Herald Fishing: Start of crayfish season approaching

It seems a little gremlin crept into last week’s fishing column … the start of crayfish season is in fact March 1.

Sincere apologies for the incorrect information.

With the weather being up and down over the past week, the fishing has been slow.

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It seems to be the perfect time to take a step back from fishing and get your tackle and traces back up to scratch.

Now is your perfect chance to do some maintenance or cleaning up.

Make sure your traces are neatly packed and that the rusted versions are thrown away. Retie all your leaders.

Fix the electrics on your boat trailer that you have been meaning to do since last season. Give your rods and reels a good clean.

Go through your tackle box and first aid kit and make sure you have everything that you need.

The offshore fishing has been good over the last week with tuna and couta making up the majority of the catches.

There have been reports of some absolute bomber bronze bream over the last week.

Anglers fishing on the Sandspit in Port Shepstone have been landing some decent size snapper salmon.

Bass anglers are still having a lot of fun with reports of some huge bass caught over the weekend.

The trout are also feeding well at the moment with anglers reporting some spectacular fish over the past few weeks.

Please remember to leave the areas that you fish in, in a better condition than when you got there.

Take a few moments to pick up litter and take it to the nearest bin.

Tight lines and screaming reels.

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