Sardine Report 2015 “When the red hot pokers bloom, winter is upon us!” – Louis Wolmarans chanted. It was many, many years ago, but Louis still charges the KZN South Coast with more gusto than any grom. The only hassle, is that when the aloes flower like this, it’s also sardine season! Just in from … Read more
Big waves at Port Shepstone. Wave almost devours ski boat! Jay Steenkamp joined us this morning early, in a last ditch effort to get out the back. We ‘jacked Carl Gouws’ ski boat and Marc Lange took the helm. The launch took 15 minutes of ducking and diving as the super surging swell just kept … Read more
Foam to the horizon: 80ft waves batter the KZN Coastline “Hey Roosta, you better get ready to reverse pal!”, was me as I saw the first real set come charging in towards us in the gloom. It has broken up into the carparks before and this was threatening to drown us as the huge waves … Read more
Chris Lepan huge kob in the Umzimkulu On light tackle this is real big fish. Imagine a largemouth bass this size! Rory Lawlor and crew have been targeting kob in the Umzimkulu, on artificials, and seem to have perfected the art. Along the way they been catching, and releasing, big-eye kingfish, rock salmon, perch and … Read more
Garrick fishing at The Block Although the garrick and salmon must be swimming by the other beaches and bays, for some reason they all really love The Block, and the adjacent Sandspit beach. Maybe it’s because the mightyUmzimkulu River near Port Shepstone is closed, so the fish get all confused and end up swimming up … Read more
