Shad action at Umhlanga

Umhlanga saw shad in the mornings for those willing to brave the cold to get some fish for dinner. Pompano were also around, but did not stretch the scales to more than around 4kg. Grey sharks have also been caught in the evenings on throw baits.

Virginia Beach saw the odd Natal snoek caught on spoon during the week on some of the quieter mornings, as well as shad and grey sharks during the evenings.

Blue Lagoon has started to produce some nice shad later in the afternoons and with the rains coming down, there is also a better colour in the water which seems to have helped the fishing somewhat. The banks have produced good pompano on either sea lice or cracker shrimp.

Durban Beachfront has started to produce good numbers of blue skate after the northeasterly winds and has been more productive in the evenings for anglers using fresh mackerel or red-eye baits. These fish are between 4-15kg and are being landed with 11ft spinning outfits with relative ease. This power angling approach has been most successful and has been an excellent alternative for fun when the spinning is being unproductive.

Big fishing competition for physically challenged anglers at Durban Naval Base on 1 August 2015 - Call 031 701 7444 for more details.

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