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FISHING REPORT 08TH MAY 2010
Looks like the sea will have settled down by the time this report gets published so we anglers will be able to at the very least wet a line this weekend. Today looking like the windier of the two days with Sunday looking pretty good with a light northerly blowing all day.
The last couple days the 2-3 meter ground swell has prevented most anglers from fishing so reports are pretty slim! Starting down the south coast Dean Pretorious tells me there are quit a few “shoal” kob coming out along the lower south coast between Port Edward and Margate. These fish have been ranging between the 2-10kg sizes. These fish have mostly been around the points and rocky areas on the low tide.
Shad have apparently been coming out at Port Shepston but that is unconfirmed. The sand spit has also had a few kob come out on artificial’s but its still early on the season which runs to October.
Allowal Shoal keeps producing large numbers of wahoo. The bonito have been “wild” and so that’s the reason the fish are hanging around there. In between the wahoo very large couta and some yellow fin tuna have been caught. Allowal seems to be a very healthy reef and I’m sure this is due to the bottom fishing restriction. You don’t hear of catches around Durban anymore like there have been on Allowal or the upper north coast!
The blacktip kingfish on the upper south coast are starting to wind down but I did hear some rumours of the North and South piers in Durban holding some large specimens and even some big GT’s (giant trevally).
With the big sea around Durban I have had no more to add since reports from the weekend. Which were plenty of snoek around blue lagoon and Durban north beaches and some whisperings of couta? I say whisperings because start asking questions and the anglers miraculously become mute!!!
Up North from the shore there isn’t much to report as the sea has been on its head.
Before the big swell came through there were some lovely size grunter being caught between Blue Lagoon and Snake Park. Most the anglers have been using white cracker shrimp, prawn, sea lice or natal sardine as bait.
Sharks and skates are disappearing as the winter conditions are far from preferable for these species. The large kob will start to come out at Tugela soon if not already! To target these fish its best to fish with live mullet or shad during the night.
The ski anglers have been catching some serious couta up the north coast, and even better news is the sharks seem to be absent.
Richards bay has been producing some serious “gas bottles” (aka yellowfin tuna) with some fish in excess of 70kgs. Warren Bennet managed to boat one in the 70kgs range amongst a few other fish.
More reports have come in of pilot shoals of Sardines in the upper Transkei, this of course is promising but the last two years have had good early season signs as well so we can only hope!!! Tight lines for what looks to be a pretty decent weekend of weather…
May the Sharks claim victory today over the Stormers!!!!!
Port Edward Ski boat club
The Port Edward ski boat competition (hosted my Marlin Ski Boat club) last weekend was a huge success. A 100 boats participated, 77 couta were weighed in with the average fish weighing 17.68kgs. The winning fish was a magnificent fish of 34.48kgs caught by Wayne Beissner.
Roger Allchin boated the biggest other game fish with a kingfish of 41.16kgs on the boat Shake Shake. Top junior was Jacob Plenary with a 14.24 couta and top lady Jessica Jarvis with a 18.76 couta.
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Hier Gaan Ons Alweer
We would like to let you all know that, "Hier Gaan Ons Alweer" is starting to air on Wednesday evenings at 19.00 on Kyknet, channel 111, with six rebroadcast during the week: This entertaining TV series will run for three months, April, May and June.
"Stywe Lyne / Tight Lines” are doing a series of articles on this fishing series. Petri de Wet and Takkie Branford from HGOA are on the cover of the April edition of Stywe Lyne which also includes their first article. Petri and his team fish all over Southern Africa, fishing in salt and fresh water and will be fishing with The Kingfisher products, reels, rods, lines lures etc.
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.
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 Free Fishing Clinic’s
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. To find out more about these clinics and to book a seat please phone The Kingfishers sales staff on 031 368 3903.
”The Ray de Bruyn bait encyclopedia”, NO MORE SECRETS
Raymond de Bruyn from ESA extreme sports angling recently released a very informative bait presentation guide. This reference book contains some proven bait presentations with large full color photos with very easy to follow steps. Volume 1 covers baits made using Sardines and includes some very useful information on collecting and preserving your bait. This series of reference books will comprise of 12 issues.
There is some fantastic information available in this series which is called
”The Ray de Bruyn bait encyclopedia”, NO MORE SECRETS, and in this series he has done his best to share his vast knowledge and cover many secretive fish catching bait combinations. Collect the entire set and store them in the file which will be available with volume 6 for easy reference. The Ray de Bruyn bait encyclopedia’ is available at R49.50 from The Kingfisher in Durban or ask your nearest tackle store to order one for you.
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.
We will be open for trading on the 2nd April from 9:00am to 1:00pm but will be closed on Monday the 5Th April.
KZN fishing news
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.
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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