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Nathan Warlosz 52kgs King Mackerel 15 kg line

Nathan Warlosz 52kgs King Mackerel 15 kg line: this fish might be 25 years old! Or more! Imagine what it has seen and learned during all that time in the ocean.

But it certainly ain’t gonna get bigger any more. Taken on a light spinning stick, this is as big as a king mackerel can get. A few weights are being bandied about the place like 58, 54 – backed up by photos but not official registered scale weights.

You can see more of the fish on Facebook…

South Africa

It is way into big fish season here in South Africa. Most of the big fish as usual are coming from the north. Where there are no river mouths to foul the water like there are here down south. The weather also always seems to play along a lot more friendlier the further north you fish.

Sodwana Bay and Cape Vidal are two perfect escapes from the depressing water and weather we have prevailing down south. Ocean is a mess and has been for weeks. But the beautiful west wind blowing right now, is said to stick around for a week or so. We gonna get big waves. But after the tantrum has been thrown, this should depict the beginning of the good weather.

Winter weather

We just got to get through April, and we are in the pound seats again. Finally. After the last two years were complete washouts. Floods, and more floods. The spearfishing department still has not recovered fully. But thankfully the future is looking bright.

El Nino is also on our side. Meant to bode well for fishing and spearfishing as the dry conditions allow the water to clean up. With less river flow, the prevailing Agulhas Current will more easily be able to approach the beach and bring us those purple conditions we all have been dreaming of for the last few years.

Big fish gallery

These are all the best pics of all the biggest king mackerel (these are all Scomberomerous Commersoni – the Americas get a slightly smaller version – Scomberomerous Scevalla) I have been able to collect since we re-started the Sardine News.

Couta Growth Rates

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52kg couta Mapelane

Huge couta on light tackle

The photo does not do the fish of this size any justice at all. Although it does look like Roger could stick his entire head into that fish's mouth! It went 52kgs GUTTED!

Louis Posthumous and team have been using Mydos for decades

2016: a Huge couta by Marc Lange - 35kg's, one of three over 30kg's Marc got this super fishing day

As soon as the weather starts to play ball, the boats will be out along the Southern Kwazulu Natal backline. Hunting specidically for these huge fish. The further south you look, the bigger they seem to get. That reef south of Port Edward, and that spot just north of Tweni, are magnets for big couta.

MYDO “First Couta” Prize

The first decent couta (as judged by us here at The Sardine News) of the season, will receive a FREE MYDO Couta Spread. Worth a grand and packed full of lethal traces and kit. The allowed zone is from Aliwal southwards – otherwise, Guy Bishop gets it every time.

Send your pics to me Sean via WhatsApp +27793269671 or umzimkulu@gmail.com.