Herald Fishing: Catches don’t mirror effort put in
For the anglers looking for some bigger edibles, the garrick have started to make an appearance as well as the kob.
With the calm weather and decent sea conditions, many have been fortunate enough to wet a line this past week.
Catches have not mirrored the amount of effort put in, but some decent fishing was had.
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The South Coast has been a scratching paradise. The ledges and gullies on this section of coast are great for all the bream species as well as the occasional grunter, brusher or kingfish.
Chokka and pink prawn is going to be the best choice as a filler for the bait, as not many fish can resist these baits.
For the anglers looking for some bigger edibles, the garrick have started to make an appearance as well as the kob.
These species take a hammering every year so put back as many as possible or we are soon to see a closed season.
Reports of some decent grunter being caught on the Sandspit and The Block in Port Shepstone.
Bronze bream and stonebream still on the bite and reports of a shad around.
The bottom fishing has also been going very well with geelbek and daga keeping the hatches full.
The Shelly Beach Ski-boat Festival will take place from June 19 to 22.
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