Aqua Planet have been operating out of Shelley Beach and diving the Protea Banks for many years… DIVE REPORT FOR PROTEA BANKS, SHELLY BEACH: So with the turn of season into Spring, we had the start of the Hammerhead shark season. Shoaling Hammerhead sharks, up to more than a 100 were seen on dives last … Read more
It started out smooth and calm, with a nice launch at 7:30am, but soon the beasterly easterly started to whisper. Captain Brian Lange at the helm of Niteshift, from the Umzimkulu Marina, was driving, with John van Reenen and Sean Lange as crew. By the time we had 10 livies, it was up to 15 … Read more
MustByt Charters join thesardine.co.za Mike Schneider and his team at MustByt Charters in Shelley Beach have many years fishing and skippering experience between them. Targeting gamefish like tuna, dorado, king mackeral, billfish and amberjack, they also fish on the bottom for the odd black steenbras, salmon and redfish. Their fleet of boats are professionally rigged … Read more
Giant Shad at Chakas Rock – South Coast KZN Marc Lange and Pierre de Villers (Cape Town) swam out together at Chakas Rock in Umtentweni this morning. The excitement in Marc’s call about the shad he just shot didn’t really give us a clue as to it’s sheer size. Almost couldn’t look at it when … Read more
Huge Umzimkulu Rock Salmon http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/603426_337748519639535_444467376_n.jpg I was going through some older posts and found this highly relevant shot of Matt Defillipi hoisting a proper Rock Salmon, back in 2012. This must be one of the BIGGEST Rock Salmon/Mangrove Jack caught at the Umzimkulu Marina…shot DEFLAPPERS! That will take plenty of beating… These wily … Read more
