31 July 2024 at 07h30 KZN Fishing Conditions are Excellent

31 July 2024 at 07h30 KZN Fishing Conditions are Excellent

31 July 2024 at 07h30 KZN Fishing Conditions are Excellent: Adam Kamdar kicks off the AM Show here at The Sardine News. Conditions have been an absolute delight to report on recently. Today again, west winds, calm seas, sunny skies and all we need is a working Chevrolet (You gonna need to be old for that joke to make any sense).

Over to Adam…

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Fishing

There is a swell running. Polished and perfect it has made its way up from Jeffreys Bay. Which has been on fire last few weeks. This swell aerates the water and gets fish moving. Especially gamefish in the surf zone and along the backline.

The water is still warm as toast, hovering around 22 or 23 degrees Celsius.

Sardines

This warm water is no good for cold-water sardines. They like the water at around 19. Theoretically then, they are hanging around out deep in cold water pockets. And only a stiff few days of east winds will bring this about. None of these winds are on the horizon. It just looks to be getting better and better each week.

Surfing

You can see the recent surfing down at JBay at https://brucifire.co.za. Brucifire Surf Retorts! I mean reports!

Diving

Water is a bit murky and the swell has been strong last few days. Maybe the blue will meander in on the north coast. And roll on down through Durban and then onto the south coast. I am sure the Bear from Master Watermen will check in later with a viz report or something.

Updates

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Sardine Maps

Having intel to make the right decisions can save you hours and hours of frivolous sardine hunting. We have taken great care to log the activity of each sardine run since 2021. These records are available for anyone to look at.

If you study the maps year to year, you will see that right now we are only just in the middle of good sardine conditions. And that in previous years catches were made right into the summer months.

Sardine Map 2024

Sardine Map 2023

Sardine Map 2021

Channels

https://youtube.com/@Brucifire – highly entertaining  surf reporting

https://youtube.com/@thesardinenews – neva miss a single  sardine

https://youtube.com/@fishbazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

https://youtube.com/@mydotackletalk – highly technical  sport fishing

https://youtube.com/@surflaunchingsouthernafrica – getting out there safely

https://youtube.com/@waterwoes – complain here

Websites

https://umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
https://umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –   sardine run coming up
https://thesardine.co.za – never miss a single   sardine
https://masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
https://brucifire.co.za –  surf and conditions reporting
https://fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
https://mydofishinglures.co.za – technical  sport fishing