Herald Fishing: Warm weather favours fishermen
Most river mouths are opened and the brown water flowing into the sea attracts a lot of fish.
Sun’s out, guns out. I hope you have weapons of choice at the ready, because the fish are biting and they are charged with summer energy.
The weather has been fairly favourable for all the facets over the last week and everyone has been able to get out and enjoy their favourite pastime.
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The sea has been flat and the sun has been out, but reports have been slow to filter in, meaning that either guys are too busy catching fish to let us know or too embarrassed to say they caught nothing.
Most river mouths are opened and the brown water flowing into the sea attracts a lot of fish.
Cracker shrimps (mud prawns) will be your best choice of bait to use in discoloured water to target bream.
Bronze bream are still feeding well – to everyone’s surprise. We have spoken endlessly about how to target and what to use, so look through previous reports.
There have also been a few kob, pompano and some very nice stumpnose coming out.
Baits that have been producing the pulls are pink prawn as a base mixed with sealice or chokka.
This is a very versatile bait for any edible fish and will work from way down south to the Mozambique border and beyond.
The offshore scene has been fairly active with the arrival of the shoal couta and the ever-present tuna keeping all offshore guys busy no matter their vessel of choice.
The sea is looking fairly tasty for the weekend and the rest of the week (but Mother Nature can always change her mind).
We have had a phenomenal dorado season that doesn’t seem to be coming to an end.
Water temperatures and currents have not made a difference to them.
Bass are wild at the moment in the warm weather.
Anglers fishing from the kick-boats and boats have been getting most of the action as they have been able to access more remote areas of the dams.
Lots of tilapia are being caught on live worms.
When the sea is up or the wind is blowing, give inland waters a go. Many of us live within a short drive to the nearest dam or river and most have not even fished it.
This may be due to interest in other facets of angling or just lack of knowledge of the area.
Please remember to leave areas that you fish in in a better condition than when you got there. Take a few moments to pick up some litter and drop it into the nearest bin.
Tight lines and screaming reels.
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