The Heartbeat of the uMzimkhulu River by Professor Turton The Heartbeat of the uMzimkhulu River: The 20th Century was one of rapid industrialisation on a global scale. This has seen the large-scale destruction of habitat on almost all continents. One of the key elements of that habitat loss has been the alteration of streamflow by … Read more
The Greenspots are back! The Greenspots are back! Well, I ain’t exactly sure of where they go to when they are not here, but they are definitely back. In the Umzimkulu River estuary. And the other few surviving estuary systems not destroyed by erosion and siltation. The wet season, that turns our estuaries to brown, … Read more
A long KZN south coast fishing weekend at the Umzimkulu Marina These long weekends are just great and this one was filled with enthusiastic anglers from all over the globe. It started on Friday early morning with a 5kg kob taken off The Block on a paddletail. This set the tone for the long fishing weekend … Read more
The Umzimkulu River this morning Down on the Umzimkulu River nice and early this morning…the rainy weather has moved along…and the river is flowing nicely. The water may have been a bit too discoloured for my lures, but it certainly looked like the stuff grunted and snottie salmon love to bite in. The wind is … Read more
Trout fishing in Lydenberg Small stream trout fishing in Lydenburg (Mpumulanga, South Africa) is an exciting winter prospect. River caught trout are known to be far more voracious and cunning than their bigger dam raised counterparts. River trout are free range hunters that patrol the shallow flowing waters using their camouflage and stealth – to ambush … Read more
