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Posted on May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 by Sean Lange — Leave a comment

Cintsa Sardine Show 28 May 2024

Gannets at The Cintsa Sardine Show as captured by Nicole

Cintsa Sardine Show 28 May 2024

Cintsa Sardine Show 28 May 2024: Elton from GoDive reports a spectacular showing of sardines and predators off Cintsa yesterday.

Which was duly photographed by Nicolene Olckers. From DANSA as can be seen below…

We also were lucky enough to receive some video from the GoDive crew. Mark Graham took a video camera down under the sardines to get some radical shots of common dolphins doing what they do best. Obliterating a baitball of sardines with cunning and teamwork.

This is real wild life!

Sardine Sightings Map

Click the link below to pop on over to our annual Sardine Sightings Map. Where each validated sighting is recorded on an interactive map.

2024 Sardine Sightings Map

The Sardine News runs on many platforms and channels. Our YouTube channel receives the news as a priority so this is definitely where you need to subscribe to be first with the news. The videos then go into the news website at https://thesardine.co.za and from there to FaceBook and the like.

You can check out our other channels and websites below.

Affiliated YouTube Channels

https://youtube.com/@Brucifire – entertaining surf reporting

https://youtube.com/@thesardinenews – neva miss out

https://youtube.com/@mydotackletalk – highly technical sport fishing

https://youtube.com/@surflaunchingsouthernafrica – getting out there safely

https://youtube.com/@waterwoes – complain here

Affiliated websites

https://umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
https://umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za – sardine run coming up
https://thesardine.co.za – never miss a single sardine
https://masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
https://brucifire.co.za – surf and conditions reporting
https://fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
https://mydofishinglures.co.za – technical sport fishing

Posted on May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 by Sean Lange — Leave a comment

Sardine News 26 May: yacht aground at Mdumbi, warm water, beached sardines at Haga Haga

Sardine News 26 May: yacht run aground at Mdumbi, warm water, beached sardines at Haga Haga

Sardine News 26 May: yacht aground at Mdumbi, warm water, sardines beaching at Haga Haga: yesterdays sardine news todayt! We were meant to upload this report yesterday, but today will have to do. Luckily in this report we have Kevin and our other secret sardine spies on hand to explain what is going on this year, with the sards.

This sardine run 2024 has been off to an early start with a good bunch of sardines finding a chute of very cold water to catch up north. Then that cold water ran out. The ocean warmed by 5 degrees. And bang! We have sardines beaching themselves. Kevin explains this very nicely in the video for us.

Mdumbi

Mdumbi area as reported by Robbie. Yacht Tipsy ran aground 2 am in the morning. The NSRI got the crew of four off safely. The boat is a wreck, unfortunately. More at https://thesardine.co.za.

There have been sardines at Mdumbi. Sardines love the place, along with Coffee Bay, a few clicks to the south. The sards bring the shad. ANd the shad are going mad. Blue shad is the buzz word being bandied about by all and sundry at the moment.

Port St Johns

We get quite a comprehensive report from the Vegan Fishing YouTube Channel. It’s become a complicated place to be fishing. The sand is still going the wrong way in the bay. Rendering many of the best spots completely unfishable.

Luckily there is a garrick or two, on bucktail, in this segment. If you want to be right on the edge of uy7our chair when you watch YouTube fishing videos, check out this Vegan Fishing Channel and hold on tight. Like and Subscribe to neva miss a single garrick!

Kevin in Qora

Backs us up with a detailed and technical analysis of what has happened to those first pilot shoals of sardines. With some cool animations, to really explain the point.

At Haga Haga and its surrounds, sardines were washing up everywhere. All the beaches were flooded with patches of beached sardines.

Why?

Well, let Kevin explain in the video…right here…

Thank you to everybody who contributed to this Sardine News 26 May edition.

Affiliated YouTube Channels

https://youtube.com/@Brucifire – entertaining surf reporting

https://youtube.com/@thesardinenews – neva miss out

https://youtube.com/@mydotackletalk – highly technical sport fishing

https://youtube.com/@surflaunchingsouthernafrica – getting out there safely

https://youtube.com/@waterwoes – complain here

Affiliated websites

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Sean Lange — Leave a comment

Sardine activity intensifies: Sardine report 17 July 2017

Sardine activity reported moving up towards KZN

Sardine activity intensifies: Sardine report 17 July 2017

After the wild weather and waves of the last week, the sardine activity being reported from down in the Transkei, is intensifying. More sardines. More dolphins. More birds. More fish. More everything!

This in from Debbie Smith way down in the Port St. Johns area…

“Its been a cracker of a season. still baitballs today. south west has blown for 2 days, surf is a bit gnarly, viz is abit low, surprising for after the swest but water temp is a steady 19.5.”

But Jay Steenkamp of the Natal Sharks Board received very little sardine news today so far.

With the adverse weather caused by a trio of cold fronts moving across the country and up the coastline, the air temperature has plummeted. So now we have a few more things lining us up for some sardines up in KZN. Steady 19 degrees water and cold air are two vital ingredients.

For the first time this year really too, birds were seen patrolling the backline, in tight formation – on the KZN Lower South Coast.

Now with the next cold front forcing it’s way through to here by about Wednesday or Thursday, this is no time to be giving up hope!

Eyes on the horizon!

Some action from the Offshore Africa team…who are taking bookings for next years Sardine Run front row seats.

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Posted on May 30, 2017 by Sean Lange — Leave a comment

Transkei Sardine Report 2017: The calm before the storm

Transkei Sardine Report 2017: The calm before the storm

Transkei Sardine Report 2017: The calm before the storm – which is what does usually happen, before the sards pitch up.

Port Shepstone High School rugby star and pro fishing guide Mannie Gereiro is deep down the Wild Coast and reports good news in that the estuaries are fishing well. He is at Mgazana and will report the first sightings or action in to us.

The humpback whales have also arrived in full force, even up into Mozambique.

But at this point it’s all about the congregating birds and dolphins – and of course the plentiful other predators lying in ambush.

We also have spies at Mdumbi (pictured at left), and Offshore Africa in Port St. Johns are out there almost every day on their boats. If you would like to get really into the midst of the action, check them out at http://offshoreportstjohns.com or http://divingwithsharks.co.za

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Jason Heyne — Leave a comment

This week underwater with Jason Heyne

This week underwater with Jason Heyne

Jason Heyne is right in the current when it comes to what’s cutting underwater, up and down the KZN Coast…

“Well below average diving conditions this week with the August winds kicking in gear. Tuesday and Wednesday morning were diveable with the garrick patrolling as the east picked up late morning. A south west wind will follow close on the heels of the north east today improving conditions and settling the sea. Saturday you might find some cleaner water far south coast. Light to variable winds Sunday with a 1m swell running should make it a cracker day. If you have the time Cape Vidal and Sodwana have been producing some good fish! Please be aware that there is a whale carcass in the Scottborough area which has been attracting some very large sharks and 2 divers were chased out the water at Brighton on the bluff this week by a 4m great white. As always dive safe and straight spears. “

Many thanks Jason!