Mad Shad Down South Mad Mullet Up North – FULL Report #kzn #conditions #cold #front #low #pressure

Mad Shad Down South Mad Mullet Up North – FULL Report #kzn #conditions #cold #front #low #pressure

Mad Shad Down South Mad Mullet Up North – FULL Report: Contributors up and down have been on high alert, and the reports are filtering in.

Enjoy the video…

Today’s update includes news from St. Lucia and Kei Mouth and a bunch of stops in between. Things are goooood. KZN in Natal is actually Heaven on Earth and it sure makes up for the adverse cyclonic and cut-off low systems that we have to deal with in the wet season.

Shad down south are a great indicator that the sardines are imminent. What we need right now is for the waters inshore to cool. The big south swells to build. And most importantly….the aloes need to be in full bloom.

I have noticed out aloes here at the Umzimkulu Marina are starting to form flowers. Maybe another two to three weeks and those babies will burn orange.

In the meantime, we are all having to contend with what is obviously by now, a late sardine run. Not very late, yet. But check the Sardine Sighting Maps on The Sardine News website and you will get the full picture.

Sardines and Sightings

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Here are the links to existing and past  Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

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