Dorado success off Durban
With the seas being as big as they were over the last week, it is only expected to receive few reports of fish from ski boaters. Luckily there will always be the die-hard anglers out there braving the sea trying to attain bragging rights. St Lucia had fairly decent fishing for a few anglers, all the way from St Lucia itself through to Richards Bay. Tuna and amberjack have been caught in as little as 15m of water in certain areas on live baits. The water is still greenish but should clear up over the next week.
Umdloti and Glenashley have still seen good garrick activity on live baits in the rough seas. In the rough seas, the garrick will more often than not be willing to venture further out into deeper water as the bait fish tend to do the same, seeking refuge in the choppy water. From Durban all the way down to Toti, anglers have hooked into small quantities of Natal snoek on the backline. If the snoek are feeding shy, downsize on your bait and spoons and you will be amazed with the results. Protea Banks should start to produce good numbers of gamefish soon, when the water settles and increases in temperature. Wahoo have made a surprise appearance with a few boats managing a fish or two off Shelly Beach area. Richard Chivers of Nikao Fishing Adventures called me with great excitement to announce the arrival of dorado off Durban. Two were caught off his boat earlier this week.
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