ROCK & SURF
Terry Nel reports from His Port Edward store TackleNet “Although last weeks fishing was quiet with only shad coming out, Tuesday the 12th was pandemonium at Splash Rock and anglers using live shad as bait caught 4 Garrick, a Kingfish of 25.4kg and a Kob of 32kg”.
Mark from The Tackle Box Shelly Beach gave Us the following information “Shepstone angling Club has taken the initiative to reach out to the youth and underprivileged kids and held a youth day on the Sandspits Beach on Saturday. Unfortunately the weather was not very good, however this did not deter these keen young anglers and approximately 50 youngsters turned up. The kids were treated to a wonderful day of fishing clinics, casting competitions and a fishing competition with some great prizes given to all the kids at the end of the day. Well done Shepstone Angling club.
This week-end is the next Postal Round of the NCAU so all eyes and ears will be on the Transkei coast where some good fishing was had prior to the bad weather. Anglers fishing down south are still reporting plenty of sardine activity south of Port st Johns. Port st Johns itself is still producing some fine Grunter and Kob fishing, with some good sized fish being taken on the Rapala.
At the time of writing this report, some good news came in of some good sized Tuna being caught on Protea, with three boats making an afternoon launch. Looks like the Tuna have returned. Let’s hope so.
The commercial anglers are still getting good catches of Geelbeck and Dagga Salmon at night when conditions allow”.
The UHTFC are holding a river fishing challenge on 31 October, 1 and 2 November 2008. This is limited to 50 entries, entry fee R2500 without accommodation, R3000 with accommodation. First prize R30 000 to angler with greatest accumulated total length of trout caught. Limited to beats on the Umzimkulu allocated by lot, with 1 beat per rod. Other prizes and auctions etc. Full details and entry forms as well as commercial opportunities on Club's Website: www.uhtfc.co.za. Thanks Bill Simson from UHTFC for the info.

KINGFISHER'S BIGGEST SHAD COMPETITION
Don’t forget The Kingfisher is running their “Biggest Shad Competition”. This year it will be run over a three month period, July, August and September, with three prizes each month. The heaviest shad for each month will receive a 14’ Kingfisher Poseidon 5pc Graphite Rod, valued at R1,585.00, the second heaviest shad will receive a Daiwa SL 50SHK Reel, valued at R998.00 and third heaviest shad will receive a Daiwa Opus Plus 6000 Reel valued a t R448.00. Please note that all shad (fresh) must be weighed at The Kingfisher, 53 Hunter Street, Durban during trading hours and please remember there is a bag limit of four and the minimum size is 30cm.The biggest shad so far for the month of August is a shad 4.17kg’s caught by Muhsin Shaik on the evening of the 12th at Issipingo Beach. Second is a shad of 3 kg’s weighed in by Verej Ramharak for The Kingfisher “Biggest Shad Competition”, we will have to wait and see how these fish will feature in the top three shad for this month.

ESA
In ESA this week join the guys as they explore some exciting fishing venues: Bass: We’re on Inanda Dam with Xavier and guest anglers, Mzi Mzimkulu Msiwa from the Umgeni Water Board and Pip Weatherstone. Mzi sheads a bit of light on the current problems in our waterways and discusses possible solutions.
Later we join our ESA Bass Pro Series anglers at Forever Resorts for an exciting tournament at the ever beautiful Loskop Dam in Gauteng.
In the LBSA on Thursday Dean and Lance Grobler take us night fishing on Palm Beach on the South Coast. Dean manages to catch a flap nose hound shark – a new ESA species, among many other catches for the evening
In DSSA next week Ray and Abel take us over the South African border for an exciting tiger fishing expedition in Caprivi - Namibia.
Later we join Mark and Garth in Sodwana on the mighty Tom Cat where they target amberjack with guest anglers Frik Van Heerden and Pieter de Jager.

KINGFISHER FISHING CLINICS
The Kingfisher hosts free fishing clinics on their premises, 53 Hunter Street, Durban once a month. They host a Paddle Ski Fishing clinic by Markham Pollard, a Rock and Surf clinic run by Ivan Stopforth and a Drop Shot clinic by Lloyd Pereira. These Clinics are very informative and covers all the basics, including equipment, knots, bait presentation, and tactics. These free clinics are there to help beginners and experienced anglers to see what the sport is all about and how to target certain species of fish. It also shows anglers what equipment to use and also elaborates on safety. These are very popular so book early to avoid disappointment. To book for one of these free clinics phone the Kingfisher on 031- 3683903.