Durban harbour fishing update

The harbour will become a hotspot for anglers over the next week or two as the sea increases to over 2.5m.

Luckliy, there are more than enough fish to go around. Grunter seem to have come back on the bite and there have been more positive reports daily.

Catches of brown skates have not declined so far, but grunter seem to be finding baits before most flatfish. A decent variety of other edibles have moved in as well, making fishing extremely exciting for the children.

Anglers fishing in the moorings have hooked good rock salmon, but have unfortunately lost most of them to chain ropes and insufficient tackle. Extra strong Mustad hooks need to be used. A high abrasive braid such as Sunline Super PE or Triple Fish Gatorbraid is always a good thing against the chains and, of course, get your knots right by visiting your local tackle store for advice and a tutorial.

Kingfish have been caught on small live blacktail off BAT Centre Pier on the high tides fishing with top bung, as well as a few rockcod and pickhandle barracuda. 

The water has been slightly off colour, but hopefully that will change in the Westerly winds.

(File Photo: Office of the KZN Premier)

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