More tuna success off Durban

Most ski-boat anglers will know the saying best before the west, which means that the fish feed well before the cold front moves through.

Most of us will jump at the opportunity whenever possible as these pre-frontal conditions can prove to be some of the best times to fish.  

On our north coast, just before the weekend, we had anglers fishing these conditions and have received reports of some good size tuna being caught on Rattlers in the Maphelane area, as well as snoek in good numbers. The snoek seem to prefer small Strike Pro Magic minnows or Halco Sorcerers. There have been very few couta, but the ones which have been landed are no less than 15kg.

Off the central KZN coast the tuna game continues on all bait marks with anglers succeeding with baits, Rattlers or Poppers among the dolphins. It has been nice to hear reports of more tuna in the 5-8kg class, which means more fish will be landed in areas full to the brim with sharks. The snoek seem to have gone a bit quiet with only a handful being landed during the week. The jet-skis have been doing very well recently with tuna and the odd couta as well, most have been targeting the bait marks.

Conditions down south were affected sooner by the cold front, which meant less fishing was done there over the weekend. Aliwal Shoal has been producing some good fish such as wahoo, tuna and the odd kingfish as well. Bottom fishing has stepped its game up as well with reports of all species being caught.

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