Big sharks at La Mercy
We have heard reports of anglers hooking big sharks at La Mercy this past week.
So far Kosi Bay has been relatively quiet with the honeycombs, but to the relief of most anglers they have started to make an appearance. Another species that has been seen a lot more over the last week are the blackfin sharks which are coming out mainly on chokka slide or bonito slide baits.
Cape Vidal has been productive in the early morning sessions with a few shad being caught on spoon. Drop-shot fun for the early risers using McArthy 4 and 5" jerk minnows, seeing a few kingfish and smaller wave garrick coming out regularly.
At Richards Bay there have been lots of milkies around to keep anglers busy, but will become a pest to most anglers after a while. These milkies take almost any bait thrown, no matter the size. When conditions were right, there have been a few brown skates and honeycombs as well, which have fallen victim to red-eye baits and a few mackerel baits.
At Salt Rock the water has been dirty and has had plenty of debris from the rivers during the week. There has also been a lot of strong side-washes to contend with, but there were still a couple of fish being landed on a well-presented bay squid or red-eye baits.
La Mercy mouth area has seen a few big sharks again being caught using bait boats taking out bigger baits. Both blackfin and Zambezi sharks are taking these bigger baits.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
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Cape Vidal has been productive in the early morning sessions with a few shad being caught on spoon. Drop-shot fun for the early risers using McArthy 4 and 5" jerk minnows, seeing a few kingfish and smaller wave garrick coming out regularly.
At Richards Bay there have been lots of milkies around to keep anglers busy, but will become a pest to most anglers after a while. These milkies take almost any bait thrown, no matter the size. When conditions were right, there have been a few brown skates and honeycombs as well, which have fallen victim to red-eye baits and a few mackerel baits.
At Salt Rock the water has been dirty and has had plenty of debris from the rivers during the week. There has also been a lot of strong side-washes to contend with, but there were still a couple of fish being landed on a well-presented bay squid or red-eye baits.
La Mercy mouth area has seen a few big sharks again being caught using bait boats taking out bigger baits. Both blackfin and Zambezi sharks are taking these bigger baits.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @kingfisherdaiwa @SportswaveAndre