World Record Garrick – ultra light tackling in Port Elizabeth World Record Garrick by Jonathan Booysens. “South African angler Jonathan Booysen may have potentially broken the men’s 1 kg (2 lb) line class record for leerfish (Garrick) (Lichia amia) with a 9.6 kg (21 lb 2 oz) fish he caught on October 12th while fishing … Read more
Yep…Ian Logie does it again! Fishing with his son at Spillers Wharf last night, Ian’s mullet flapper was taken by this spirited Garrick, which screamed line off Ian’s SL30…up and down the Umzimkulu River. Soon a big crowd gathered to watch as Ian expertly retained his title of being king of the Umzimkulu. The fish … Read more
Fishing the Umzimkulu River off Spiller’s Wharf yesterday afternoon, local angler Ahmed, pictured, hooked into a beautiful Leopard Ray. It took him a solid 10 minutes on ultra-light tackle. Fishing the Umzimkulu is made very comfortable at Spiller’s Wharf. There are a choice of restaurants – Bela’s Mozambican themed diner is most popular. There is … Read more
Fishing off Karl Gous’ boat – Roger Davidson brings home a real “Skomolo”, while Marc Lange shows us a real nice bull dorado. Fishing seems to be really good down south. Note the Umzimkulu River’s brown/orange colour in the background – characteristic of these summer months. By about April the river returns to a clear … Read more
