Richards Bay producing grunter

Kosi Bay lakes were responsible for most of the week’s reports, showing that there are plenty of fish to be caught in these and the surrounding areas. Variety is definitely not an issue, having seen anything from rock salmon to rockcod, grunter to springer and everything in between. There are a lot of fish being landed on artificials in the afternoons, which have been thoroughly enjoyed on light tackle. Much of the action has been seen on small diving lures such as the Strike pro Arc Minnows and the Maria Flapen, which work best when fished with erratic movement with pauses between twitches. As the light disappears a slower more constant retrieve becomes more effective.On the surf side, no real fireworks to speak of, however there have been some fairly decent edibles and sandsharks which have been caught later on in the week.

Cape Vidal saw a few more catches of edibles such as stumpies, kingies and pompano, mostly on chokka baits as well as red-eye baits. At night, there have been a fair amount of raggies that have been caught off the ledges, using throw baits and larger slide baits.

Richards Bay produced some good grunter off the surf, along with a number of small spinner sharks. Most shad anglers had a good time. However, the size of the shad left much to be desired. Good reports from the harbour too, with many fish being taken on artificials. Various catches of kingfish have been reported, with a few good fish taken off the pier. These fish are excellent fighters and will give the angler a good rev on any tackle used.

Further south, reports have been slow but Ballito had the best of them with some decent diamond rays as well as some grey sharks. The seas were huge and fishing from the rocks became a bit of a dangerous affair.

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