North Coast an angler’s paradise
THE offshore fishing has been good. The recent couta classic saw a lot of decent fish caught, along with other gamefish.
The North Coast has seen a lot of action in the past few weeks. The area from uMhlanga north has been the most productive section of the coast. The sheer variety of species and the number of bites one can get make the trip up north worth it.
Sodwana and Vidal are fishing well. There have been quite a few billfish around, so if long fights and jumping giants are your things... you’d better get all the tackle ready for work.
More conventional tactics have been producing plenty of game fish up north. Tuna have continued to be the main catch, but the presence of dorado has made for some variety in the hatch. There have been couta in the colder water spots along the coast with Umdloti producing the best.
The Durban area has been fairly kind to the ski boat anglers. Tuna have been the main catch for the gamefish guys. These have mainly been caught on live bait, but a few anglers have landed some big specimens on poppers.
The couta classic did see good-sized fish brought to the boat as well.
The bottom fishermen have been landing some decent fish with the prize catch at the moment being a big cracker. Heavy tackle, strong hooks and proper knots are the order of the day.
The shallower areas down South have produced couta and some nice snoek. The fillet baits have been the pick of the bunch for the snoek while a larger live bait has been a killer for the couta.
The bottom fishing continues to produce good quality catches with some bomber rockcod being caught
The geelbek and daga are keeping the commercial guys busy while the charters target the closer reefs. Please stick to your limits.
For the shore anglers, the summer fishing is starting to give way to winter. This means scaling down to edible traces and focusing on bait presentation over the size of bait.
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