Herald Fishing: Shad season is closed
Reports have also been received of a lot of brusher being caught using crab as bait.
A reminder to all anglers that shad season is now closed and will reopen on December 1.
Closed seasons protect fish during vulnerable stages in their life cycles, and this closed season protects shad at the peak of their breeding season.
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After an extremely windy August and September, anglers expected to see far better weather with less windy weekends.
However, Mother Nature seemed to take control and has dished out some terrible weather for anglers along the coast.
With the poor weather last weekend, not much has been reported by the weekend warriors. Those who have managed to fish during the week have however experienced some very good catches.
The rock and surf guys are tangibly excited with the arrival of the summer inedibles. The kob have been biting, and a live mullet or karanteen has been the best bait when specifically targeting the bigger fish.
Chokka bait or a paddle tail will get the job done as well.
Kob favour water where they can hang out and wait for the fish to come to them.
They prefer deeper water close to river mouths where the discoloured water allows them to sneak up on their prey.
Sandspit in Port Shepstone is the place to be, with reports of anglers pulling out some excellent catches.
Garrick are still on the run, and anglers fishing off Splash rock in Port Edward have landed some decent garrick with live bait and plugs. The bronze bream have also been feeding well on the coast and a pink prawn has produced a stronger bite of late than a delicate cracker bait.
Reports have also been received of a lot of brusher being caught using crab as bait.
The summer flatfish are also making an appearance and it won’t be long before they start feeding well.
The offshore scene has really started to hot up with the onset of warmer water temperatures and warmer days.
Dorado have made their appearance and these fish put up a great fight.
This has prompted the summer game fish to start feeding and the chaos that is summer game fish season looks set to begin.
Bass fishing continues to get better and better as we move further in to the warmer months of the year, and dam levels are looking good.
Tight lines and screaming reels.
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