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NO TRACTOR! Old-style launching at Shelley Beach NO TRACTOR! Old-style launching at Shelley Beach: Welcome to another instalment on the Surf Launching Southern Africa YouTube channel. We are back at Shelley Beach, KZN, South Africa. All set for a big day out catching up on things. We had been away for a month or so, … Read more

And the Spanish Mackerel might even make it to Spain And the Spanish Mackerel might even make it to Spain: the Latin name of our fish today is the Scomberomerous Commerson. Here are the other names: Until now…the expansion of the species into the Meditteranean in the 1930s, made possible by the construction and opening … Read more

Fishing Guinjata with the Joneses Fishing Guinjata with the Joneses: I was very lucky to have had firsthand knowledge of the Joneses of Guinjata Bay. I had grown up with them! My brother and I went to school with the Jones kids. Brad. And his older brother Ralph Junior. Mtubatuba. Man oh man were they … Read more

A Reflection on our Long Slow Descent into Anarchy A Reflection on our Long Slow Descent into Anarchy: © Dr Anthony Turton 25 February 2023 I watch the sun rising over the ocean. The rays of light splay out across the water, in a display reminiscent of images that my Sunday school teacher used to … Read more

Fishing in the rain – barbel and perch on the menu Fishing in the rain – barbel and perch on the menu: You don’t have to stop fishing in the rain! Our guests a short while back rocked in here at the Umzimkulu Marina smack bang in the middle of another outburst by nature. It … Read more