Mtunzini grunter and pompano
We have heard of good grunter and pompano fishing at Mtunzini over the past week.
Kosi Bay seems to have taken a beating from the strong northeast winds that were blowing for the majority of the week, having very few reports of edibles. There were a small number of smaller edibles that were caught in the shallows just south of Kosi. However, there was nothing to write home about. The action started with the inedibles coming on the bite mid-week, seeing most of the anglers through to the end of the weekend.
Cape Vidal is fishing well and has had a few excellent catches of stumpies and pompano, although there were fewer reports as the sea conditions worsened. Anglers using drop-shot have landed a number of kingfish, particularly in the afternoons just before sunset. Most of these kingfish have been blue fin or black tip kingfish.
Richards Bay has had a good run and continues to surprise us with the quality of fish being landed. Some excellent honeycombs and diamonds have been caught, with hundreds of milkies in between.
South of Richards Bay towards Mtunzini anglers had fun with the smaller edibles such as grunter, stumpies and pompano, as well as a large amount of diamond rays and sandsharks for anglers targeting inedibles. A very nice sandshark of 90kg was landed in the area too, which was caught on a shad head bait. Reports of brown rays and smaller sandsharks have also been common in this area.
Ballito is also producing some good sized fish, being mainly grey sharks, brown rays, diamond rays and sandsharks. For those looking to have some fun, there have been many Natal snoek around recently and a good number have been landed by anglers throwing spoons. Ballito and Umdloti seem to be the preferred spots along the north coast.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
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Cape Vidal is fishing well and has had a few excellent catches of stumpies and pompano, although there were fewer reports as the sea conditions worsened. Anglers using drop-shot have landed a number of kingfish, particularly in the afternoons just before sunset. Most of these kingfish have been blue fin or black tip kingfish.
Richards Bay has had a good run and continues to surprise us with the quality of fish being landed. Some excellent honeycombs and diamonds have been caught, with hundreds of milkies in between.
South of Richards Bay towards Mtunzini anglers had fun with the smaller edibles such as grunter, stumpies and pompano, as well as a large amount of diamond rays and sandsharks for anglers targeting inedibles. A very nice sandshark of 90kg was landed in the area too, which was caught on a shad head bait. Reports of brown rays and smaller sandsharks have also been common in this area.
Ballito is also producing some good sized fish, being mainly grey sharks, brown rays, diamond rays and sandsharks. For those looking to have some fun, there have been many Natal snoek around recently and a good number have been landed by anglers throwing spoons. Ballito and Umdloti seem to be the preferred spots along the north coast.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa