ased in the southern half of the country along the Victorian and South Australian inshore coastline resides a shy and timid species that is well established as a prime angling target - the humble king George (KG) whiting. These fish school up hard in big numbers throughout winter and early spring on the inshore grounds whilst in summer they tend to somewhat disperse and push out a little deeper but in essence they remain a year round target. Hundreds if not thousands of anglers hunt the coastal regions in search of these whiting that essentially tick all the boxes as a prime bread and butter species. The gear required to chase them is not overly complicated and whiting can even pull some reasonable string on very lightly weighted outfits. KGs are also a very sulky and temperamental fish that offers a reasonable test for many anglers looking to challenge themselves but most importantly they’re considered to be very good tucker. Now I wouldn’t go as far as saying that they are the best eating fish to be found along the southern coastline of
