Grunter biting at BAT Centre
We have heard reports of good grunter fishing at various spots in Durban harbour over the past week. We have also heard of good snapper salmon fishing this week.
Water conditions have been superb throughout the week, which meant anglers found themselves spending a decent amount of time on the in the bay.
There were good reports of grunter around the BAT Centre, Coaling Wharf and around N-Shed. Many other species such as stumpnose and perch were also landed in the same areas using cracker shrimp or sardine as bait. The perch have made decent size and pound for pound will outfight most other species in the harbour. These fish make for excellent eating and great sporting fun.
Catches of kob have decreased, but the snapper salmon have been plentiful in most areas. With the rain coming down over the weekend, water conditions should have been worse than they are. The water is relatively clean and many anglers have continued to fish and catch a few decent fish.
Good reports have come through from the harbour mouth at the base of the South Pier, with anglers catching a number of pickhandle barracuda on fillet baits and smaller lures. Many of the local South Pier specialists will confirm that the Kingfisher Rattler is still one of the best lures for these fish and also a variety of kingfish.
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