Eyre Peninsula Seafood Trail
Whyalla to Coffin Bay around the bottom of the Eyre — jetty squid, King George whiting, oysters straight off the lease. Bring the tinnie or beg a charter.
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Itinerary
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Day 1:Top of the gulf
Whyalla Tumby Bay · 215 km
Cuttlefish country (May–Aug) then south along the gulf. Tumby jetty fires at dusk for squid and gar.
Whyalla foreshoreLipson CoveTumby Bay jetty -
Day 2:Tuna town
Tumby Bay Port Lincoln · 50 km
The seafood capital. Charters out to the islands for kingfish and nannygai; landlubbers eat well regardless.
Axel Stenross museumLincoln National Park -
Day 3:Sleaford to Coffin Bay
Port Lincoln Coffin Bay · 85 km
Sleaford Bay salmon off the beach, then over to Coffin Bay for oysters eaten standing in the water that grew them.
Sleaford BayCoffin Bay oyster sheds -
Day 4:The national park
Coffin Bay · out and back · 60 km
4WD the peninsula track to Seven Mile Beach — whiting water all the way along. Air down for the soft stuff.
Yangie BaySeven Mile BeachPoint Avoid
Good to know
- Best season
- Sep–May
- Grade — Easy tourer
- Sealed or well-kept roads — any vehicle, any experience level.
- The route
- SA · Whyalla → Tumby Bay → Port Lincoln → Coffin Bay
Leave no trace — pack it in, pack it out, fill your holes. And tell someone your plan before you lose bars.
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On this route
Member offers on this trip
Eyre Peninsula Boat & Tackle View offerDistances are straight-line from each spot to the nearest point on the route — your road kilometres will be longer.