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
Port St. Johns Humpback Whales by Offshore Africa Port St. Johns Humpback Whales by Offshore Africa. Offshore Africa whale spotters in Port St. Johns are having a bumper sardine run. Bringing with it the usual suspects. All sorts of whales. Dolphins. Sharks. Seabirds. It’s wild out there right now! The sardines this year are spread … Read more
Sardines! The lower south coast was reported in quiet for tsontwsanes(Pondo word for sardines) this morning. But Jay Steenkamp reports plenty humpback whale activity. The migration is in full swing. But the big news was dialled in by Robbie van Wijk who reports masses of sardines with wild activity, off Mapuzi right close to Coffee … Read more
