#FishEagle: Long weekend blues
The result was that the ocean was again flooded with dirty water. The winds, of course, served to distribute the murky water over a wide area.
The past week started the same way it ended – wet!
After initial good catches, anglers were enthusiastic about the long weekend but the weather was not kind to anglers.
Surf anglers enjoyed some excellent fishing last week, with sand sharks providing much of the action. They were not oversized but those in the range of 30kg were common.
Aside of sand sharks, rays were caught proving the summer surf angling season is in full swing. Popular angling spots from Salt Rock to La Mercy proved to be excellent choices.
Most fillet or sardine baits will do, but anglers should make sure they use the correct tackle and are not fishing too light.
Shad season may be something of the past but the odd fish continues to be caught around first light. Anglers fishing around Sea Belle pulled in a few large shad which had suddenly moved into the surf, a pretty rare occurrence for this time of the year, but the odd big shad will occasionally be caught. That said, temperatures are becoming a bit high for the species.
Rock anglers have found copper bream to be less on the bite, with only the odd fish caught. Temperatures are ideal for pompano, but these fish prefer cleaner waters.
Those targeting larger edibles in the surf should persevere at the deep-water rocky outcrops owing to a number of kingfish having been caught along the coastline recently.
Salmon and kob continue to be caught along the coast, with an angler last week reeling in a salmon weighing 30kg while fishing Umdoni Point.
The Tugela area is also producing some salmon, and the local river mouths are places to persevere for this species.
Dorado remain the majority of game fish on the bite, while limited numbers of couta were landed.
Some big yellowfin tuna and bonito have been caught in isolated areas, and some snoek boated.
Dirty water will however continue to hamper in-shore fishing.
Bottom reef fishing was quiet, but the various red species seem to be increasing, while rock cod are a bit scarce. Some salmon could be found on the reefs.
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