Very good Zululand fishing action
We have received news of very good fishing on the northern KZN coast this past week.
Our local Zululand anglers have hit the jackpot over the last week, having reported some lovely fish along the coast.
The main areas in question have been Maphelane, Cape Vidal and also further down in the Richards Bay area.
Richards Bay and Hlabane area have been producing excellent catches of sandsharks and honeycomb rays. With the seas being a bit rough in these areas, the majority of anglers have been targeting edibles and have been highly successful in doing so. A handful of good sized stumpies in the 5kg region were taken on chokka and prawn baits, along with a few good sized cave bass and even a number of speckled snapper. In most of these areas, the shad have been relatively quiet and only reports from Cape Vidal were received. For those who managed to catch shad, fresh shad cutlet or shad head was used to catch diamond rays and some small sandsharks. The ever so present wave garrick made for excellent GT baits in the St Lucia and Sodwana areas. These have been slid out on heavy tackle or swum out if they are too big for the slide.
Most areas between Richards Bay and Zinkwazi have fished well for smaller kingies, flatfish, stumpies and a fair amount of grey sharks. Grey shark swim baits have been effective in the Mtunzini area, being responsible for some good catches of Zambezi sharks and big blackfin sharks, for which we are thankful for the modern rods on the market that can put immense pressure on these fish. The Saltist range of surf rods are available in a variety of options, ranging from a 2-4oz up to a shark taming 8-12oz for those who want to stop anything in its tracks. Richards Bay also saw some nice kingfish, including two large specimens taken on live shad.
Umhlanga Rocks saw plenty of action with smaller edible fish in the rocks and gullies, most of which have been blacktail or smaller stumpnose. During the evenings there have been a few grey sharks around, which have been feeding on any bait in the water. A few lucky anglers have found small shoals of shad and managed to capitalise on the opportunity.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa
The main areas in question have been Maphelane, Cape Vidal and also further down in the Richards Bay area.
Richards Bay and Hlabane area have been producing excellent catches of sandsharks and honeycomb rays. With the seas being a bit rough in these areas, the majority of anglers have been targeting edibles and have been highly successful in doing so. A handful of good sized stumpies in the 5kg region were taken on chokka and prawn baits, along with a few good sized cave bass and even a number of speckled snapper. In most of these areas, the shad have been relatively quiet and only reports from Cape Vidal were received. For those who managed to catch shad, fresh shad cutlet or shad head was used to catch diamond rays and some small sandsharks. The ever so present wave garrick made for excellent GT baits in the St Lucia and Sodwana areas. These have been slid out on heavy tackle or swum out if they are too big for the slide.
Most areas between Richards Bay and Zinkwazi have fished well for smaller kingies, flatfish, stumpies and a fair amount of grey sharks. Grey shark swim baits have been effective in the Mtunzini area, being responsible for some good catches of Zambezi sharks and big blackfin sharks, for which we are thankful for the modern rods on the market that can put immense pressure on these fish. The Saltist range of surf rods are available in a variety of options, ranging from a 2-4oz up to a shark taming 8-12oz for those who want to stop anything in its tracks. Richards Bay also saw some nice kingfish, including two large specimens taken on live shad.
Umhlanga Rocks saw plenty of action with smaller edible fish in the rocks and gullies, most of which have been blacktail or smaller stumpnose. During the evenings there have been a few grey sharks around, which have been feeding on any bait in the water. A few lucky anglers have found small shoals of shad and managed to capitalise on the opportunity.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa