Sardine Report 8 June 2021: Sardines in Durban and Scratching gulleys between shoals

Deep-sea Port Shepstone: Whilst the sardines in Durban had all the attention, some good fishing out deep is going on. Pink Salmon by Marc Lange

Sardine Report 8 June 2021: Sardines in Durban and Scratching gulleys between shoals

Sardine Report 8 June 2021

Sardine Report 8 June 2021: Sardines in Durban and Scratching gulleys between shoals

Except for the news sent in by Adam Kamdar, with video, of sardine netters doing their thing this early morning, things have been characteristically quiet. The pilot shoals have kind of run out. Been eaten mostly. Some netted.

And now the wait is on.

In this sardine report however, we have a little advice on how to survive the times in between sardine shoals.

Scratching!

Light sticks. Tiny traces. Small baits. BIG FUN! Our guests here for the 2021 Sardine Run, are regular Shaun Begg, and his mate Arno Davies. Both of these guys can fish already so all I am doing is showing them where to go. So far they have each racked up a bunch of species. Including some noteworthy Blacktail.

Whilst the sardines in Durban had all the attention, our guests went scatching in the gulleys and even caught a super rare passion fruit coral trout

Provincial angler and regular with us Shaun Begg bags the first shad of the day

Scratching in the gulleys and the inside can really help your mental health when the sea is on it’s head like it’s been for the last long while. And the sardines are between stops. Just remember not to ever have your back to the waves. And beware of slippery rocks!

Deep Sea

Many fish are around waiting for the big shoals of sardines, now that they’ve had a taste. And if you really work hard, some really good fishing is out there.

Whilst the sardines in Durban had all the attention, some good fishing out deep is going on. Pink Salmon by Marc Lange

Roger Davison and a tasty black steenbras or whatever you would like to call it.

You can see more of this kind of action at https://thesardine.co.za. Where we also have an interactive map logging all verified sardine sightings for this sardine run in 2021.

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