Whiting

Sand whiting, also known as summer whiting, silver whiting and blue-nose whiting can be found along the Geelong and Great Ocean Road coastal beaches, sand bars, bays, coastal lakes, estuaries and rivers. They tend to favour sandy or muddy sand substrates in shallow water to about 6 metres depth.

Sand whiting reach a maximum length of around 47 centimetres and are sillvery white in colour, with plain yellowish sides an dark blotches at the base of the pectoral fins. They have an elongated shape and their snout is relatively long and conical. Thier diet consists of marine invertebrates, including yabbies, prawns and soldier crabs, worms and pipis which they hunt out using their conical snout to forage.

Whiting are generally caught using rod-and-line and handlines from shore or by boat with live baits, such as worms, soldier crabs and yabbies (nippers). Fresh peeled prawns can also be used.