Kingfish on the Bluff

Umdloti took a bit of a pounding from the winds and not many fish were caught. There were some small edibles for the guys scratching with light tackle in the quieter areas.

Umhlanga has been very quiet over the last week and weekend with only a couple of grey sharks being landed on mackerel.

Blue Lagoon north bank has also been a bit quiet apart from the pompano and grunter which have been caught on sealice rigged on the Mustad Tarpon C68 hooks. The beach area has also been a bit quiet with only a few shad. With the westerly predicted early this week, try spinning for Natal snoek from this area as the west will assist with a long cast into the deep. Snoek have been known to go into feeding frenzies during the west wind - so don't be scared to give it a try.

Durban piers are still producing lots of small shad and due to the water temperature dropping, much more baitfish such as red-eye and maasbanker. The odd brown ray has been landed too. Smaller edibles such as grunter, sole, snapper salmon and pompano have been landed on small chokka baits or sealice.

The Bluff is still producing kingfish, but only on live baits. Live karanteen is the best bait by far, but few and far between as well. With the water being rough, the kingfish have moved into the shallows to feed. This generally happens when the westerly pulls through. Remember, heavy tackle and thick line for these dirty fighters. They are very adept of slicing lines on the rocks.

Toti has been quiet except for small shad and the odd ray on the low tide. Most spots on the south coast have produced very little fish due to the unsettled seas and strong winds. Bronze bream, houndsharks, small shad and stone bream have been the main species landed. Most estuaries have seen some very nice kob coming out, as well as a few garrick.

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