FISHING REPORT 10TH APRIL 2010.

Angling
As far as angling is concerned the Easter week end was one of the better one's. The weather played its part for holiday makers and locals alike. Shad came on the bite at most of the known spots along the south coast and places like Toti, Winkle and Scottburgh saw hundreds of anglers fishing, mostly for shad and they were not disappointed as these fish came on the bite during the early morning sessions. The Durban area also started producing shad and reports from the La Mercy area suggest that these fish have started making their presence felt up there.

As far as the inedibles are concerned anglers are still having some great fun with the big flatfish on both north and south coasts. The Zululand coastline is still steadily producing the diamond skates and a few very big sand sharks. Terry Nel from Port Edwards reports that although fishing there is still quiet, some big pulls are being lost at night off deep water points. Perhaps still a sign that the baitfish are around and their predators are moving close inshore at night.

A holidaymaker was proud to report that he landed a Salmon of + - 12kg with a pic on his cell phone to prove it. Otherwise only small reef species are being caught and the shad are late again. Further down the coast the Transkei deep water points are yielding some great shark angling. A few oversize ragged tooth sharks have come out at Port St Johns and at The Hole In The Wall areas. Other sharks that are coming out are some average size grey, hammerhead and spinner sharks. Shad down there are feeding freely at almost all known spots and some big fish in the 3 kg range are quite common.

Ski Boats
Ski Boats that fished in and around the Aliwal Shoal over the past week end had some fantastic fishing as the shoal literally came alive with fish.
Wahoo in particular were abundant with most boats getting one or two. Some big specimens in the 30 kg range were also boated. Apart from the wahoo there were a lot of big couta. Dorado and yellow fin tunny as well.

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 couple of weeks in ESA saltwater.

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 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.

”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 (just launched), 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.

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.