Angling Times Weekly Issue 61 Issue 70 | Page 25

Fishing this area with live bait proceeds to be winning decision as this whole area has very big Kingfish. From Cape Vidal to Richards Bay the fishing has been rather productive with a few Kob and Three Spot Pompano coming out. Garrick have also been coming out on live bait as well as plugs early mornings and late afternoons when the water is at its calmest. The Kob being caught are being targeted with live Karenteen and Mullet in the evenings also leading to a few Kingies being picked up. Moving to Ballito there hasn’t much happening with only a few Grey Sharks and Shad being landed. The guys catching the Shad have been sliding them for Kob and Garrick but haven’t had the best of success as the Grey Sharks have been harassing them. On the spinning side of things, there have been a few Snoek coming out of the rocks. Over to Umdloti, Some decent size Grey Sharks have been coming out on big baits being casted as well as being dropped by drones and bait boats. There have also been a few Honeycomb Rays around which the guys sliding Bonnies and Mackerel have been picking up but rarely landed due to their sheer power and size. Our local water around Durban has been rather quiet the past week with not a lot happening on the surf. However the Shad have made their arrival leading to most of the guys putting their big rods down and dusting off their scratching outfits. There are still a few flat fish coming out here and there on our Beach Front but nearly as much as the past couple of weeks. Guys have also been getting some small Kob at night with Chokka baits intended for Blacktail and Stumpies. Umgababa to Umkomaas proceeds to have a lot of activity the past week as loads of small Spinner and Grey Sharks are still 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 Umkomaas mouth but unfortunately they have only been landing Kob and Grunter 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 big Zambezies. - From Shelly Beach to Port Edward, fishing has been rather slow with not many fish being caught. There has however been the odd Stumpie and Karenteen being landed. The guys FOR MORE VISIT www.kingfisher.co.za NOW! TRADE ENQUIRIES: caught or competitions in your area to Wednesday to Friday 8:00 to 17:00, Tuesday 8:30 to 17:00 and Saturday 8:00 to 13:00, closed on Sundays. Angling Times Weekly SA 031- 368 4007 25 www.anglingtimes.co.za