KZN deep sea fishing news

Zululand - Fishing in these northern regions has not been as active as previous weeks owing to the swell generated by Cyclone Bansi. However, some boats that have managed to launch reported some excellent fishing with couta and yellowfin tuna being the main target species. Forecast for the weekend looks very favorable with both wind and swell size diminishing to a manageable and safe size.

Central - This area is where all the action has been taking place owing to safe launches from Durban harbour and Durban Ski Boat Club. There was for the better part of the week still a huge swell running which prevented most boats from launching from bases north and south of Durban. Dorado in particular have been quite prolific in and around Durban with most boats reporting good catches and all fish being of reasonable size. Apart from the dorado there are also now quite a few couta being reported on a regular basis which certainly means that the annual couta run has started. Most of the couta are above the 15kg range which is really a point of concern as far as future couta runs are concerned. Anglers should now be getting good numbers of shoal couta in the 5kg to 10kg range, but to date shoal couta have only been coming out in the Cape Vidal and Sodwana areas.

South Coast - This area has been relatively quiet for the better part of the past week owing to boats being shore bound due to the cyclonic swell which was busy battering the coast for the past few days. Forecast for the weekend looks reasonable as sea conditions should return to normal. Hotspots for the weekend should without doubt be the Aliwal Shoal and Park Rynie areas which have produced numerous fish during the past month. Further south the Protea Banks should also not disappoint anglers.

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