Hound Sharks at Port Shepstone
Kosi Bay has been relatively quiet, due to the cleaner water moving through.
St Lucia has seen lots of edible fish such as Stumpies, Shad and Wave Garrick landed on all small baits.
Richards Bay has had rods bending with Brown Skates, Spinners and the odd Sand Shark. Most fish are being landed on Red-eye and Chokka baits.
Ballito has seen the odd Grey Shark and Brown Skate caught on Mackerel head and Chokka baits. Bonefish have been seen feeding on the sand banks close.
Umhlanga Lighthouse has also seen a fair amount of fish, caught on Red-eye and also on Sea lice.
Durban has fished well over the last week, with numerous reports of decent fish being landed particularly off Blue Lagoon and off the beachfront near Snake Park. Pompano have been landed on Sea Lice and lots of small Shad off the beaches and piers.
Toti has had incredible seas for swimming, but poor seas for fishing. Clean water and flat seas have made for disappointing fishing, but the odd Shad and even a Kob or two have been landed.
Scottburgh has produced some nice Blue Rays and Grey Sharks, with the odd Sandy being landed at night.
Port Shepstone anglers had fun over the last week with Hound Sharks and Blue Rays in the late afternoons and into the evenings. Bronze Bream have been landed during the day and most of the popular points are working well with a number of Shad around.
Terry Nel from Tacklenet reports that Port Edward and the surrounding areas have been busy with a variety of fish including Kob, Kingfish, Rockcod, Hound Sharks and Shad landed recently. Kob from the casino beaches were all small, but a nice one of 6kg was landed from Splash Rock. An SA rock and surf record 6.1kg Rock Cod was landed at Palm Beach.
Transkei has seen many edibles such as Rock Cod, Bronze Bream and Zebras caught on small baits. The use of Mustad Big Gun size 2 has increased the amount of fish being landed since the growth in its popularity over the years. This hook is strong, sharp and perfect for Prawn baits.
Durban harbour is a very interesting location to fish in our winter months, as we have an influx of cold water species which come into the bay from the south coast. These species include our two most popular and most targeted winter species, Kob and Garrick. Because Garrick prefers turbulent surf conditions which they hunt well in, they do not move into the harbour for long. There is often a three or four week period in which these fish can be targeted on live baits such as Shad and Maasbunker. One could also try their luck with small lures such as Strike Pro Thai Sticks and Halco Rooster Poppers.
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