReef · VIC-38.26°
- Mud IslandsShoal · VIC-38.27°
- Newhaven JettyJetty · VIC-38.51°
- Pinnace ChannelBait Ground · VIC-38.26°
- Point AddisHeadland · VIC-38.42°
- Point RoadknightHeadland · VIC-38.45°
- Portarlington Artificial ReefReef · VIC-38.09°
- Portland HarbourBreakwall · VIC-38.34°
- Queenscliff HarbourJetty · VIC-38.27°
- Rhyll JettyJetty · VIC-38.46°
- SS Coramba WreckWreck · VIC-38.65°
- San Remo JettyJetty · VIC-38.52°
- Shallow InletEstuary · VIC-38.82°
- Skenes CreekRiver Mouth · VIC-38.70°
- Sorrento PierJetty · VIC-38.34°
- South Channel FortReef · VIC-38.29°
- St Leonards PierJetty · VIC-38.17°
- Stony Point JettyJetty · VIC-38.37°
- The ConesReef · VIC-38.19°
- Western Port - TankertonShoreline · VIC-38.43°
- Williamstown PierJetty · VIC-37.87°
Tasmania32
- Bicheno - Governors IslandReef · TAS-41.87°
- Bridport JettyJetty · TAS-41.00°
- Bruny Island - Adventure BayBay · TAS-43.35°
- Cockle CreekEstuary · TAS-43.58°
- Coles Bay JettyJetty · TAS-42.12°
- Currie HarbourWharf · TAS-39.93°
- Garden IslandReef · TAS-43.17°
- Greens BeachBeach · TAS-41.08°
- Iron PotReef · TAS-43.04°
- Kettering PierJetty · TAS-43.13°
- Lady BarronWharf · TAS-40.21°
- Low HeadHeadland · TAS-41.06°
- Maria Island - Mercury PassageReef · TAS-42.65°
- Mickeys BayBay · TAS-43.44°
- Musselroe BayBeach · TAS-40.85°
- Naracoopa Jetty King IslandJetty · TAS-39.92°
- Ninepin Point BoundaryHeadland · TAS-43.28°
- North West BayBay · TAS-43.02°
- Penguin JettyJetty · TAS-41.12°
- Pierson's PointHeadland · TAS-43.05°
- Pirates BayBay · TAS-43.02°
- Port Arthur BayBay · TAS-43.15°
- Port CygnetEstuary · TAS-43.16°
- Port EsperanceBay · TAS-43.31°
- Quarantine BayBay · TAS-43.27°
- Skeleton BayBay · TAS-41.21°
- Sloping IslandReef · TAS-42.98°
- Stanley - Godfreys BeachBeach · TAS-40.76°
- Swansea JettyJetty · TAS-42.12°
- Triabunna WharfWharf · TAS-42.51°
- Verona SandsBeach · TAS-43.24°
- Whitemark Jetty Flinders IslandJetty · TAS-40.12°
Western Australia22
- Ammo Jetty (Woodman Point)Jetty · WA-32.14°
- Busselton JettyJetty · WA-33.64°
- Cape Peron (Rockingham)Headland · WA-32.27°
- Coogee Beach JettyJetty · WA-32.12°
- Denham (Shark Bay)Shoreline · WA-25.93°
- Eagle Bay / MeelupBay · WA-33.56°
- Emu PointBreakwall · WA-34.99°
- Fremantle North MoleBreakwall · WA-32.06°
- Frenchman BayBeach · WA-35.09°
- Garden Island Careening BayBay · WA-32.22°
- Geographe Bay Artificial Reef (Dunsborough)Reef · WA-33.56°
- Hamelin BayBeach · WA-34.23°
- Hillarys Boat HarbourBreakwall · WA-31.82°
- Hopetoun JettyJetty · WA-33.95°
- North Beach ReefReef · WA-31.86°
- Old Dunsborough BeachBeach · WA-33.62°
- Oyster HarbourEstuary · WA-34.98°
- Penguin Island ChannelShoal · WA-32.31°
- Sorrento BeachBeach · WA-31.83°
- Stragglers ReefReef · WA-32.03°
- Success Boat HarbourBoat Ramp · WA-32.11°
- Whitfords Beach ReefReef · WA-31.79°
New South Wales11
- Botany Bay - KurnellEstuary · NSW-34.01°
- Coal Loader, WavertonWharf · NSW-33.84°
- Cowan CreekEstuary · NSW-33.63°
- Empire Bay JettyJetty · NSW-33.48°
- Hardys Bay JettyJetty · NSW-33.51°
- Lake MacquarieLagoon · NSW-33.08°
- Patonga WharfWharf · NSW-33.55°
- PittwaterEstuary · NSW-33.61°
- Port Kembla BreakwaterBreakwall · NSW-34.47°
- Tathra WharfWharf · NSW-36.73°
- Wollongong HarbourBreakwall · NSW-34.42°