23 June 2026 Sardine Update from Mdumbi 23 June 2026 Sardine Update from Mdumbi: There are still many shoals of sardines swimming past us here, at the delightful Noliswe’s Homestay, where we have a spectacular view of the beautiful Indian Ocean, in top form. Sardines The ocean out front off Mdumbi started slow again this … Read more
The Sardine Run 2026 has started The Sardine Run 2026 has started: it’s on! Yesterday was officially the start on the annual Sardine Run here in KZN, as nets hit the beach, some loaded with sardine! 30 Crates was the biggest haul of the day. And there were about 8 or so sardine netting boats … Read more
Snakes on the Beach Snakes on the Beach: The Sardine News is in Jeffrey’s Bay. It is cold. Sooooo cold. The NW Devil hit Force 6 yesterday, which meant 55 knots plus. The seaweed amassed on the beaches here, containing Puff Adders that had come from the recent huge flood, was being blown back out … Read more
Sardines at Mboyti 13 April 2026 by Kurt Sardines at Mboyti 13 April 2026 by Kurt You can bet your last bait that they’re almost here! Just when you thought the sards were playing hide and seek, silver flashes have started teasing the KZN and Eastern Cape coastlines. We’re talking about the advance guard, the … Read more
Fishing Browntown Fishing Browntown: the rod screamed, and I just couldn’t understand what could be in this absolutely dirty water?! What could be at the end of my light line? I was trolling a tiny blue balsa rapala (this was in 1983) past the old bridge pillar, in the Umzimkulu Estuary, on my tiny little … Read more
