Big shad at Blue Lagoon

A massive shad of 5.496kg was caught at Blue Lagoon on a live shad by Veron John using his Daiwa Saltist reel that he won at the Beachfront competition a while back.

This is a sign of the quality fish still to come. 

Many of the other shad to have been landed have been taken on KZN sardines. Garrick have also been caught at Blue Lagoon over the last week, which has put this area right up there in top spot for last week.

For those who are after something other than shad, Snake Park pier has consistently produced good numbers of geelbek during the week and weekend, which have been landed on fresh sardine and also on larger chokka baits. The odd geelbek has also been landed on a shad trace.

Towards Addington and Moyo's Pier anglers have also found themselves hooking into some good grunter and stumpies at night.

On 1 August The Kingfisher started their annual Biggest Shad Competition. This year it will be run over a two-month period, August and September, with three prizes each month. The heaviest shad for each month will receive a Daiwa SL 50SHK Reel, valued at R1625, the second heaviest shad will receive a 13’6” Kingfisher Coastline Medium, three-piece, 4-6oz Graphite Rod, valued at R1145 and third heaviest shad will receive a Daiwa AG 6000 Reel valued at R598. Please note that all shad (fresh) must be weighed at either, The Kingfisher, 53 Hunter Street or Tackle Centre, Old Fort Road or The Fishing Tackle Shop, Warner Beach during trading hours.

Please remember there is a bag limit of four and the minimum size is 30cm and that the season closes 30 September and re-opens 1 December 2015.

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