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Meanwhile, up in Bazaruto Island waters… Meanwhile, up in Bazaruto Island waters…: Captain Duarte Rato and crew, have dialed right into the wintertime conditions recently. Sporting some really good king mackerel catches. In amongst the usual slurry of blue marlin, and sailfish. They also prefer the dry season and slightly cooler water. Duarte has been … Read more

Gamefish available during the 2023 sardine run Gamefish available during the sardine run 2023: All the gamefish come around KZN for this party. But they ain’t easy! They get so full of sardines the best way to get ahold of them is to jump in with a goggle and snorkel, and a speargun, and shoot … Read more

Loads of sardine activity at Mdumbi Loads of sardine activity at Mdumbi: well it certainly ain’t over – this year’s sardine run has had a few interruptions. But so far it’s been a great early sardine appearance this 2023. Sardine activity at Mdumbi It’s actually quite a serious amount of sardine activity down here in … Read more

Sardines still passing Port St. Johns 6 July 2023 The Sardine News team visited Port St. Johns today, to make sure you never miss a single sardine. Sardines at Port St. Johns today It was a magnificent sight! One that could not be captured with a cellphone camera. Birds were rafting around together a lot. … Read more

Huge moon equals huge tides equals strong currents and random rips. Be careful out there today and the next few days…