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FISHING REPORT 13TH MARCH 2010
Angling
After nearly a week of continuing Easterly winds, cold water has moved in and as a result most fish have turned off and seem to have lockjaw. However the weatherman predicts a light south west wind and hopefully this will bring back some much needed warm water to put the fish back on the bite. There are only sporadic catches of shad being reported but the warmer water should put them back on the bite.
The inedible species however seem to have adapted to the cold water and sand sharks in particular are keeping anglers busy as there are good reports of fish on both North and South Coasts. A few nice size sand sharks have been caught in the Tinley, Ballito and Tongaat areas recently together with some brown skates. Lloyd Pereira from The Kingfisher landed a nice sandie of around 30kg’s at Chakas Rock.
The Durban Bay has slowed down a bit but if you persevere you might get lucky. Pete Marriott from The Kingfisher did just that and was rewarded with a magnificent grunter of 4.4gk’s fishing from Two Grumpy Old Men. A few smaller grunter were caught as well as a long tail brown ray.
News from Terry Nel about the Port Edward area is that the river estuaries seem to be the only places that are producing fish and gunter are the fish on the bite there and on Sunday afternoon Christine landed four in the Mtamvuna River. Otherwise, little else are around and hopes are that fishing will improve as the season approaches.
The Transkei is also fishing well despite the cold water with favourable reports coming in from the Port St Johns and Hole in The Wall areas. Mostly big ragged tooth and hammerhead sharks are coming out but there have been some good size grey and spinner shark activity as well. Anglers fishing these venues at night are getting some small kob and grunter.
Ski Boats and fishing ski’s
Ski Boats and fishing ski’s at the moment are experiencing the same conditions as their rock and surf counterparts and are finding fish hard to come by due to the cold water and game fish in particular are hard to come by. The Aliwal shoal and Protea banks seem to be producing some fish as there are good reports of mainly yellow fin tunny being caught at these venues. The only report of couta come from the North Coast where Gavin Davies managed to land a fine couta of 19 kg from his fishing ski.
Fishing Competitions
Port Edward Ski Boat Club Couta Classic
The Port Edward Ski Boat Club is hosting a couta classic on the 30th April to the 1st May 2010. Over R350 000 worth of sponsorship and other prizes! First prize, for the heaviest couta is a Yamaha Seacat 510CC, fully equipped with, motors, trailer and extras.
Entry Fee: R350 from 1st March to 25 April 2010, thereafter R400. Entries close on the 29th April.
NB: Shirts can be supplied at R200 each if ordered and paid for before the end of March. Launching from Hibberdene to Port Edward only.
NB: only limited launching available at Port Edward, strictly “first come first served!” E-mail or Fax Entry Form together with copy of Deposit/ Transfer made out to: Marlin Ski Boat Club, Standard Bank, Margate (057528) Account No: 053257731.
Any queries: Call Jenny 072 429 8101, Peter Philip on 083 375 3553, John “Duffer” on 082 490 1495 or send e-mail to club address Email: marlinskiboatclub@telkomsa.net
13th TFT Tournament.
The results supplied by Chris Diggs on the 13th TFT tournament that was fished recently at Jozini Dam. Well this year’s event has now come and gone and what a success I believe it was with all that the sponsors were able to contribute. The new format, in terms of the 550mm qualifying length worked and is now the benchmark for future competitions as it ensures less fish mortality and also makes scorecard tallying smoother running and a lot less time consuming.
The weather was great this year but looks can be deceiving and the anglers were hard-pressed to find and land qualifying fish. Hats off and well done to those that did! I am pleased to say that all fish caught and recorded were released live to the water and I received no reports of mortalities. Below are the results for the week-end. Please bear in mind that where there were two fish of the same length caught, the one caught earlier took the advantage and so appeared higher on the scoreboard.
OVERALL WINNER – Longest Fish
Gordon Reid – MG Print Services - With a fish of 630mm – Main prize of R10 000.00 cash sponsored by Honda Marine, Pinetown, a further R3000.00 cash from Waterdog Promotions for releasing the fish alive and other sponsored prizes.
2nd PLACE
John Rich – Stoney Ridge Offroad Academy – With a fish of 625mm – Garmin Oregon 550 hand held GPS with waterway and street cards sponsored by Antalis - South Africa and other sponsored prizes.
3rd PLACE
Justin Osborne - With a fish of 600mm caught on Friday at 12h15 hours – Free week-end for two sponsored by Shayamoya Tigerfishing and Game Lodge and other sponsored prizes.
4th PLACE.
Dustin Cooper – With a fish of 600mm caught on Saturday at 09h30 hours – Fragram Hi-Pressure cleaner sponsored by Paper Connection, Pinetown and other sponsored prizes.
MOST FISH OVER 550MM – INDIVIDUAL
Mathew Poultney – 2 fish with a combined length of 1140mm.
MOST FISH OVER 500MM – TEAM
BOAT 8 – Nick Gillings, Randal Poultney, Mathew Poultney and Tony Talbot – 9 fish with a combined length of 4890mm.
In closing, and on behalf of Waterdog Promotions, I would like to thank each and every sponsor and participant of the event for their contributions in making it the success that it was. I look forward to seeing all of you there next year – diarise the 4th and 5th March 2011.
Senior Fishing Nationals
The Senior Fishing Nationals were held during the course of last week in the East London area and the KZN team did extremely well to eventually play the ‘catch up’ game and end up in a very credible second place.
Two Major Fishing Competitions for Fishing Ski and Jet Ski Anglers.
