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
Zambezi Shark on Rapala in the Umzimkulu It was a beautiful afternoon and with our crew of 6 tourists from the Mantis and Moon Backpackers in Umzumbe, were in high spirits as we trolled two little Strike Pro Rapala imitations through the rising and jumping fish on the Umzimkulu River. At one stage, a huge … Read more
