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KZN Fishing
Report
long lining method, so be sure to fill your
reels accordingly, 6-12lb is usually adequate.
As the water starts to heat up we will start to
notice a big difference in the feeding
patterns and the number of fish being
landed, so keep a few days of your summer
open for a trip up to Kosi Bay.
By: The Kingfisher
14 September 2016
With the weather and sea conditions
leaning
more
towards
angler’s
preference over the last week, there
was no shortage of fish being caught
throughout the coast.
Rock n Surf
North
Kosi Bay has had a bit of a quiet spell with the
inedibles off the surf region over the last week
with the exception of a few flatfish, allowing
anglers to spend their time concentrating on
edible species such as Stumpies and Wave
Garrick. These fish were targeted on smallChokka baits on light tackle. Most anglers
fishing in the lakes managed a few decent
Kingies on fly and dropshot as well. With the
Grunter slowly but surely coming on the bite
now, anglers will start to flock to these popular
waters and try their luck at long lining.
Just a reminder that there are a high number
of Toby's which frequent the lakes too, which
often leads to the shiny clear or white lines
being bitten off during a fight with the Grunter
caught on long lines. An easy way to combat
this is to use a low visibility line with minimal
shine such as the Daiwa Sensor or Kingfisher
Nylon. The average reel needs to
accommodate at least 400m of nylon for the
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Reports suggest massive numbers of Shad in
the Cape Vidal area, which have been
making good size and also proving to be
working very well as bait for larger flat fish
such as Diamond Rays, Honeycombs and
also a few Black Fin Sharks. Live Shad slid
out has also produced a number of Garrick.
There have been good catches of Kob
and Garrick around Richards Bay, as
well as a number of flatfish of all sorts.
The Bay has handed over many a
Grunter to anglers fishing from boats
and from the side, most of which have
been much larger than previous
weeks. Going with what we have seen
thus far, our summer should be hugely
productive.
In the Zinkwazi/Blythedale area, Grey Sharks
have been targeted in the evenings by
anglers using spinning outfits and medium
sized throw baits. Quite a few fish have been
caught, mostly coming out in twos and
threes. Sand Sharks and better size Shad
have been caught in the mornings along this
stretch.
Anglers in the Ballito area have been
catching smaller Shad and the odd decent
size fish, and with plenty of peckers around,
most baits do not last too long.
Local
There have been extremely good catches of
Shad at Virginia on Japanese Mackerel in the
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