SHAD season will close at the end of September. It’s about right, as the shad seem to have gone very quiet in the past month or so.
A friendly reminder to fishermen that DAFF is around (no longer Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife) and, with shad season due to close soon, reports are they have been rather strict.
Good news is that the estuaries are warming up and so is the fishing activity, especially at Impenjati and Southbroom.
These areas are the best bets at the moment as the fish start feeding on the tiny shrimp at this time of year.
The garrick run is happening at the moment and there have been plenty around (spawning more than feeding perhaps) with some shoals of close to a hundred.
There seems to be some debate as to who is getting more: those with lures (plugs and paddle tails) or those fishing close to shore with live mullet and shad?
Sandspit in Port Shepstone and the pier in Margate have been popular spots, as well as further down the coast at Splash Rock (Port Edward), where the odd shark has been around.
Salmon are also on the bite, being caught mostly with rapala and paddle tail.
Sandspit is again producing a number of salmon in the early mornings and late afternoons, going on into the evenings.
It’s good to hear that many anglers are catching and releasing fish.
Remember your bag limits: for a salmon it is one per angler, for garrick two per angler.
Bronze bream are also on the bite in a big way, with mud prawns proving to be excellent bait.
You will definitely catch if you fish in the right areas – rocky areas with lots of white water.
Target these fish mostly on the incoming tide and remember the limit here is two per angler.
Marlin Ski-boat Club committee member, John Doveton, organised an impromptu friendly fishing competition last Saturday.
Twenty boats and three jet skis from Marlin, Kokstad, Durban and Glenmore launched in perfect weather.
All the boats landed good catches, with Myles Mathias catching the biggest tuna (25kg) and Trevor Nicholas landing a big musselcracker (14kg).
The Glenmore Ski-boat Club beat the Marlin team by 27kg.
After the prize-giving, about a hundred guests enjoyed a delicious curry supper provided by The Peg and Punter Restaurant.
As far as deep sea fishing goes, not much has been happening out in the deep, according to one report.
All anglers are welcome to email photos of their catches to davidr@dbn.caxton.co.za or desmondg@dbn.caxton.co.za with a short caption as to where the fish was caught, species, weight and your name and surname.
TIDE TABLE
High tide times
September
08 06.55 19.16 (11.26 to 12.28)
09 07.36 20.05 (12.09 to 13.11)
10 08.55 21.56 (13.41 to 14.43)
11 11.36 —- (16.24 to 17.26)
12 00.15 13.03 (13.35 to 14.37)
13 01.20 13.49 (14.21 to 15.23)
14 02.04 14.27 (14.59 to 16.01)
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