Sizzling HOT Summer Morning in KZN by Adam Kamdar: Summer mornings in KZN are upon us. As long as you are early enough, you will catch that worm.
Over to Adam…
Surfing
Today early there are many surfers out there squeezing the juice from a little swell that is just making it to the beach in Durban City.
Unlike the north and south coasts. Which get the SSW swell a lot more directly. Hectic! Not many takers in the unruly conditions down south this morning. Rather hit protected Durban and the beaches to the near north, like Virginia, to make the most of these conditions.
Fishing
Not quite ideal fishing conditions further north and south at all. And with the SSW swell at 4m out in the current, well that’s gonna be a wild and woolly prospect for ski-boaters. Staying inshore is a great option though – since the dorado and other shallow water summer gamefish have moved right in recently. Durban close fishes really well in these conditions.
“Come on in the water is warm! “
These southwest winds encourage the Agulhas to crank in shallow and bring in with it the warm blue water. You can expect the sea temperature in central and southern KZN to break through 25 degrees Celsius soon enough! Up north it must be there already.
Natal Snoek, Wahoo and Couta have been spotted recently revelling in this clear, blue water.
Hot Summer: Chris and Richardt Rock Salmon and Couta a few days back off Westbrook. If you really want to know, keep tabs on The Master Watermen website right HERE.
Featured Fish: Kob
But the featured fish in today’s post is the reliable kob. If you put in the time, you will get your fish. Be it on a paddletail or a live bait, all these fish ask of you is your patience.
Township Hyper in Durban are running a tidal wave of Black November promotions. Perfect kit for catching kob. All the equipment you gonna need. Check them out on Facebook.
Aim for the weekend!
Alan at it again! SandspitMargate Pier October 2024The Nash and his Square-Tailed Kob Fish October 2024 Umzimkulu Estuary30kg Kob at The Block in Port ShepstoneSean Calitz 25kg Kob at Port St. Johns with MYDO and BruBaitsBeautiful-kob-and-Diving-DivaGerrard-Powells-100lb-kob-being-manhandled-back-to-the-water-correctlyDallas!This fish was taken in 1937 by brothers Frits and Heinrich Cruys, in the Swakopmund lagoon. It weighed 175lbs!
Sardines and 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 195,000 times and just 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! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…
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.