There are two major fishing competitions coming up for Fishing Ski and Jet Ski anglers. The first one is the Umhlanga Challenge which takes place on the 20th and 21st March 2010. This is quite a unique competition in that anglers fish ’open boundaries’ and can launch anywhere between Zinkwazi in the North and Port Shepstone in the South. The weigh in will take place at the Umhalanga Ski Boat Club on both days. The second one is the Annual Paindane Species Competition which is held at the Paindane Resort in Mozambique. This competition runs from the 3rd May to the7th May. For more on both of these competitions anglers can log on to info@stealthkyakfishing.co.za.
The Wartburg Angling Club Annual Babel Competition
The Wartburg Angling Club is hosting their annual babel competition on the 20TH March 2010 at the Albert Falls Dam. There are lots of prizes up for grabs which include Men’s, Ladies and Juniors with a first prize being R10,000 for the biggest fish (ladies are eligible for this prize over and above their first prize of R 1000). The junior section also has a first prize of R1200. For more information anglers can contact Gary 079 692 1478 or Edwin 082 971 2003.
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ESA Fishing shows on TV
Don’t forget to watch the action packed ESA fishing shows on TV. These shows feature both saltwater and bass fishing and are aired on Super sport 1. The ESA Saltwater show will be broadcasted weekly on Thursdays between 19h30 and 20h30, and the ESA Bass show will air weekly on Tuesdays between 19h00 and 19h30.
This is what you can expect over the next two months in ESA saltwater.
Episode 11, 11/03/2010. In LBSA Ray and Alan Legge target flat fish on the South Coast. In DSSA Craig and Bruno target the smaller king fish species as they say goodbye to Paindane. It’s raining skippies for ESA Team Pink.
Episode 12, 18/03/2010. In LBSA Ray and Craig use the Aqua Cat to target summer species. The DSSA team moves onto Ponta De Ouro where the tax man claims his fair share. Team Pink looks back on their wonderful experience.
Episode 13, 25/03/2010. In LBSA Ray & Tinus target sand sharks at Nonoti. The DSSA team take a look at a new area, Port Alfred. In OSSA Mark and his team have some exciting catches.
Episode 14, 01/04/2010. Watch the team as they get up to some mischief and land some beauties. Watch the DSSA team as they target green job fish amongst the denizens of the deep. In OSSA Mark explores the waters of Kenya.
Episode 15, 08/04/2010. In LBSA the guys enjoy some of the best of summer angling on the North Coast. Dean drop shots in Port Alfred. In OSSA Mark takes on the good old waters of Cape Vidal.
Episode 16, 15/04/2010. The LBSA team catch kingies while the DSSA team explore angling off Wave Runners on the South Coast. Make sure you don’t miss this exciting OSSA show in Kenya.
Episode 17, 22/04/2010. In LBSA learn more about targeting diamonds with Ray and Lloyd. In DSSA take a look at fishing off a house boat in Port Edward while Mark in OSSA targets Marlin in Cape Vidal, stay tuned to see if he hooks his target specie.
Episode 18, 29/04/2010. Watch as the Ray and his guests catch an array of interesting species in LBSA. Be sure to catch this episode of DSSA as Clive hooks a Zambie off a wave runner. Watch as the OSSA team land marlin.
Episode 19, 06/05/2010. In LBSA watch as Ray catches some record breaking fish. The DSSA team targets fish in Port Edward while Mark in OSSA says goodbye to his beautiful extreme destination, Kenya.
The Kingfisher`s Free Fishing Clinics
The Kingfisher hosts free Fishing Clinic’s on their premises once a month, these clinics cover Shore Angling, Off- Shore Angling, Fresh Water Angling as well as Diving. These 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.
Kingfisher Bass Clinic
The Kingfisher is hosting a bass clinic on the 10th April at their premises, 53 Hunter Street, Durban, from 9-12 noon, 2010. Garth Liefeldt and Grant Herwitt will be sharing their secrets to their success. These guys are the KZN BETT Leaque champions for 2007, 2008 & 2009 seasons. They were also the Inanda Bass Classic Team Champions for 2008 & 2009. Garth and Grant are really good with 9 x 1st place finishes and 15 x top 3 finishes. Booking for this bass clinic is essential.
Shane from Freedivers is hosting a diving, spear fishing and cray fishing clinic on the 27th March at The Kingfisher, 53 Hunter Street, Durban. This will be a great clinic, especially as the crayfish season is now open. To find out more about these clinics and to book a seat please phone The Kingfishers sales staff on 031 368 3903.
The ESA saltwater pro angler to launch a series of reference magazines
We have heard, through the grape vine, that Raymond de Bruyn, the ESA saltwater pro angler, is about to launch a series of reference magazines. This great idea will be known as “No More Secrets, Bait Encyclopaedia”. Volume 1 deals with the sardine bait and has a step by step guide, with colour pictures of how Ray’s tie’s his favourite baits. We will try and get Ray to be at The Kingfisher on Saturday the 3rd April to get him to sign your purchased copy. We will keep you posted if we can arrange this.
The Kingfisher’s trading hours
The Kingfisher’s trading hours are Monday, Wednesday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, Tuesday 8:30am to 5:00pm and Saturday 8:00am to 1:00pm. For the latest KZN fishing news presented by OJ, tune into East Coast Radio At 5.40am Monday – Friday. If you miss that then phone the Kingfisher’s KZN Angling Hotline on 082-234 6362, this report is updated 7am daily.
Picture of Peter Marriott and his 4.4kg grunter that he caught recently in the Durban Bay.
Any info about fishing, fish caught or competitions in your area e-mail Mike at kingfish@iafrica.com or fax 031- 368 4137.
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