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Oh well, no sardines to speak of. Many other variants of baitfish up and down the lower south coast – but no sards. The water finally cooled with the last few days of easterly winds and swell, but has gone an evil colour brown with the upswelling the east brings. So now we have a … Read more
Grant Gilmore looking stoked at the prospect of dinner. The snapper looks to be an Emperor Snapper, great to catch…great to eat. There have been many different species in the market this winter…Rock Salmon (Mangrove Jack, River Snapper), Speckled Snapper, Twinspot Snapper…and some we can’t identify. Cobia have been aplenty now that the whales are … Read more
I’s just like the old days…queues of cars and people loaded with boats, quad bikes and jet skis, headed north, en masse. Winter holidays have begun. Halfway stops between Maputo and Xai Xai are full. Markets are a buzz. Fuel stops are busy as. Border posts are chaos. And the roads very busy. But we … Read more
Another seldom dived spot…hazards like flying lead and ski-boats, dirty water and the odd shark rumour keeps most spearos away from The Block in Port Shepstone. However, Pierre de Villiers, on a sojourn to the KZN lower south coast for some winter gamefish action prior to the sardines showing up…ventured out in the late afternoon today, … Read more
Giant Shad at Chakas Rock – South Coast KZN Marc Lange and Pierre de Villers (Cape Town) swam out together at Chakas Rock in Umtentweni this morning. The excitement in Marc’s call about the shad he just shot didn’t really give us a clue as to it’s sheer size. Almost couldn’t look at it when … Read more
