on a variety of baits.
lighter grinder setups too. A few Kob were
landed as well, mainly on bigger baits such
as whole Red Eye or Shad cutlet baits.
In the Port St Johns area, there has
been an explosion of Grunter reaching
anywhere up to 8kgs caught on either
Anchovies or Sardine.
Yellowfin Kingies and the odd big Grunter
around Umkomaas. Bait and spoons have
been doing the trick for the Kingies and Red
Eye baits for the Grunter. Blue Rays have
been caught on baits thrown for Grunter.
Harbour
Down at Port Shepstone, nice size
Bronze Bream have been landed off
the rocks, throwing bigger more juicy
baits. Because the sea has been bigger
making for more difficult bite
detection, it is extremely important to
use the sharpest hook possible. A
Mustad Big Gun size 2 or Chinu size
1/0. A few Kob were landed in the
areas which were not as rough and
windy.
Durban harbour has seen plenty of anglers
over the last week and weekend. Good
reports of Grunter and a variety of Salmon
species have been landed around the mouth
and off the banks. A surprisingly large
number of Kingfish have been landed
towards the Silt Canal on small Rattlers and
spoons. Smaller Shad are being caught near
the mouth, and a few of the bigger
specimens towards the Coaling terminal.
There are a handful of anglers who have
been having fun with the flat fish such as
Honeycombs and Brown Rays. Be careful
when handling these fish, they are pregnant
and need to be handled with care. If you are
fishing from a boat, make sure that you do
not lift the fish out of the water. Rather lift
the head up and reach underneath the fish
to remove the hook. Garrick have still been
Throughout the Transkei, there have been a
good few catches of Garrick, Kob and
Hammerhead Sharks; some large Grey
Sharks were also landed. In the gullies
throughout the coast there were good
catches of Bronze Bream which were caught
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