Durban harbour garrick feast

With all the excitement of the garrick in the bay, the turnout of boats has been incredible.

Over the last week, the centre sandbanks produced more than 50 garrick, of which at least ten weighed in at 10kg or more.

These fish were taken on live bait such as maasbanker and sand soldiers.

One angler was lucky enough to land a decent garrick on a 5" Drop-shot Minnow.  

It seems now that the action has tapered off slightly, but with the colder weather expected this week, we may have a second chance at a garrick smash. 

For those who took a look into grunter fishing, the results were pleasing. A few good grunter were reported to have come out in the deeper water around the T Jetty early in the mornings.

The tides play a big role in the movement of the fish and with the tide moving into a 7am low tide this Sunday, fishing will be good over the duration of the weekend.

If the fishing becomes quiet, anglers can make use of light tackle and attempt to fool a mullet or two into feeding.

These fish are great fun on light tackle and are in abundance during the winter months off the banks. Mullet will feed on bread or sardine blocks, or even a mixture of the two.

The larger fish tend to feed more readily on sardine fillet and prove excellent fun on light tackle.

Take the youngsters down for a trip that will get them hooked on fishing, as mullet fishing did with so many of today's top anglers.

I (Andre Bloem) certainly have fond memories of catching mullet on the green harbour slime in the Grunter Gully area.

I also recall milkfish feeding on the slime drifting into the bay from the various canals that feed into it.

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