Natal snoek success off Durban
We have been told of good Natal snoek fishing off Durban - All the way from Beachwood to The Bluff.
North
A week of superb fishing has passed along the coast, starting off in Sodwana where Shaun Visagie has pleased all of his clients putting them into plenty of fish ranging from yellowfin tuna to wahoo, with a few dorado in the mix too. After some heavy seas, the waters seemed to settle later on in the week and quite a few boats managed to launch around the Maphelane and Cape Vidal areas, all of which had great fun with the dorado and Natal snoek. There is a bit of colour in the water and a few colour lines to work, which means that most anglers can travel short distances to get to the fish. Trawling lures such as small Konas and Rattlers through the colour lines and along the current lines will get more bites than most presentations. A few anglers have had excellent fishing with live bait off the shallow reefs and have been getting a few dorado and wahoo along these spots. A single treble hook or a size 6/0 or 8/0 Mustad Tuna circle works wonders for this application. Richards Bay has seen plenty action over the past week, with marlin making many appearances in the deeper waters. For those targeting dorado, it was an excellent week with some large fish being caught on Konas and on Rattlers. On the south side of Richards Bay there have been good catches of bottom fish and couta, both along the 50m mark. For those willing to venture into the deeper water, there have been a few marlin traveling down, as well as some snoek for the anglers who have kept to the shallows. Clark spoons are working well, with small Kingfisher Anchovy spoons coming in second best for these fish. Zinkwazi has has been on fire and has produced good fish such as couta up to 30kg.
Central
Paddleski anglers have made the best of the croc couta run and have been fishing on most days with live bait and pulling a few lures for dorado. Durban has seen a good run of snoek recently, which runs all the way from Beachwood through down to the Bluff where the smaller snoek between 1kg and 2kg have been found. Blue Lagoon has had a good run of decent sized fish between 2kg and 5kg, which have been caught on Strike Pro Magic Minnows and Sprat Spoons. The Bluff was top performer for the guys spinning, where plenty of kingfish were caught on smaller Rattlers and Halcos as well as poppers.
South
Further south at Scottburgh Point a few of the paddleski anglers had a good time with snoek and some larger shad. Down the coast towards Port Edward, there were a good few anglers hooking into yellowtail and some large shad up to 8kg. In the deeper waters there have been some good catches of dorado and a trickle of couta.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
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A week of superb fishing has passed along the coast, starting off in Sodwana where Shaun Visagie has pleased all of his clients putting them into plenty of fish ranging from yellowfin tuna to wahoo, with a few dorado in the mix too. After some heavy seas, the waters seemed to settle later on in the week and quite a few boats managed to launch around the Maphelane and Cape Vidal areas, all of which had great fun with the dorado and Natal snoek. There is a bit of colour in the water and a few colour lines to work, which means that most anglers can travel short distances to get to the fish. Trawling lures such as small Konas and Rattlers through the colour lines and along the current lines will get more bites than most presentations. A few anglers have had excellent fishing with live bait off the shallow reefs and have been getting a few dorado and wahoo along these spots. A single treble hook or a size 6/0 or 8/0 Mustad Tuna circle works wonders for this application. Richards Bay has seen plenty action over the past week, with marlin making many appearances in the deeper waters. For those targeting dorado, it was an excellent week with some large fish being caught on Konas and on Rattlers. On the south side of Richards Bay there have been good catches of bottom fish and couta, both along the 50m mark. For those willing to venture into the deeper water, there have been a few marlin traveling down, as well as some snoek for the anglers who have kept to the shallows. Clark spoons are working well, with small Kingfisher Anchovy spoons coming in second best for these fish. Zinkwazi has has been on fire and has produced good fish such as couta up to 30kg.
Central
Paddleski anglers have made the best of the croc couta run and have been fishing on most days with live bait and pulling a few lures for dorado. Durban has seen a good run of snoek recently, which runs all the way from Beachwood through down to the Bluff where the smaller snoek between 1kg and 2kg have been found. Blue Lagoon has had a good run of decent sized fish between 2kg and 5kg, which have been caught on Strike Pro Magic Minnows and Sprat Spoons. The Bluff was top performer for the guys spinning, where plenty of kingfish were caught on smaller Rattlers and Halcos as well as poppers.
South
Further south at Scottburgh Point a few of the paddleski anglers had a good time with snoek and some larger shad. Down the coast towards Port Edward, there were a good few anglers hooking into yellowtail and some large shad up to 8kg. In the deeper waters there have been some good catches of dorado and a trickle of couta.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa
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