Fishing Report - Durban harbour garrick

Durban harbour is a very interesting location to fish in our winter months, as we have an influx of cold water species which come into the bay from the south coast.

These species include our two most popular and most targeted winter species - kob and garrick.

Garrick prefer turbulent surf conditions in which they hunt well, so they do not move into the harbour for long. There is often a three or four-week period in which these fish can be targeted on live baits such as small shad and maasbanker. One could also try their luck with small lures such as Strike Pro Thai Sticks and Halco Rooster Poppers.

Kob and other silver salmon species such as half-kob, snapper salmon and even geelbek have been noted to move into the harbour during winter, but the most commonly caught is the smaller, more abundant snapper salmon. Kob have been known to take any bait from cracker to live bait, but will prefer a sardine fillet or sardine head.

For those who would like to target these fish on artificials, a 4 or 5" McArthy Paddletail will work well at night or in low light conditions. Other species that we land during our warmer months do not go off the bite during winter, they only slow down and some may argue that winter fishing in the harbour is just as productive as in the summer.

So get your harbour tackle ready and enjoy winter angling in the bay. Remember your jackets and buffs. Climate Sports Scarves are now available in a much warmer, thicker option which will make a huge difference when fishing at night in winter.

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