Sardine and Shad Report July 2017 A combined shad and sardine report for this 3 July 2017. Been getting plenty requests for information on the shad and their whereabouts this year. Well it’s an easy one – they are everywhere! The further south into the Transkei is where you have a better chance of catching then … Read more
2017 Sardine Report June 30 Sardine Spy Jay Steenkamp compiled this piece of news yesterday…with cool gallery depicting from whence the news comes. Nice and deep in the Transkei… Howzit. Still loads of Bottlenose Dolphins moving north along backline. In the deep lots of whales moving north. For the last 3 days and this morning … Read more
No sardine report 29 June 2017 Well it’s a no sardine report for today the 29 June 2017…things have gone quiet up and down. Sporadic appearances of shoals of Banana Beach and Umzumbe mean they are still about, just swimming down deep where it’s safer? Maybe it’s the excellent surf and calm conditions that are … Read more
Elephant Seal by Jay Steenkamp Our intrepid and voluntary sardine spy – Jay Steenkamp, has infiltrated the sardine fraternity to such an extent, that he can produce shots like these! From Jay… “Elephant Seal chilling on the beach today on the South Coast. Very rare to see one of these on our coast. Apparently only … Read more
The sards are coming! The sards are coming! – that’s the word from Offshore Africa down in Port St. Johns. Debbie Smith and Rob Nettleton make up the backbone of the team operating down there at the moment. And they are right there at the starting gates of the annual Sardine Run, this 2017. Yesterday, … Read more
