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ROCK & SURF - South Coast
The Port Edward area has suddenly livened up and even
the fish have come to the party. Local malls are adding
rejoicing with a 'ping ping' sound on their tills and
the people down there beginning to enjoy their holiday.
Fishing has been great and the shad season began with
big daddies over the 3kg mark all taken on drift bait
and spoon. Surf conditions are 10/10 and even the weather
is playing the game. A variety of fish have been caught
over the last few days. A 15kg kingfish, an 8kg tropical
yellowtail, one barracuda and a few small grey sharks,
three hammerhead sharks and some small brown skates have
so far been reported. No news from the estuaries yet but
the hotter summer days are sure to change this. Sought
after baits are also freely available on the market and
mackerel, chokka, good sardines and prawns are plentiful.
Seems to me that the recreational has taken over the economic
climate for a while. In the Durban area a few good fish
have been landed although the fishing has been a little
patchy. A shad of 4.13 kg's was weighed in at The Kingfisher
early on Wednesday. Shore angling is still improving with
some good catches of shad being reported along the middle
South Coast. Although there are some big specimens around,
most fish are just making size. Other edible fish that
are being reported from the South Coast include quite
a few pompano and good size stumpies in the Sezella and
Umdoni area and the Umkomaas area at this time of the
year produces some very good angling.
For those anglers wishing to target some big fish reports
of very big honeycomb rays being caught along the South
Coast recently. Along with these fish a few big sand sharks
and brown skates have also been caught. Traditional places
such as Errol Hays, Scottburgh and Umdoni points are also
fishing very well for these particular fish. There are
still quite a few good brusher around and some big specimens
are being caught along the Twini ledge, Isipingo and at
Doonside
ROCK & SURF - North Coast
Anglers that are willing to take a quick trip
to the North Coast area will almost definitely be a worthwhile
exercise when the right weather patterns occur. After
a few hot days and light North Easterly winds this venue
can provide anglers a great days angling as there are
excellent flatfish and shark angling up there. The same
can be said for the Amatikulu and Port Durnford areas,
but at these two venues anglers rather target the diamond
skates that have already been caught but not in any great
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SKI BOATS & FISHING SKI'S
The Ski Boat and fishing ski anglers have since last week carried
on getting some good results as far as game fish are concerned.
Dorado in particular are being caught all along the coast with
the deep water grounds off Durban working particularly well.
Couta catches seem to be erratic as there are reports of good
catches and then they seem to disappear out of areas that have
been working well. The only regular catches come from the Aliwal
Shoal and Scottburgh areas in the south and then the Umdloti
area in the north. Anglers that have ventured up to the Cape
Vidal area have had a variety of good fish. Sailfish in particular
have been in abundance over the past two weeks Fishing off a
fishing ski last week Jaco Franken hooked four salies and released
three fish, other fish that made up their catch was dorado,
couta and smaller tunny. A marlin of 220 kg was also reported
from the Vidal area on Monday by an angler only known as Hannes
off a boat called 'Avante', so a trip up to Vidal seem a worthwhile
idea. The Protea banks have also produced some bigger tunny
along with the odd couta and wahoo.
TRADING HOURS
The trading hours of The Kingfisher over the festive season
are as follows:
Mon – Fri. 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat. 8:00 – 1:00pm
Plus:
Every Sunday in December including Tuesday the 16th December
from 9:00 –1:00pm.
ANGLERS RANKING FOR 2008
Dave Nisbet the SECRETARY / TREASURER of the KWAZULU-NATAL COAST
ANGLERS UNION sent in this report.
“Attached are the Top 50 Individual anglers’ results
for 2008. Included in these results, as promised by the Convenor
of Selectors, is the Top 50 Anglers for the three year period
2006 to 2008. Well that’s it for 2008. Enjoy the December
break”
KINGFISHER FISHING CLINICS
The Kingfisher hosts a free Fishing Ski Clinic on their premises
once a month by Markham Pollard. These monthly 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.
Over and above this they also hold Rock and Surf clinics 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. To book for
one of these free clinics (except for the month of December)
phone the Kingfisher on 031- 368 3903. See ESA Section for the
Kingfisher Clinic lineup and info.
ESA
The monthly ESA Angler Makeover for November 2008.
And the winner is.... Sean Smidt from Benoni!
Sean is an ESA Platinum member and his facet of choice is BASS!
Xavier Tierberghien (ESA Bass Pro Angler) contacted Sean to
give him the good news; Sean was obviously absolutely,thrilled.
He will be spending time with Xavier on a production shoot to
be aired on Supersport and will receive fishing tackle, in his
chosen facet, to the value of R10 000-00 sponsored by The Kingfisher.
Congrats Sean and we look forward to seeing you on TV!
In ESA BASS we meet up with Xavier and Richard Watson back at
Clanwilliam in the Western Cape fishing for the sporty small
mouth bass.
ESA Saltwater: Throughout the next couple of weeks leading up
to Christmas we will be taking a look at some of the highlights
for the ESA team during 2008, be sure not to miss it.
The ESA Boys, Xavier (Bass), Mark (Ski Boat) and Raymond (Rock
and Surf) are offering fishing clinics at The Kingfisher, 53
Hunter Street Durban. Bookings essential. Maximum 30 per session.
Added discounts on The Kingfisher products on the day for those
that attend. The clinics are as follows:
Mark
Vertical jigging & plugging clinic.
Friday 12th December (9am till 10.30am).
Saturday 13th December (9am till11am)
Cost: R250.00 per person for non ESA member and R200.00 per
person for ESA members. Clinic will be between 1.5 and 2 hours
long.
Contact: Mark - fishsmart@live.com
Raymond de Bruyn
Will be hosting bait presentation clinics.
Dates are 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, and 22nd (11 till 12.30).
Cost: R300 per person for non ESA members and R 200 per person
for ESA members. The clinics will run for approximately an hour
and a half, and cover a variety of shore angling baits.
Contact Ray: raymond@charadon.com .
Xavier
Friday 12th from 14h30 till 16h30 - Tackle selection (rods,
reels, line choice knots)
Friday 19th from 14h00 till 16h00 - Techniques and tactics,
rigs and tricks!
Saturday 20th (8 till 10) – 1st Session
Saturday 20th (10:30 till 12:30) – 2nd Session, repeat
of the above with added features as casting and troubleshooting
including
dealing with tournaments and variable conditions.
Tuesday 23rd (9 till 11) choosing the right tackle for summer
basing.
Cost: R250 per person for non ESA members and R200 per person
for ESA Members.
Contact: Xavier: xavier@pcib.co.za
Any info about fishing, fish caught or competitions in your area e-mail Mike at kingfish@iafrica.com or fax 031- 368 4137.
For the latest KZN fishing news presented by O.J., tune into East
Coast Radio at 5.40am Monday - Friday. |
