21 July Sardine Report 2019 It’s been another cracking sardine season for the sardine run operators down in the Transkei and Natal. These guys have encountered bait balls daily and have been getting some spectacular video material, which we will…
First sardine report for 2019. Officially, the sardine run has begun. 10 Nets were taken over the weekend – at Amanzimtoti. And another down a bit further at Glenmore. Yesterday the long-awaited South Westerly came busting through, after an incredible…
Book your sardines now! Sardines! Coming fast! Offshore Africa, The Sardine specialists down in The Transkei, have already started taking bookings, for their Sardine Run experience. Which is…jump right in with them, sharks and all! Make no mistake, it’s a…
Offshore Africa’s new sardine spotter plane Take a look at Offshore Africa’s new sardine spotter plane! Yep, introducing “Tzulu” Dowsett as the pilot of the cool gyrocopter that he will be flying to locate shoals of sardines this year. Starting…
Transkei fishing well There is not much better fun than fishing Transkei waters. When the weather allows,..of course. Brian and Marc Lange, and Karl Gous – the bottomfishing A-team, were lucky enough to be down that way, at Mgazana, the…
Sardine run 2016 preparations with Offshore Africa Sardine run 2016 preparations with Offshore Africa have begun already as everybody looks forward to that bumper sardine run we all deserve. Offshore Africa in Port St. Johns take divers right into the…
Cottage for hire in the Transkei Fishing and exploring the Transkei Wild Coast is to me, second only to what heaven might be. The place is filled with the most interesting aspects of flaura and fauna, history, geological marvels, ancient cultures…
Transkei estuaries fishing well It’s been a great year for fledgling daga salmon up and down our entire coastline. I have seen them at this size (featured photograph) being taken in Maputo Bay and all the down into the…
Sardines off Coffee Bay! Confirmed reports have filtered in about shoals of sardines passing by Coffee Bay in the Transkei, birds diving and dolphins chasing. The area is inundated with holiday folk chasing after what hopes to be the start…
Submitted by: Sean Lange Report: Small baitballs of Redeye Sardines (Etrumeus teres) were reported by the Natal Sharks Board spotting plane. They seem to have moved northwards to the Waterfall Bluff area, and are confirmed not to be regular sardines,…