Breaking Sardine News with Garry Hook and Kevin in Qora
Breaking Sardine News with Garry Hook and Kevin in Qora: after Garry Hook and I published a NO sardine report…
Kevin comes in with a cracker!
Kevin from Qora Mouth (just north of Mazeppa Bay in the Southern Transkei) describes unusual conditions this summer: very little rain, tanks at 50%, and prawns arriving three months early. Then, yesterday, he spotted thousands of gannets diving on a moving shoal of sardines, accompanied by dolphins and other predators. He emphasizes that gannets don’t follow sprats or red-eyes—they follow Natal sardines.
Kevin believes this was a pilot shoal moving north quickly, fractured but significant, and already attracting predators. By this morning, he saw many gannets heading north, suggesting the sardines have moved past his area. He’s keeping spotters along the coast to track developments and notes this could be early good news for Durban.
A direct line from the report:
“Chaps, the sardine run is on early… I’m gonna say this is a pilot shoal coming through on its way north moving quite fast.” -Kevin in Qora.
Sardines and Sighting Maps
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. With instructions on how to install The Sardine News right on your phone, tablet, or even desktop.
Channels
Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining surf reporting
Master Watermen – news from way down deep
The Sardine News – neva miss a single sardine
FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus
MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical sport fishing
Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely
Water Woes – complain about your municipality here
Websites
umzimkulu.co.za – fishing, charters, accommodation
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za – will get you right out and onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single sardine
masterwatermen.co.za – news from under water
fishbazaruto.com – dreams are out there
brucifire.co.za – surf retorts
fishmad.co.za – destination Madagascar
andantelodge.co.za – Transit luxury in Pretoria
