Snapper salmon at uShaka

Kosi Bay - Although there have been hundreds of menacing shad in this area, anglers have managed to land some lovely kingfish on slide baits. The grunter have been plentiful and have been willing to take most bait in the water. Sardine head has been getting the bigger fish, while prawn or cracker baits have been getting a higher number of fish.

Cape Vidal - The majority of catches around this area have been shad which have been taking baits intended for other fish. Anglers fishing off the rocky points and ledges have caught plenty of yellowbelly rockcod and other rock dwellers such as lantern fish and speckled snapper. The large number of rockcod has been due to the use of larger baits such as whole red-eye, bonito cutlet and mackerel head. These have been rigged on a larger hook such as the Mustad Big gun 6/0 and up.

Richards Bay - The action in the harbour seems to have drawn anglers in, and despite relatively good reports from the surf, anglers remain in the harbour due to the amount of fish being landed. The bulk of catches has been made up of grunter, garrick and kob, with a few stumpies and grey sharks as well.

Tugela - This area was still productive, despite all the rain that fell. Grey sharks and kob have been the main catches, with a few snapper salmon and flatfish showing face at intervals throughout the day.

Ballito - Shakas Rock has fished well over the last week, seeing plenty of grey shark action as well as a variety of flatfish. In areas such as these, it is important to make use of a high quality and high abrasion resistant line such as Kingfisher Giant Abrasion, in the higher diameters between 0.45mm and 0.58mm when fishing for larger species. During the morning sessions, anglers have been kept busy with large bronze bream and stone bream with plenty of other edibles around the rocks as well.

Blue Lagoon - The north bank has produced a surprising number of garrick and kob over the last week. Spinning enthusiasts have taken advantage of this and had fun on McArthy Paddletails and also plugs for the garrick. Be sure to take a look at Daiwa's new LEXA range of spinning rods, available in a 6'6" and 7' for the light tackle anglers, and then a 10' and 11' for anglers looking at getting a bit of distance on their casts. The 10' and 11' are ideal for casting lighter spoons for Natal snoek an absolute mile. The best part about the 10 and the 11 foot is that they are four-piece rods and can be packed up and stored easily for traveling purposes.

Durban - The rain seems to have scared anglers off over the last week, as the turnout on the beachfront was rather sad in comparison to the previous few weeks. Unfortunately, the anglers who did not fish areas such as uShaka and Addington missed out on plenty of good fishing. Brown skates, blue skates, grey sharks and snapper salmon were caught by the busload throughout the week, even in the harsh weather conditions.

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