Shad are ‘running’

THERE have still been no sightings of sardines, but the signs are  very favourable. Fish are on the bite and the porpoises have become very active close to the shore. Whales have been passing for a number of days now providing spectacular displays as they breach.

Shad are the order of the day and are biting well at most of the popular spots right along the coast. With few of them now undersized, at some places the fun is on all day long.

Game fish are with them and a few garrick have been taken off the well known points including Splash Rock where a yellowfin tuna around the 16kg mark was taken on live shad.

Time to throw that spoon and plug – nothing quite beats the feeling of landing a game fish on one.