PHOTO: Large dorado at Sodwana

The dorado was landed by Neil Coetzer last Friday.

He used a red-and-black island lure.

Richards Bay, meanwhile, has produced grunter on cracker shrimp recently. This area has also seen both kob and brown skates landed.

Here is a summary of recent fishing news from other venues in KZN:

Zinkwazi – Locals here are still getting a few Grey Sharks, although not as plentiful as last week, this could be due to the adverse weather although the water is quite a bit cleaner. With the past bad weather hopefully this spot will pick up and return to its former glory.

Ballito – These two areas are still a bit quiet for summer time with reports of only a few Grey Sharks, the odd Brown Skate and the typical summer Sand Shark. This is a definite area to watch in coming weeks especially on the right tide in the late afternoon sessions.

Umhlanga – Anglers have still persisted and it seems that persistence does pay off. A local Angler using Redeye cutlets and Chokka landed a beautiful Stumpy of just over 5 kgs. The non-edible Anglers still using the Saltwater Sport Grey Shark Trace have been having a bit of luck especially late afternoon/early evening.

Beachwood/Virginia – Virginia saw a lot less action with the Snoek off the beach, possibly due to tides changing with lows and highs not quite falling into place. The Beachwood area saw a bit more action with evening sessions being more productive. There were also a few Grey Sharks caught at both spots. These being smaller fish up to about 6 kgs.

Durban Piers – Anglers fishing off the Piers have managed to get some better sized Grunter and also a nice Pompano of just over 2 kilos. Maasbunker and small Red fish have been stripping baits and the odd juvenile Skate has also been caught. South Pier is still fishing very well with a good number of Stumpies and the odd big Grunter. Please remember that you do require the correct permit in order to fish off of this pier.

Durban Beachfront – Has also been very quiet, with only a handful of Grunter coming out.  The stretch in front of the hospital seems to be the most productive with Cracker and Japanese Mackerel being the preferred baits. There seems to be a lot of Maasbunker and smaller bait fish which are stripping even well-presented baits without the Angler feeling it.

Bluff – Has been cleaned up nicely and Anglers have been able to fish in their favourite local spots. Karanteen and some Stone Bream were the main species caught whilst one Angler on a light outfit fought a Blacktip Kingfish for over 20 minutes, until he was unfortunately cut off on the rocks.

Toti/Winkelspruit – Both areas still off the bite compared to this time last year. The only fish reported are the odd Brown Skate and a handful of Grey Sharks in the late evening. Winkelspruit bay area is known for the bigger Sandies so watch this spot in the weeks to come.

Umkomaas – Anglers fishing at the mouth have had a mixed bag with small Grunter and the odd Snapper Salmon. Strangely enough the Saltwater Sport Stumpnose trace which has been used to target Stumpnose is working very well in this area. The Ledges have not seen much action with only a few small Skates and a Lesser Sand Shark.

Scottburgh – Another spot which seems to have had a mixed bag – Blue and Brown Skates as well as a few small to medium sized Sand Sharks. Due to it being closed season the large amount of Shad in the area have really been a pest, biting Anglers off that aren’t using wire.

Port Shepstone – With water still quite dirty in the area, not many fish have come out. Main species have been Bronze Bream and the odd bigger Stone Bream. The area in front of the station produced some bigger sized Blacktail in the beginning of the week.

- Alain Tardin and Kingfisher Report

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