Staying calm on a really big fish

Big Fish: Bazaruto October Fishing Report by Captain Duarte Rato

Staying calm on a really big fish Staying calm on a really big fish can make the difference. We were patrolling the shallows on a slow, beautiful day off Barra. So clean we could see the bottom. All sand with the odd rock or starfish dotted about. We were riding a front console boat – … Read more

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Rock salmon, river snapper, red roman, mangrove jack…season is upon us!

Chris Leppan (the South Coast version) has been spending seasons working out how to catch Mangrove Jack, on the troll.

Rock salmon, river snapper, red roman, mangrove jack… Tis’ the season again! We need clean water to fish lures in the Umzimkulu and the other bigger estuaries on the KZN coastline. And thankfully as of this weekend, it’s clean! We spent the night out on Saturday and came back with these photos. None of them … Read more

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Giant King Mackerel

Giant King Mackerel 72kgs by Voyages de Peche

Giant King Mackerel The Giant King Mackerel we are referring to does not live in South Africa. Or Mozambique for that matter. Oh no, you will only find this guy hanging around the China Sea. And man, does he get big. This fish looks just like a giant version of our king mackerel, In fact, … Read more

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Libby Bowles: Marine Activist – what a story!

Libby Bowles cleaning-the-ocean-as-usual

Libby Bowles: Marine Activist – what a story! Ted Talks. Man-oh-man. When Sardine correspondent and friend Chad Leavitt (of Lalaland), showed me the Ted Talks channel, all those years ago, I was mightily blown away. The people who took the time to present to the world, their own special ways, of saving the plant, or … Read more

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