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PHENOMENAL is probably the best word to describe the fishing over the last week.

The gap in the weather allowed some great catches to be had.

The offshore scene has been wild this week. There have been wahoo, geelbek, tuna and snoek to name but a few.

The north has had some great fishing. The water has been a bit warmer up north. The upper north has been the area where most of the better fish have been caught. There have been some great sailies caught by both the ski boat and paddle ski guys.

The Durban area has been fishing very well for the bottom and game fish crews.

The colder water later in the week put the fish off, but the winds of change have brought the temperature up.

There have been some jumbo mackerel caught over the last week. These are fantastic eating fish, especially when smoked.

The bottoms have been mainly daga and geelbek and have only been coming out at night.

The game fish guys have caught some fantastic fish including a few large yellowtail off the south pier on live bait.

The south of KZN has been a bit quiet. Most catches have been focussed around bottom fishing. Reds, geelbek, rock cods and daga are the main catches.

Live bait and chokka are the best baits to use when targeting a mix of bottom fish. The game fish have been mainly snoek in the inshore waters while the further offshore waters have been tuna and wahoo. Both enjoy a live bonnie.

The shore-based fishing has been great over the last week. The ambassadors have been landing some amazing inedibles along most of the coast, proving how imperative it is to make the most of great conditions.

For the rock and surf guys, the north coast has been the place to go if you are targeting a big inedible. There have been some giant sandies landed over the past week including one over the 100kg mark and a few over the 80kg mark.

The central zone has been a mix of edibles and inedibles.

The most controversial issue has been the north pier. It has been confirmed that you are only allowed to fish from the NSRI base to the start of the pier, if you have a licence. This is mainly due to the safety aspect about fishing on the pier itself.

The rest of the central zone has produced some very decent edible fish off the other piers and beaches.

Tight lines and screaming reels.