Durban harbour ox-eye tarpon action
We have been told of ox-eye tarpon and snapper salmon action in Durban harbour this past week.
After quite some time of very unproductive fishing in the harbour, things have started to heat up somewhat and reports have come flying through.
Charter boats as well as recreational anglers have had nothing but good stories from the harbour over the last week and it doesn't stop there. The amount of gamefish caught around the popular spots for spinning has increased heavily. With a seemingly immediate disappearance of the pickhandle barracuda over the last two weeks, the kingfish and torpedo scads have come through thick and fast, along with some good sized sand gurnards and ox-eye tarpon.
McArthy paddletails have been king in the harbour and seem to be pulling more fish than any other bait. Rigged with a strong Mustad Jig head in 5g or 7g, this is unbeatable for most gamefish species.
On the bait side of things, grunter have made an appearance and have been averaging around 400mm to 500mm. Most fish are being taken on red-eye or cracker. The sandbanks have been relatively quiet and have seen a few sand gurnards and smaller fish. The larger grunter seem to be hanging around the deeper waters where many anglers have found themselves hooking into a few snapper salmon too.
(File Photo: Office of the KZN Premier)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre
Charter boats as well as recreational anglers have had nothing but good stories from the harbour over the last week and it doesn't stop there. The amount of gamefish caught around the popular spots for spinning has increased heavily. With a seemingly immediate disappearance of the pickhandle barracuda over the last two weeks, the kingfish and torpedo scads have come through thick and fast, along with some good sized sand gurnards and ox-eye tarpon.
McArthy paddletails have been king in the harbour and seem to be pulling more fish than any other bait. Rigged with a strong Mustad Jig head in 5g or 7g, this is unbeatable for most gamefish species.
On the bait side of things, grunter have made an appearance and have been averaging around 400mm to 500mm. Most fish are being taken on red-eye or cracker. The sandbanks have been relatively quiet and have seen a few sand gurnards and smaller fish. The larger grunter seem to be hanging around the deeper waters where many anglers have found themselves hooking into a few snapper salmon too.
(File Photo: Office of the KZN Premier)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre