Snoek Fever by Christal Botes SNOEK FEVER: Durban KZN – After months of no spearfishing and having had to move back to JHB in 2022, I thought my diving days are finally over. Until November of 2023 when me and my hubby decided it’s time to catch a break. And we also had the Umhlanga … Read more
NO FLOOD Warning: things are looking up! NO FLOOD Warning: things are looking up! -Yes ok the water is still mostly brown…but the tides are fighting back! And the east wind is drying everything out with gusto. Yesterday’s delightfully cute little cold front painted the ocean into a perfect picture on the surface. Deep-sea fishing … Read more
Sharks on my Sonar! Sharks on my Sonar!: we head out to the Noosa River in Australia for this story…where we get to see how Humminbird have perfected their sonar picture underwater. It is true genius. The machine doesn’t lie. The sharks on the screen are no doubt sharks! As a bunch of Zambezis aka … Read more
If you go down to the beach today… If you go down to the beach today: you might be in for a big surprise. The floodwaters bring a helluva LOT of stuff from inland to the sea. Islands of trees. All kinds of infrastructure. So much flotsam and jetsom. And… Snakes, spiders, sewage and pathogens! … Read more
Catching Kob Catching Kob: Our fish – the kob – could be a more relevant national fish than the galjoen. We get kob right the way from Mozambique to Namibia. And everybody loves to catch a kob! Since kob can be found out deeper, where ski-boats have been targeting them in waters between 10 and … Read more
