Catching Sharks and Turtles in the Umzimkulu Mouth – Ian Logie vs Sean Lange #released Catching Sharks and Turtles in the Umzimkulu Mouth – Ian Logie vs Sean Lange #released: this tongue-in-cheek article and video addresses the fact that turtles of all shapes and sizes are suckers for fishermen’s bait. Luckily, they release very easily … Read more
Night-time is the Right-time for KZN Estuary Fishing Night-time is the Right-time for KZN Estuary Fishing: especially when the high tide is late in the arvo, or early evening. Regular estuary anglers with me, John and Barry, set up camp here on the edge of the Umzimkulu this week. Launched their little Tug 10, and … Read more
Jumping Tides this 11 December 2024 Jumping Tides this 11 December 2024: welcome back to The Sardine News this absolutely perfect 11 December 2024. And it’s a jump tide (the tide moved forward about 2 hours last night) so we are back to idyllic low tide mornings. As we move towards an epic spring tide … Read more
Fish Eagle 0 Fish 1 Our two resident fish eagles, a pair that have been living and breeding here on the lower Umzimkulu River, for decades it feels, were circling over head. The colours of the afternoon showing no sign of the impending cold front. The sun was out. The river had swelled magnificently since … Read more
Max Mogeson’s first Rock Salmon A few weekends back we had a huge influx of fishing mad kids down at the Umzimkulu Marina. Including a chap named Max who took the right ride out to rock salmon alley, on the Mad Mullet. He caught his first rock salmon – and so he brought it home … Read more
