No Shad Report by Alan in Port Shepstone

No Shad Report by Alan in Port Shepstone: Alan checks in from The Block in Port Shepstone…in the meantime sardines are being netted at Umkomaas NOW!

The shad are playing hide and seek at the moment. They come thick and fast every now and then, but mostly it has been one one one at places like Port Edward and surrounds. They have not really moved north yet at all. Theory by Kevin is that the shad and garrick lost the sardines in that weird movement by the Agulhas Current that carried the sardines out to sea and they skipped the gamefish. So the shad are down south frantically waiting for the sardines that have already gone north. Luckily for them, and us, there are very many sardines still coming to KZN.

Thank you Alan!

And even before Alan we have The Bear…

Let’s see what else the day brings along…

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