Durban harbour kingfish action

North -  With the seas being calmer up north than in Durban, more boats were on the water and more fish were landed. Mapelane, Cape Vidal and Richards Bay all saw good catches of dorado and marlin, with some good bottom fishing in between. Vidal seems to be heating up with couta biting and some of the king mackerel landed weighing over 20kgs - seems a good season lies ahead. Richards Bay is producing some good bottom and game fishing.

Central - With the huge reverse current at the moment most guys struggled to get a working pattern. Dorado, couta and tuna catches have slowed down substantially, but this is partially due to the fact that less boats are launching. Our most productive tuna ground, Umdloti, has quietened down with the green/grey water moving in. However, the odd fish has still come out. Many marlin are being made in the deep, with a surprisingly large number of marlin hook-ups this season.
 
South - Despite the current, good catches of bottom fish have been seen throughout the week, with geelbek and daga still around. Yellowtail have been coming out on Kingfisher Rattlers on the trawl and live baits intended for geelbek. Transkei is relatively quiet - producing the odd yellowtail.

Durban harbour - Durban bay has been the "go-to" for many anglers with permits. Boats are present in the harbour on any given evening, getting their share of grunter and other edibles that latch onto their cracker. The Art lure guys are having great success with species such as torpedo scad, oxeye tarpon, kingfish, rock salmon and pickhandle barracuda. Good bites have been recorded on Strike Pro "Gobi Popper" Halco "Rooster Popper 60/90" and small Rapala/Rattler diving baits.

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