Garrick biting off Glenashley
We have been told of good garrick fishing off Glenashley this past week. We have also heard of wahoo action at Protea Banks off Shelley Beach on the KZN south coast.
North
With the seas being as big as they were over the last week, we only expected to receive a few reports of fish from ski-boaters. Luckily there will always be the die-hard anglers out there braving the sea trying to attain bragging rights. St Lucia had fairly decent fishing for a few anglers, all the way from St Lucia itself through to Richards Bay. Tuna and amberjack have been caught in as little as 15m of water in certain areas on live baits. The water is still greenish, but should clear up over the next week. Some decent size Natal snoek have been caught on spoon, as well as a few tuna in the shallows.
Central
Umdloti and Glenashley have still seen good garrick activity on live baits in the rough seas. In these conditions, the garrick will more often than not be willing to venture further out into deeper water as the baitfish tend to do the same, seeking refuge in the choppy water. From Durban all the way down to Toti, anglers have hooked into small quantities of snoek on the backline. If the snoek are feeding shy, downsize on your bait and spoons and you will be amazed with the results.
South
Protea Banks should start to produce good numbers of gamefish soon, when the water settles and increases in temperature. Wahoo have made a surprise appearance with a few boats managing a fish or two off the Shelley Beach area.
(File Photo: Caroll Hermann)
Twitter - @kingfisherdaiwa @SportswaveAndre
With the seas being as big as they were over the last week, we only expected to receive a few reports of fish from ski-boaters. Luckily there will always be the die-hard anglers out there braving the sea trying to attain bragging rights. St Lucia had fairly decent fishing for a few anglers, all the way from St Lucia itself through to Richards Bay. Tuna and amberjack have been caught in as little as 15m of water in certain areas on live baits. The water is still greenish, but should clear up over the next week. Some decent size Natal snoek have been caught on spoon, as well as a few tuna in the shallows.
Central
Umdloti and Glenashley have still seen good garrick activity on live baits in the rough seas. In these conditions, the garrick will more often than not be willing to venture further out into deeper water as the baitfish tend to do the same, seeking refuge in the choppy water. From Durban all the way down to Toti, anglers have hooked into small quantities of snoek on the backline. If the snoek are feeding shy, downsize on your bait and spoons and you will be amazed with the results.
South
Protea Banks should start to produce good numbers of gamefish soon, when the water settles and increases in temperature. Wahoo have made a surprise appearance with a few boats managing a fish or two off the Shelley Beach area.
(File Photo: Caroll Hermann)
Twitter - @kingfisherdaiwa @SportswaveAndre