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
VROT River: A Community Threatened #mhlangamkulu #estuary #pollution #warning: Once known as Mhlangamkulu, the VROT River was a lifestyle for local families. Its tributaries carried fresh water, its banks supported homes, and its currents fed the environment. Today, it is a river in crisis—its green froth and foul stench a symbol of decades of neglect … Read more
A perfect Durban Day for 1 December 2025 and the opening of the shad season! A perfect Durban Day for 1 December 2025 and the opening of the shad season! It is so fortunate that we have Adam Kamdar up in the Township Hyper Crow’s Nest overlooking the whole of Durban from the harbour to … Read more
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
