Early dorado action off KZN
We heard of the arrival of dorado off the KZN north coast this past week.
North
Cape Vidal to Richards Bay is starting to see some dorado catches being made, even though it is still early in the season. The water temperature in the last week or so has gone up so we should start seeing more pelagic gamefish on the Zululand coast in the next month or so. The Kingfisher has just launched a new range of trawling feathers that should prove deadly for tuna and dorado.
Zinkwazi to Westbrook is still producing a couple of garrick, most of these catches being made on live bait. Once you have caught your legal limit you can have some fun and change over to a Mustad circle hook to prevent the fish from swallowing the hook and this will ensure its survival.
Central
Umdlodti to Durban has seen some Natal snoek action, but it seems that the fish has moved right into the backline area. When targeting snoek so close to shore, one should always have a person behind the wheel in case a wave pops up unexpectedly.
South
Bluff to Pennington has produced one or two yellowfin tuna this past week. Most of the tuna are being caught on trawling lures like Kingfisher Rattlers and are being caught on the 50m depth contour. Port Edward to Transkei has seen some decent bottom fishing. Species like geelbek and dageraad have been landed. For the fortunate few there have been a couple of copper steenbras. These fish are extremely strong and one should use extra heavy tackle when targeting them.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
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Cape Vidal to Richards Bay is starting to see some dorado catches being made, even though it is still early in the season. The water temperature in the last week or so has gone up so we should start seeing more pelagic gamefish on the Zululand coast in the next month or so. The Kingfisher has just launched a new range of trawling feathers that should prove deadly for tuna and dorado.
Zinkwazi to Westbrook is still producing a couple of garrick, most of these catches being made on live bait. Once you have caught your legal limit you can have some fun and change over to a Mustad circle hook to prevent the fish from swallowing the hook and this will ensure its survival.
Central
Umdlodti to Durban has seen some Natal snoek action, but it seems that the fish has moved right into the backline area. When targeting snoek so close to shore, one should always have a person behind the wheel in case a wave pops up unexpectedly.
South
Bluff to Pennington has produced one or two yellowfin tuna this past week. Most of the tuna are being caught on trawling lures like Kingfisher Rattlers and are being caught on the 50m depth contour. Port Edward to Transkei has seen some decent bottom fishing. Species like geelbek and dageraad have been landed. For the fortunate few there have been a couple of copper steenbras. These fish are extremely strong and one should use extra heavy tackle when targeting them.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa
Facebook - ECRSportswave