Grunter biting at Umkomaas

Toti/Winkelspruit – Toti beach front especially the swimming pool is a very popular spot and has not let down locals and visitors alike. There have been shad in the morning and a few Grey sharks in the late evening. Junior anglers have had great fun with dropshots, especially the McArthy Bloodworm targeting blacktail and juvenile stumpnose.

Umkomaas – Fishing definitely improved this last week, especially in the “Slipperies” area with some good catches of grunter between 2 and 5 kilos.  The river mouth has also seen a few small Sand Sharks in the 5 to 10 kilo range, whilst the ledges have had some fish hooked but unfortunately cut off on the rocks.

Scottburgh/Umdoni – Both points are back to normal and fishing well. Typical for this time of year, there are some small shad with a few bigger shad in between. Not many Sand Sharks down South here, but hopefully these areas will see them soon.

Port Shepstone – A bit tight this last week with small kob and some shad as reported by locals. There have also been a few small sharks probably Milkies or juvenile Grey sharks.

Transkei – With plenty of locals leaving the crowds behind this is definitely my pick of the week. Reports received are of good catches of garrick still, whilst there are also lots of kob and big shad. The estuaries have also been producing fish. For the non-edible anglers the sky is the limit especially Hole-in-the-Wall and Mazeppa bay as the summer months produce the bigger sharks.

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