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Rock Salmon on the KZN South Coast

Marc Lange with a delicious ocean caught Rock Salmon

Rock Salmon catch

Koos Viviers and Marc Lange have been at it again – this time with a great catch of four rock salmon. On a bumper trip and caught in amongst a few daga salmon. Or kob, as they are also known.

Koos Viviers and his prize catch of rock salmon taken off Port Shepstone

Normally caught in estuaries or lagoons, these formidable fighters leave the protection of the still waters and move out to sea, when the floods come each rainy season. This is when the spearos see and shoot their share of these prized gamefish.

Rock salmon are actually open ocean spawners, and move into estuarine habitats as fry, as part of their genetic instinct. It is at about 7kg’s or so, that rock salmon leave for the sea for good.

Rock Salmon are known by many, many names.

Lutjanus argentimaculatus, is the scientific name.
Rock Salmon is what we call these beautiful fish.
Mangrove Snapper.
Mangrove Jack.
Red Snapper.
nKululunkulu, is the Zulu name.

Night time is the right time!

We have accommodation and boats right on the Umzimkulu River. Which is famed for its collection of rockies. Come and join us for a weekend, or a few more days, as we hunt for these fish hard. We use live bait in the estuary, but lures produce as many fish, when fished right.

You need to bring your 30lb braid stick, or you can use our equipment, which is all top notch.

Other species include kingfish (GTs and greenspot), perch (summer bream), flagtail (river gurnard), ox-eye tarpon (ox-eye herring), malabar rockcod (estuary rockcod), Zambezi Shark (Bull Shark)…and many more!

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Kob aswell says:

July 26, 2021 at 6:22 pm

Stop keeping rock salmon for fucksakes
- Sean Lange says:
  
  July 29, 2021 at 6:48 am
  
  Too funny, we never keep any. Maybe a few kids who catch their first one keep and cook. Delicious. BTW you should research a bit more on rock salmon and the way they use their habitats. Are you of the opinion that they stay in the rivers full-time and when there are none left, there are none left? If so, you best brush up on your ichthyology. If you really are concerned, I hope to hell that any estuary near you is net-free and healthy. For that's what you can do with your swearwords - use them during your responsibility to ensure safe and clean rock salmon habitats where you live. We are doing that here...