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After years of absence, Pat Murray finally makes an appearance on the good ship Umzimkulu and bags his first rock salmon of the season. Easy release…and we just started…

Early low tides have surfers up and down the coast racing the sun and the easterlies. The waves were 8 to 10ft yesterday and nicely formed, making for some crazy paddle outs and good rides. Still no sardines north of the Transkei but the fishing is on the up as conditions get back to normal … Read more

An enthusiastic gathering of sardine speculators on the lower south coast of KZN Natal. Although the Transkei Wild Coast has seen plenty of fish and sardine action, nothing seems to have come up past Port Edward. Luckily a few garrick (leervis) featured on the rocks at Stiebel this past week. Carel Werner shot one of … Read more

The Umzimkulu River has been buzzing with anglers fishing from the side and from boats, reports Marius Awcamp. Tales of Rock Salmon catches are coming in thick and fast. Ian Logie pictured with a 6kg fish, has had a good run…as have the Wigmores and the Defilippi’s…getting a few fish every night. In amongst the … Read more

Maputo, 11 Jul (AIM) – The South African petro-chemical giant Sasol is on the verge of abandoning the search for petroleum and gas in offshore blocks 16 and 19 in the Mozambique sedimentary basin, reports the daily newspaper “Noticias”. According to the chairperson of the publicly owned Mozambican Hydrocarbon Company (ENH), Nelson Ocuane, data from … Read more