Rock and surf fishing on the boil
THE rock and surf fishing has continued on a good note with plenty of fish to be caught.
The North Coast has seen a lot of edible action in and around the Tugela mouth. The snapper salmon, tripletail and kob have been feeding well in the discoloured water. Chokka baits with tentacles have done well for all three species. Adding a strip of redeye sardine will take the bait to the next level.
The deeper points and beaches, where a deep channel gives access to the deeper water, is where you want to target the inedible species. Look at places such as Tinley Manor, Salt Rock and La Mercy beach. Get some fresh mackerel and make a decent bait ready for the first (or seventh) fish for your summer account.
The Durban coast has been dominated by blue rays and grey sharks for the inedible anglers, while the Cape stumpies and brusher have kept the edible anglers happy.
The evening incoming tide has been the most productive for the inedibles. A smaller redeye or mackerel bait has allowed a further cast. This has made the difference on most evenings. The edibles have been loving a chokka strip with pink prawn or cracker on the back. This is a very versatile bait for most species. The brusher are still around and some very decent specimens have been landed. The muscleman crab has been the pick of the baits, but fish have been caught on ghost crabs, mussels, occie legs and one on a shad trace!
The South Coast has seen a lot of edibles landed this past week. The bronze bream are prolific with almost any rocky area holding fish.
This has been an amazing season for bronze bream! Pink prawn has been the bait of choice. The brusher have also been on the South Coast, with the same baits working as those mentioned above.
The harbour has been producing some amazing catches over the past two weeks. The artificial lure anglers have been having a fantastic time with the oxeye tarpon, springer, baby kob, flathead and various kingfish species. Poppers and paddletails have been the lures of choice.
Tight lines and screaming reels!
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