PHOTO: Durban harbour geelbek surprise

Durban harbour has been hit hard by anglers over the last week, which means that there have been some good catches to mention. 

On the top of the list is a magnificent geelbek caught from the wharf, which weighed in at over 7kgs. This is highly unusual and has only been seen a handful of times in the last few years. With more decent sized baits in the water, anglers could see a few more of these geelbek in our winter months. 

The next fish which needs a mention is a monster grunter which tipped the scales at 7.1kg, which was caught on a charter boat, along with a fish of 4.2kg on the same evening. These large fish seem to be coming out on a weekly basis and seem to be following no pattern. Those who fish more often have had better results which follows the mentality that the more time spent on the water, the luckier the angler.

Note must be taken that a large percentage of the fish being caught are taking local KZN sardines. 

These sardines are the preferred baits and in comparison to boxed sardines, have consistently produced a larger fish and a faster bite.

No more garrick catches reported over the last week.

Two anglers managed to boat two Natal snoek close to NSRI on spoon, while trying for kingfish and pickhandle barracuda, which were also caught in Durban harbour this past week.

(The geelbek caught at the Naval Base in Durban harbour last weekend)

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(File Photo: Office of the KZN Premier)