Dorado and tuna off Durban

Some anglers had to share hooked fish with local sharks, while others were lucky enough to keep their entire catch.

North – The skippers saw some Stripey and Sailfish activity as well as some Blue Marlin. Bigger Yellowfin Tuna have also come out and the Kingfisher Rattler lures have come into their own. Most of the fish either being caught on Conas or bigger Rattler lures. Those lucky enough to have caught some good live baits have also been successful.  Umdloti and Zinkwazi have proven good hunting grounds for the Paddlers with the odd Snoek and big Yellowfin Tuna as well as Dorado.

Central – Yellowfin Tuna in the top 20 kilo range as well as some nice Dorado have been caught off the bait marks. Skippers have also still been getting good catches of Dorado amongst the ships and especially around floating debris. The bottom fish anglers have caught some nice size Reds as well as a few big Rock Cod over 5 kilos.

South – Reports have been favourable in and around Aliwal Shoal and the Pennington area. Yellowfin Tuna which have been feeding on bait balls. Dorado on Halco Poppers and the new Halco Skim Stick. Bait fish being a lot more plentiful down South are being put to good use too.

Durban Bay – With the better weather it seems that the better fish have also arrived. Anglers have reported good catches of Grunter, especially on the Cracker Shrimp baits in and around centre bank. Anglers from the side have used small StrikePro top water lures to target blue and green spot Kingfish as well as a few Pike.

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- Kingfisher Report

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