Bluff shad and bronze bream action
The Bluff started the week off with a bang and saw many bronze bream on prawn and a few shad over 2kg landed. One shad of 2.7kg was landed at night by an angler using McArthy Paddletail for kob.
The Kingfisher Shad Competition is a few days from closure for August and top three spots are as follow: 1st - 5.496 kg, 2nd - 3.320 kg and 3rd - 2.920 kg. If the Bluff keeps producing quality fish as it has been, there is a good chance that the standings may change.
Toti and Warner Beach were much like the Bluff and saw excellent shad coming out during the week, but saw little action during the weekend.
Illovo has still got a few garrick on offer for anglers throwing plug and anglers using live bait.
Umkomaas river mouth offered up grunter and smaller skates during the week.
Scottburgh was far more productive and had fish being landed throughout the week and weekend. Good shad activity in the mornings, Natal snoek on spoon and drop-shot, as well as blue rays on a regular basis, caught on fresh chokka and red-eye baits.
Umdoni Point was quiet with shad on and off in the mornings. The odd snoek was landed during the week on spoon.
Port Shepstone has had good catches of kob at night, garrick in the mornings and shad pretty much throughout the day. Many smaller kob were taken on paddletail.
Port Edward saw lots of shad and good sized garrick off Splash Rock, as well as bonito for the anglers spinning. Bronze bream and kob have also kept anglers at the water in surrounding areas.
Port St John's has plenty of kob on offer, as well as bronze bream.
Brazen Head has had excellent hammerhead sharks feeding daily, as well as a few bigger grey sharks.
Mazeppa and Hole-In-The-Wall saw dozens of shad, grey sharks and hammerhead sharks. Edibles in the gullies were also plentiful.
KZN Fishing together with their partner, The Kingfisher, is proud to announce the first ever Shad Release Competition.
With all the social media focus on the wholesale slaughter of these species and anglers not keeping to the regulations, KZN Fishing aims with this competition to create some awareness in the angling fraternity and the public at large.
It is a simple competition with some great prizes from The Kingfisher.
Prizes:
1st - Daiwa Grand Wave 40 SHVK reel
2nd - Poseidon Coastline 13.6 Medium 3pc Rod
The Rules:
One rod per entrant.
Bait and Lures (no treble hooks).
All fish must be safely released after being photographed.
Photos must be sent to the Competition Officials on the same day.
Scorecards to be signed off by another angler within the comp or an Official.
Score cards to be handed into the Officials by 11:30 at the gazebo/table.
Venue - Sunkist Beach
Time - 6am to 11am
Date - 5 September 2015
Entrance Fee - R50 per person
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