Virginia pompano and grunter
Kosi Bay - So far Kosi has been relatively quiet with regards to the Honeycombs Rays in comparison with the previous two or three years, but to the relief of most anglers, they have started to make an appearance. Another species that has been seen a lot more over the last week are the Blackfin Sharks which are coming out mainly on Chokka or Bonito slide baits.
Cape Vidal - Again Vidal has been productive in the early morning sessions with Shad being caught on spoon as well as on drop shot like the McArthy 4 and 5" jerk minnows.
Richards Bay – Plenty of Milkies around to keep the anglers busy, but they will become a pest to most anglers after a while. Milkies take almost any bait thrown, no matter the size. When conditions were right, there have been a few Browns and Honeycombs Rays as well, which have fallen victim to Red Eye baits and a few Mackerel baits.
Salt Rock - Just north of Salt Rock the water has been clean but full of seaweed plus there has also been a strong sidewash to contend with, but there are still a couple of fish being landed on well-presented Bay Squid or Red Eye baits.
La Mercy - La Mercy mouth area has seen a few big Sharks again being caught using bait boats to take out bigger baits. Both Blackfin and Zambezi sharks were landed recently.
Umhlanga - There are still smaller fish being landed on Chokka baits and also Sealice, the bulk of these fish being made up of Blacktails and Wave Garrick. Not too many inedible species have been landed over the last week but with the forecasts being strong North East winds this should change.
Virginia - Virginia has been quite productive with a very nice trough being present which has produced many edible species such as Pompano and Grunter. During the week a very nice Pompano of over 4kgs was landed by a local angler.
Durban – The Piers have been less productive than the previous weeks with fewer fish being landed, but some nice Grunter were caught between the smaller fish. These fish have been landed late in the evenings along with a few Grey Sharks. Durban beach front, mainly near Addington, has kept anglers busy with some Pompano, Stumpnose and Grunter all on smaller Chokka and Red eye baits.
Bluff - Some nice Blacktip Kingies being landed on live baits, mainly Karanteen and smaller Blacktails. This style of fishing requires extra heavy tackle and an incredibly good sense of balance to keep upright when being pulled flat by one of these beasts. Most of these anglers are being cut off on the rocks due to their tackle being too light.
South Coast - Small Shad and Grunter for the edible anglers and countless Milkies have been landed by the anglers fishing for bigger inedibles in the Umkomass area. Scottburgh has also produced a few Grey Sharks, only if the fish can locate the bait before the weed engulfs the line. Margate has been offering a few better sized Shad, Fishtailed Barbel and some nice Bronze Bream.
Transkei – The conditions in the Transkei left a lot to be desired, with water being flat, brown and cold. This steered the bigger fish well clear of the area and only a few smaller fish have been landed.
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