REPORT
KZN Fishing
Report
the best for these fish, as well as
Octopus tentacle or even Crayfish baits.
The odd Kob and Garrick have been
landed on the ever so plentiful live
Shad off the North Pier of Richards
Bay. Most Kob have been landed on
Shad cutlet or Shad head. Garrick have
been landed on Shad slide baits.
By: The Kingfisher
31 August 2016
Last week had some decent reports of
good sized fish coming out along our
coastline, despite the bigger seas caused
by the heavy winds on Monday and
Tuesday. Wednesday saw the sea settle
a bit and the winds were again to pick
up on the weekend.
Rock n Surf
North
Kosi Bay has had some good fishing in most of
the protected bays only, with very little to no
fishing at all being done on the surf earlier on
in the week. Smaller Stumpies and Grunter
were landed on running traces with heavier
sinkers, using Chokka and Red Prawn baits.
There have been a few catches of Speckled
Snapper just south of Kosi off the ledges.
Again, in the rough seas, sometimes these
species tend to feed a bit better once the
sediment has settles and the rough water has
exposed the food.
The Shad have been on the bite on the high
tide in the bay at Cape Vidal, although most
have been undersized, there have been a few
which make pan size. Reports of a Kob or two
from north of Vidal in front of the sand banks
have been seen too. Chokka baits seem to be
Angling Times Weekly SA
Tugela has been a whirlpool of rough seas,
but despite the conditions, some decent fish
have been landed. Off the southern rocks
anglers have had a variety of species ranging
from Sharks to Stumpies, with the major
species being Grey Sharks.
If it is Grey Sharks and Blue Rays that you are
after, then make no exception to Ballito.
Most points and beaches have been
producing these fish even in the rough seas.
Remember a bite trace of 80lb when
throwing your Chokka and Red Eye baits to
avoid being bitten off as there have been
plenty of Grey Sharks around too. Be sure to
watch out when handling these Blue Rays,
some of them are heavily pregnant and have
been known to give birth once landed.
Be sure not to drag these heavy females over
the rocks and make sure that they are not
flipped over onto their backs as this will kill
the young. Make it a priority to release these
fish back to the water as quickly as possible.
Local
Most of the sea around Blue Lagoon has
been relatively unproductive over the last
week as the sea picked up. The weekend saw
very few anglers trying their luck. The only
species to report has been Shad which have
been few and far between.
Durban, being the only real protected
grounds in the winds we have been
16
www.anglingtimes.co.za