Sardine Searching – Mtakatyi River Lodge to Banana Bay Now this is how you go looking for sardines! The Sardine News crew is back sardine searching, styling it up at Mtakatyi River Lodge — the perfect base for chasing fish and waves along the Wild Coast. From the meandering road that links Coffee Bay, Umdumbi, … Read more
Looking for sardines? Find the cold water… Looking for sardines? Find the cold water…: ? Welcome Back to The Sardine NewsWe’re reporting from Mtakatyi, our base for tracking sardines along the coast. And yes — sardines are here! Mtakatyi Bay & Presley’s Bay are alive with sardines, gannets, dolphins, and whales. Captain Garry Hook confirms … Read more
Where are the sardines this year? Where are the sardines this year? The last 5 sardine runs were spectacular. Reminiscent of old times, as the sardines just kept on coming. Net after net. Nobody went without. You can analyse each of those sardine runs on The Sardine News website at thesardine.co.za. We have been keeping … Read more
Surf fishing during the sardine run This is a rundown through a list the game fish species we are lucky enough to encounter – during the annual sardine run. Here in KZN, South Africa. Shad It starts with the shad. These guys smash into those poor little sardines like piranhas. And a shad smaller than … Read more
Sardine Update 21 June 2022 Sardine Update 21 June 2022: another beautiful KZN south coast winter day! And the sardines just keep coming! Net after net. Day after day. And it’s only just begun. Presumably, the foul ocean conditions that were holding them back, have given way, and the sardines jumped at the chance to … Read more
