Musselcracker action off Durban

North - Anglers on the north coast have done fairly well with catches of couta, tuna and a variety of kingfish. The odd sailfish has been landed far north on Konas in the deep. Apart from that, few billfish have been caught off our coast this week. There are still a few dDorado hanging around in the deeper water off Sodwana, but they are now beginning to move off slowly. Further south in Richards Bay, anglers are beginning to boat a good number of larger bottom fish such as daga, geelbek and also musselcracker. These are being caught in good numbers already, which is slightly early on in the year, but anglers have welcomed the arrival. Other general bottom fish have been feeding well too, which is a sign of an excellent winter on its way.

Central - Closer to Durban the Natal snoek have been few and far between, but have been present on the right tides early in the mornings. Bottom fishing off Durban has been decent, with good catches of musselcracker off the slightly deeper reefs.

South - Anglers down the coast have been reporting far better catches of geelbek and daga, which usually come on the bite at this stage of the year. The sardines have been moving up and a few lucky anglers have managed to catch a few Natal sardines on Sabiki and have had good success with these as bait for bottom fish. Yellowtail have also been plentiful on most of the reefs down the coast.

(File Photo: Carol Hermann)

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