Garrick action in Durban harbour

Kosi Bay was the last spot to be hit by the cold front and quite a few anglers were seen on its shores. Kingfish were landed on Onda spoons. Some decent shad have made their way up there.

Cape Vidal has seen a consistent supply of shad which are making size. Prior reports suggested many shad under 300mm were being landed. Most shad here were caught on S-bend spoons being thrown with light outfits.

Richards Bay saw its fair share of spinner sharks landed, with most of these caught in the evenings. The bay itself has been fishing well with good catches of kingfish on Strike Pro Thai Stick and Gobi popper lures.

Zinkwazi seems to have been relatively quiet with only a few reports of grey sharks and some shad for the early risers. Most shad have been caught on spoon, but sardine bait has also been working well.

The bay to the right of the swimming pool at Salt Rock saw a very nice blacktip kingfish of around 4kg landed over the weekend. These fish have been spotted more frequently feeding in the white water near the ledges and rocks. Shad have been landed off Dave’s Rock in the mornings, mainly on spoon, but the anglers who persisted with bait also got their fair share.
 
Umhlanga - Eastmore is fishing well with a few nice shad and some grey sharks landed. The odd stumpie and bigger blacktail have also been landed, most of the fish have been landed in the evenings.

Virginia/Beachwood - These areas have been quiet of late, but towards the end of last week started to gain a bit of momentum with shad success.

Blue Lagoon is starting to become a more and more popular spot by the day, despite the walk one has to endure from the car park. Kingfish of all species and sizes have been landed on the new range of McArthy 3" Paddle Tails. Most fish have been in the mouth area and to the right of the point. Shad have also been taking baits on a more regular basis recently. Soon enough we will see more kob being landed at the mouth on lures too. Other species to be landed over the last week include stumpies, grunter, wave garrick and saladfish.

Durban Piers have seen plenty of grey sharks at night, while shad have been on the bite throughout the evenings and in the mornings too.

Durban Beachfront angling has been a bit quiet, but this is usual throughout the cold front which hit us quite hard.

Bluff - Kingfish are still on the prowl, for those who can get the right live bait. Live karanteen or pinkies will do the trick. Kob in small numbers have been present, but a promising sight for the weeks to come. Spearos have spotted big kob and garrick near the Cave Rock area

Toti saw some garrick action on Saturday with two smaller fish being caught. Both fish were caught on live shad.

Umkomaas - Some snapper salmon and small kob on McArthy Paddle Tail have been landed here, along with the odd garrick on live shad and a kingfish or two.

Scottburgh was fairly decent over the week, with a few anglers hooking into nice kingfish on drop shot and spoon. Shad have been in the area too.

Hibberdene has seen nice size shad and bronze bream landed.

Durban Harbour - With the introduction of McArthy 2" and 3" Paddle Tails to the shelves, harbour spinning enthusiasts have fled to the waters in search of kingfish, pickhandle barracuda, rock salmon and other predators alike. So far the success on these small paddle tails has been superb.
Most popular spots have been the tip of the yacht moll, Bat Centre Pier, the usual spots around Royal Zulu and of course the boat anglers that have been lucky enough to fish the Coaling Terminal area. On the bait side of things, we see that the grunter have remained on the bite, with some excellent specimens being landed on the weekend. There have been many big smashes on the surface near the centre banks, which could be garrick feeding. We have heard of one garrick landed in the harbour this week.

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