Umzimkulu Dorado!

Marc Lange fishing on the Niteshift out of the Umzimkulu...dorado!

When the rivers fill right up with brown pigmented water from the summer rain catchment areas in Kwa-Zulu Natal, they  spew out into the ocean hitting the current to form a beautiful seam between the brown and blue water. This is Dorado time on the Natal and Transkei coast! They swim up and down this … Read more

Tofo Season Roundup

The fishing was fantastic late November through early December. Some boats were pigging out and reports filtered through of catches of 20 couta and 16 snapper (rock salmon) in one trip?! The locals also hammered it and on some days 100 couta were marched across the beach at Tofo. No mercy! The little white Isuzu … Read more

Chaotic weather conditions in Tofo!

For three days here now – we have had an intermittent deluge. With a blasting onshore to boot. As we write this, the storm surge has breached the high tide bank at Tofo Beach- and we still have another half metre of tide to come! Local radio has issued a flood and cyclone warning…although it’s … Read more

Offshores in summer!

Waking up to a magnificent offshore wind blowing uncharacteristically brisk for summer…something weather-wise was surely up (pity the waves weren’t!). Our 9am launch put us into the teeth of the day’s heat…cruising to Linga Linga to snorkel for sea horses and panzy shells – and hopefully look out for them elusive Queen Mackeral (Natal Snoek) … Read more