Good dorado fishing off Durban
North Coast - As far as consistency is concerned, Cape Vidal and Sodwana have provided anglers with some really good angling over the past couple of weeks. Game fish in the form of couta, dorado, yellowfin tuna and wahoo have been the order of the day. Anglers targeting Natal snoek in the Vidal and Mapelane areas have had mixed results, but when these elusive fish are around they can produce endless entertainment for anglers. Marlin fishing has been quite prolific as there are reports of endless strikes and hook-ups when the weather allows. The forecast for the early New Year looks very favorable with light NE winds predicted.
Central - Durban and areas just north of it have gone surprisingly quiet as far as the yellowfin tuna are concerned, but the long awaited dorado seem to have finally arrived. Good reports of these fish have come from the Durban area itself with many boats achieving double figures of fair sized fish. Couta have been coming out in the Ballito and Westbrook areas, but not in any great numbers. However, the ones that have been reported are all in the 20kg range. A few big fish have also been caught off the Bluff and ‘Cutting’ areas.
South Coast - This is where some top action has been taking place for the past few weeks and it certainly looks as though fishing is just getting better and more consistent, particularly at Aliwal Shoal and Protea Banks. Although the long awaited couta have not been caught in any significant numbers, there are reports of the odd fish coming out in the Scottburgh and Greenpoint areas. Ski boats and jet skis have had excellent results with tuna, wahoo, dorado and the odd sailfish in the Aliwal and Protea areas. Here the lure of choice has certainly shifted to the Kingfisher ‘150 D Rattler’ series of lures. Poppers are also becoming extremely popular at these venues with anglers taking a variety of fish. Mainly tuna and kingfish have been caught using this method, but as the season progresses there should be many more fish species falling to this form of angling.
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