Garrick Fishing Experience Port Shepstone

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 Garrick Fishing Experience Port Shepstone

This package includes 3 nights at The Umzimkulu Marina plus five  Garrick Fishing trips, guided.

When the Garrick (Leervis) arrive at The Sandspit here in Port Shepstone, a world renowned rock and surf fishing spot, they arrive in numbers. And once they spawn (September/October) they are hungry!

Live bait, plugs, spoons, plastics…the Garrick come right into the mid and shore break as they hunt shad, mullet and the seasonal sardines…all sorts of baitfish are available to the Garrick and to us…catching livebait can be as much fun as fishing for Garrick! They even come into the river and we have caught many estuarine garrick here.

Bring your own rods and reels, spooled with new braid…we will tie the leaders and rig the traces together when you get here. We catch bait in the Umzimkulu River and then fish them live just out front below the bridge. It’s easy fishing, and very comfortable, perfectly safe. We take a boat to get there too, so we can bring a braai and everything.

It is quite easy to fish in the ocean on one side, and then in the estuary a few metres away, at the same time. All sorts of fish are regularly caught in the river…rock salmon, kob, kingfish, grunter and even oxe-eye tarpon.

Although our target fish is the mighty Garrick, we may also hook Kingfish, Shark, Rays, Sandsharks…June through October are great months for Garrick and the other winter gamefish. Many other fish frequent this coast in the sardine season, which happens most times – June through August.

Timing is everything – it’s all about the tides, the moon, the water, the barometer and the fish. So it’s by appointment only. Spectators pay half price, kids under 16 too.

Get in touch with Sean on umzimkulu@gmail.com or +27 79 326 9671

Check out this really entertaining insight shot a few years back, right in the middle of the run…right on the Sandspit

And another really good fish bt Attie Van Zyl…shot at The Block early in the morning…

There is a heap more video for you to watch on YouTube at this LINK. Please Like and Subscribe!

Please email Sean on umzimkulu@gmail.com if you want in on this core fishing experience, or you can try +27 79 326 9671.

Subject to availability!