Where are the sardines 2015? The word in the carpark, up and down the KZN coastlines is that we should not give up hope, for a second coming, of sardines this year. In fact, today brought with it an entirely new ocean, with lovely polished swells coming out of the south, a stiff offshore breeze, … Read more
The Wild Coast to Port Alfred by Panorama Having Johnny van Biljon along on this trip (distributing Mydo’s and gathering news), with his iPhone 5, has opened up a whole new way of capturing the moment. Johnny, who has had many years experience in the film and tv industries, has an eye for a great … Read more
Chelsifire and The Rolling Stones Chelsifire (aka Chelsea aka Smellsea) gave us her rendition of ‘Miss You’, by The Rolling Stones. Chelsea is a long serving member of thesardine.co.za staff, her focus mainly on quality control and sales. She is also a mean fishing dog and has pounced on many a hapless ‘couta, tuna, dorado…as … Read more
2015 Sardine run makes for spectacular fishing As the sardines go into hiding they leave behind shoals of eager predator fish and carparks full of eager fisherfolk chasing them. Shad still dominate the scene at most places but in some spots, like Port Alfred, they are annoyingly absent. They also have been breaking the norm … Read more
No sardines to report Well the elusive little sardines have pulled a characteristic vanishing act. In fact the red eyes are back in the picture causing mild sensation at Park Rynie. Netters bagged a whole shoal on Wednesday. Shad are also decidedly quiet this morning. Yesterday it was one every five minutes. But the average … Read more
