Life of Prawn: Well, the title gives the game right away but I am sure you are gonna enjoy wondering and pondering about the Life of a Tiger Prawn as I did. I have previously published videos on the prawns we get here in KZN. The Umzimkulu and the Transkei in particular.
Although I have not had much joy in the Transkei hunting prawns with my cameras, the Umzimkulu guys have been more than accommodating. The tigers were plentiful this weekend at the jetty. And when I threw my first net and bagged a handful of monsters, I took notice this time, that they were caked in mud. These buggers were hiding in the substrate. But the net was too much for them and they got caught trying to escape.
The prawn dude in this video, however, looks clean as a whistle. What the heck she (this was a big prawn and the females are generally larger) was doing down there is anyone’s guess. To me she was merely taking in the scene as I was with my camera. That clean water is amazing to film and observe in, I am sure we gonna have more prawn footage by the time the real rains come.
Life of Prawn Gallery
Live prawns Umzimkulu style. Be careful, these ones pinch hard!Yip, thats an outsized tiger prawn foul hooked in the kop on a lure in the Umzimkulu recentlyAll the Prawns of the Umzimkulu (I think)
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Sardines n Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 188,000 times and keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat!
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
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KZN in for a Rinse – Rain for a few Days: Although the rain moved in hard at some places along the coast yesterday, it was really patchy most of the time. Almost sunny. Then a downpour. And so on…as of today, the rain is set to stay a few days longer.
Over to Adam with today’s update…
Durban
Thank you Adam!
And a little gallery…
Fishing by Sean Lange
Saturday, however, was a really good fishing day. Many little kob down here on the SKZN coast. In the estuary here at Port Shepstone. And off the beach there was fun being had too. Not sure where the big ones are hiding though. Will check with the spearos as to what is going on when they report in later.
Brusher have been featuring in the spearo reports for a good month now. And plenty anglers are popping brusher photos on the internet too. These fish will hang around for a bit longer. But will depart south again when the rains come. Get your gulley game on!
Natal Snoek are still banging about the north coast. Ideal for kayak anglers and the like. Dragging around a little well-dressed fillet bait will put you in the game. And if you are really lucky, you might get a cast in from the beach. The backline is real close in some places and with a modern rig it is within very easy reach. A little shiny spoon that can really travel is your best bet. Crank that thing!
And you might catch a garrick at the same time. Throwing a spoon over the waves anywhere you can reach clear water puts you in the garrick game too. Snoek and garrick hunt in the same shallow waters.
For more about fishing click on over to https://youtube.com/@mydotackletalk. Use the species menu above (Tackle) to kit yourself out for whatever fish you are after.
Join is here down south for some fishing and nature on https://umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za. Transkei Wild Coast adventures listing soon!
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Sardines n Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 188,000 times and keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat!
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
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Well you can surf in Durban 18 Oct 24 by Adam Kamdar
Well, you can surf in Durban 18 Oct 24 by Adam Kamdar: Durban really has many advantages over ots two flanking coastlines. The main one is that the north-facing beaches welcome the SW with red carpet treatment. For…
This wind is directly offshore at the piers!
This is not the case down or up the coasts. Sure there are some nooks and crannies like Scotties and Umzumbe. That can handle a stiff SW like the one blowing today. Where it gets really tricky on the coasts though, is when that wind aligns itself slightly more to the south, than coming in from the west. This destroys any all hope of decent waves on the south coast.
And yet in Durban, the waves just keep on keeping on. There are a lot of advantages to being a surfer in Durban Town.
Over to Adam explain…
Adam explains why it’s good to be a surfer in Durban Town
Thank you Adam see you out there one fine day! And thank you for the gallery of Durban this very morning…
The Bear of The Master Watermen spearfishing journal will be checking in later. With his weekly roundup and synopsis of what is going on in under the water.
Chat then…
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Sardines n Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 187,000 times and keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat!
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
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Windy Week for KZN by Adam Kamdar, 7 am, 15 Oct: It’s the weekly October showdown between the north and south winds, the high-pressures vs. the low-pressures.
Over to Adam…
Durban
Thank you Adam! And also for the colourful gallery from this bright and breezy morning…
The big SSW swell that is running today doesn’t quite turn the corner tight enough to get into the Durban pier beaches.
Synopsis
During October in KZN we are stuck in a battle zone between the north and south winds. High-pressures vs Low-pressures. An ongoing showdown that can result in some really weird and windy weather scenarios.
Like today!
We have a bona fide Monkey’s Wedding going on on the KZN South Coast. It is sunny skies, rain and rainbows right now. Spectacular. Complemented by the stiff south wind blowing in from the colder climes, and a lively south swell meant to be up to 5m out deep today.
Quite a show!
Durban misses these big open ocean swells. But from the beach, you can clearly see them out there. Marching past like elephants in a real hurry. Pitched against the prevailing south-to-north flowing Agulhas Current, these swells stand right up.
Today is not a day to be deep-sea fishing or anything of the sort.
These are inclement conditions for shipping too. And the main reason that Lloyds of London Shipping Insurance would not ever insure any ships out off the Wild Coast. These waters are where an inordinate amount of wind and swell energy winds up. Turning the ocean into one big pothole. It was on a day like today that the cruise ship the Oceanos succumbed. Read the full story right here: https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/sunday-tribune-south-africa/20170226/281870118214303
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Sardines n Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 187,000 times and keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat!
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
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Monday More Fun Day for KZN Surfers by Adam Kamdar in Surf City
Monday More Fun Day for KZN Surfers by Adam Kamdar in Surf City: Welcome back to the sardine news. We have Adam Kamdar checking from what has turned out to be another surfing day in KZN and Durban in particular.
Over to Adam Kandar at North Beach in Surf City…
Durban
Monday More Fun Day for Surfers in KZN by Adam Kamdar on the Spot at North Beach in the famous Surf City that is Durban in South Africa.
Good time to be a surfer as the swell promises to build all day long. And reach a massive pulse tomorrow. Up to 5 meters at the crack of dawn! Obviously for this time of the year, the wind has agreed to join the party and will be cranking through at an enormous rate of knots.
SW
Gusts of up to 40 knots, which equates to like 80kmh, will punctuate the strong south-westerly tomorrow too. It looks to be at least 15 or 20 knots all day long. Only backing off on Tuesday night.
NE
The northeaster is plotting its big comeback from Wednesday morning and into Thursday all day. It’s gonna come charging in as early as it can, and will steadily build all day long reaching a maximum of about 15 knots in the afternoon.
With a low tide at 8:45am on Wednesday, that morning is going to produce the goods for any surfers who can make it out through that pounding surf. Before the NE makes it too bumpy.
And although Durban will get some SW juice that day, it will be nothing like what the south and north coasts will look like that morning. Lines to the horizon and light winds until the tide turns. As the tide turns from low to high water moving in – that’s about when the onshore NE will start to pick up. Before that, the tide will be draining fast and little offshores will spring up all over to compensate for the fast-receding water and therefore air pressure. As the tide drains, it sucks air off the land to create those regional and sporadic offshores, in the face of prevailing high pressure systems. The east ruins this quicksmart so you got to get in early as possible in these situations.
Fishing
The fishing has been excellent everywhere. Kob and garrick making up for most of the excitement. With the odd handsome brushed in between. We will see exactly what fish are about with the Bear Report coming in later today. This valuable information will be posted right here on The Sardine News at around 5pm.
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Sardines n Sighting Maps
It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 185,000 times and keeps growing.
Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado!
These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.
Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.
