The Sardine Run 2016 with Offshore Africa in Port St. Johns: bookings open

The Sardine Run 2016 with Offshore Africa in Port St. Johns: bookings open

The Sardine Run 2016 with Offshore Africa in Port St. Johns is looking to be the best yet. With the effects of the biggest El Nino ever recorded going on around us this year, we are hoping for the cooler water to prevail, to entice the shoals north, earlier and for longer.

Even in the quieter years, there is always some show of the little buggers, but from time to time, the stars line up, and a bumer season can be expected. This ain’t no guarantee, but for sure, the effects of the El Nino, and the correlation of past years El Ninos, means we can, according to maths, expect some sardine this in huge numbers, this year or next (howz that for insurance!).

In the meantime, I raided Captain Rob Nettleton’s video archives and pulled out a  series of 15 second clips, for us to enjoy, in the lead up to the season….

Here is the first, enjoy!

Offshore Africa, run by Rob Nettleton and Debbie Smith, is based right on the Umzimvubu River in Port St. Johns, deep into the Wild Transkei. Their combined experience ensures you get out to the shoals safely, and back again.

Click on over to Offshore Africa’s new website on http://offshoreportstjohns.com, choose The Sardine Run, and really get a taste of what is to come.