Meritorious catches and how they were made…
The entries make for a searchable database of catches that can help you become a better angler…
Julian Ruthnum caught this beautiful Blue-tailed mullet fishing near Spillers Wharf on the Umzimkulu River in Port Shepstone, today. These big and powerful fish are quite plentiful in the Umzimkulu right now…plenty coming out.
Contrary to popular belief…they are delicious…in Mozambique they sell for the same price as king mackeral!
Swimming in the backline with Craig Sinclair, and all of a sudden surrounded by hunting dolphins and garrick…Carl banged his first of the season.
That’s about the 10th fish we’ve heard of so far! They could teach the sardines a lesson or two in punctuality.
They were spearfishing on the backline at Seapark, a really good spot for garrick and daga salmon, and of course shad.
So the dolphins paid a visit and the whales were whaling out back.
But no sardines…
Nice fish Carl!
Karl Gouws and Elton van Rooyen went deep off Port Shepstone with live bait to load this hard fighting and heavy weighing Amberjack. Pulling these things from 60m on anchor is no joke…but they get up to or more than 60kg’s on some of the deeper Kwazulu Natal lower south coast reefs! Protea Reef has produced some boat winners. Hibberdene is a hotspot for very big Amberjack, and there are some crazy big ones up in Mozambique too. On the back of the diving reefs off Tofo they are reported to shoal and the locals get quite a few in the 20 to 30kg class, during the winter months. Hard to catch. Need live bait.
Co-ordinating the large crowd to our Barra mooring… Johnny English did a sterling job and had us under steam to Linga Linga at 11am.
The mid day sun tried to roast us on the hour long sail to Linga…but shade and excellent grilled chicken was waiting. Trolling lures never produced anything but we were treated to the amazing sight of a stingray flying through the air 3m high. Twice!
Great trip on the all new party boat -‘ Babalaza’. Powered by a twin cylinder Lister diesel, she rides soft and stable…with a draft of a few inches only!
Call us on +258 840 666 471 if you have a special occasion you’d like to make extra special. We can collect anywhere in the Inhambane bay…and can load entire kitchens with fridges if necessary.
Otherwise. The food at Linga Linga is great and the beer cold…a fantastic lunchtime break from the heat and action…
Sharene van Vuuren on her way home from placing 8th in the Rock n Surf Nationals down in the Cape…stopped off at Port Shepstone and went fishing on the Niteshift. At her old stomping grounds Umtentweni she caught this mean crocodile sized couta.
