FISHING REPORT 20TH MARCH 2010

Angling
Shore anglers have not been treated kindly this summer season as many of the expected fish that frequent the KZN coastline, namely big sand sharks have simply not appeared although a few smaller specimens have been landed. Anglers targeting diamonds have had a reasonable season with quite a few specimens being landed at most known spots.With autumn on our doorstep anglers can start looking forward to the garrick run and hopefully a sardine run will materialize this year.

The weather man predicts some strong swells this week end together with South Westerly winds which could make for some trying conditions for anglers. Fishing during the course of last week picked up quite nicely as good weather combined with low swell produced some good results. Shad are now starting to come out on a more regular basis and a few very un-seasonal monster shad have been reported from the South Coast areas.

Pompano are still on the bite and good reports of these fish are coming from the Pennington and Sezella areas in the south. Quite a few fair size yellow-fin kingfish and queen fish are coming out along the Umgababa stretch as well as good reports of these kingfish coming from the Cutting and Treasure beach areas. As far as flatfish are concerned, anglers targeting them are still having a great season, mainly due to persistent easterly winds combined with brown water and low swells.

Fly fishing
Something for the person who is keen to start fly fishing, a service
offered by Bill Whitehead. All the necessary Fly Fishing tackle will be supplied for training purposes, just bring along your own food, drinks, hat and jacket, and start learning from Start to Fishing.

1. Training - Setting up your fly fishing tackle from Start to Fishing – remember all tackle will be supplied from Float Tube to Sun Tan Lotion.

2. Training – How to tie knots and to cast a fly from Start to Fishing.

3. Optional Training:
i. Setting up your Float Tube and a test run before going solo – from Start to Fishing.
ii. How to row a boat from Start to Fishing.

4. We will arrange fishing on a well stocked dam where your training will be done from Start to Fishing.

5. This will be within one hours drive from Pietermaritzburg (The roads are in a fair condition for using your own car).

6. We can arrange from Self Catering Accommodation up to Hotel Accommodation, from singles to family (Please book early, accommodation is limited, depending on the time of the year).

Phone BILL WHITEHEAD - 082 6331132 for further details.

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 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. 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.

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.

The ESA saltwater pro angler to launch a series of reference magazines
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. Ray will be at The Kingfisher on Saturday the 3rd April from 9 – 12 noon, to sign your purchased copy.


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.