Angling Times Weekly Issue 61 Issue 69 | Page 21

Tide Chart: Guys have started fishing with live bait for the Garrick even though it’s still a bit early but have been picked up mostly by Grey Sharks and Kob later in the evening. Some nice size Diamond/Butterfly Rays as well as Honeycombs have been coming out in the deeper calmer areas on big bloody baits using very heavy equipment as a large amount of guys have been losing their fish due to being under gunned when targeting these beasts. A minimum of an 8oz rod and grinder with a minimum of 800m of 50lb braid would be required as the Honeycomb Rays are known for stripping over 600m of braid on their first of many runs. Durban - Fri Apr 21 2017 Low tides 06:10 18:38 Hi tide 12:18 Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 17:30 Moonrise 00:49 Moonset 14:17 Durban - Sat Apr 22 2017 Low tides 07:10 19:29 Hi tides 00:58 13:17 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 17:29 Moonrise 01:48 Moonset 14:58 Umgababa to Umkomaas has had a lot of activity the past week as plenty of small Spinner and Grey Sharks have been coming out on all baits mostly intended for edible fish. Some bigger Zambezi Sharks have been harassing the guys trying to land their Kob at the mouth but unfortunately they have only been landing Kob bitten in half. One or two of the locals have attempted to land the Sharks in the area but have been unsuccessful every time as they don’t have the correct equipment to handle these giants from the deep. Durban - Sun Apr 2 3 2017 Low tides 07:52 20:08 Hi tides 01:42 13:59 Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 17:28 Moonrise 02:47 Moonset 15:38 Durban - Mon Apr 24 2017 Low tides 08:30 20:44 Hi tides 02:20 14:38 Sunrise 06:20 Sunset 17:27 Moonrise 03:50 Moonset 16:18 Durban - Tue Apr 25 2017 Low tides 09:07 21:20 Hi tides 02:56 15:15 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 17:27 Moonrise 04:54 Moonset 17:00 Over to Port Shepstone and Margate, the river is still flowing quite nicely and has brought some colour to the water and with no surprise the fishing has started picking up. Some decent Kingies have been coming by the guys targeting Snoek with their small bullet spoons. Kob have been coming out around the mouth on live bait and paddle tails. Preferred colours for the paddle tails have been white and chartreuse as those colours stand out quite nicely in the dirtier water. Some fins have been spotted in and around the mouth which has attracted the attention of the in edible anglers. Durban - Wed Apr 26 2017 Low tides 09:44 21:57 Hi tides 03:33 15:53 Sunrise 06:21 Sunset 17:26 Moonrise 06:00 Moonset 17:44 Durban - Thu Apr 27 2017 Low tides 10:21 22:34 Hi tides 04:11 16:31 Sunrise 06:22 Sunset 17:25 Moonrise 07:08 Moonset 18:31 Angling Times Weekly SA 21 www.anglingtimes.co.za