Environmental issues and discussions.
Where are the sardines 2015? The word in the carpark, up and down the KZN coastlines is that we should not give up hope, for a second coming, of sardines this year. In fact, today brought with it an entirely new ocean, with lovely polished swells coming out of the south, a stiff offshore breeze, … Read more
2015 Sardine run makes for spectacular fishing As the sardines go into hiding they leave behind shoals of eager predator fish and carparks full of eager fisherfolk chasing them. Shad still dominate the scene at most places but in some spots, like Port Alfred, they are annoyingly absent. They also have been breaking the norm … Read more
Port St. Johns Humpback Whales by Offshore Africa Port St. Johns Humpback Whales by Offshore Africa. Offshore Africa whale spotters in Port St. Johns are having a bumper sardine run. Bringing with it the usual suspects. All sorts of whales. Dolphins. Sharks. Seabirds. It’s wild out there right now! The sardines this year are spread … Read more
Monday Fishing Report Well, in a cowrie shell…don’t go to work! The fishing is better than it’s been in years. A few minutes ago my Dad on the Niteshift saw P.J. Botha and son boat a nice big ‘couta off the Umzimkulu River. Last night Mike Stubbs got his kob. A big fish that went … Read more
Sardine Report from Mapuzi Robbie van Wijk, deep down in Transkei, is right in the thick of things, reporting in with this sardine report, from Mapuzi. “Sardines aren’t striped bru! They are definitely spotted! Down here on the point at Mapuzi, birds are swooping and diving, dolphins are chowing down in the little bay. One … Read more
