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The Sardine News Late Edition 22 August 2025 FULL Reports #shad #sardines #bridges #fishing #report

The Sardine News Late Edition 22 August 2025 FULL Reports #shad #sardines #bridges #fishing #report

The Sardine News Late Edition 22 August 2025 FULL Reports #shad #sardines #bridges #fishing #report

The Sardine News Late Edition 22 August 2025 FULL Reports #shad #sardines #bridges #fishing #report

welcome back to the Sardine News ALL the fish and more
hey a big welcome back to you
the Sardine News in the afternoon edition
Chelsea says howzit alright
we got some very good news today
like really good news and I’m gonna start it off yeah
and yes
that was our good friend Jace and now here is the very
very good news
the guys deployed a net and guess who is back
welcome back Kioshin
so guys I’m back
I thought it was over
but I’m back and so is the rest of the team
Veez One and uh
we’re back on the beach um
sort of walking again
so we decided to net today and we are at um Caradeen
in front of Karridene Hotel
and we got a nice net about an hour ago
so there’s a lot of sardine action
I believe there’s still a lot of action on the coast
and uh yeah
Veez One is a nice net if anyone wants fresh fish
we are selling at uh at Winklespruit
uh near Green Roof
at the entrance to Green Roof
so the team is back and I’m back and back on the beach
and uh yeah
sardine run 2025 isn’t over
yeah it’s really good to see you again Kioshin
you do such a really good job down there
thank you very much for all the reports
and it’s so nice to see you up and riding again okay
moving right on
morning guys
beautiful morning stunning day
couple of nice shad
came out here early
and then they’ve just went off the bite
waters perfect
a lot of peckers around
well
couldn’t work ask for a better day
take time off come fish
yeah while we at the block check this out
thanks Roosta
for sending us this update from such a cool angle
but yeah
I don’t know what to say or what to comment about this
because I’m sure some people are gonna get upset hey
yeah yeah
anyway they look like they’re digging at the bottom
at the other side as well
so I don’t know I just don’t I’ve got no comment
moving along
morning all from the pond in Port Edward
not much shad action going on here
there’s quite a crowd gathered there with the guys
with the big sticks I’m gonna hang around and see
I think someone’s hooked something big
garrick came out here the other day on
it was close to 20 kilos
just taking the beauty of the surrounds here
it’s absolutely stunning
light north easterly
8 to 10 K’s an hour making fishing still fine
nothing wrong
anyway this is me from Port Edward saying goodbye
tight lines everyone
okay thank you Roosta
Allen Steve for your reports
we’re gonna go over to Ian
who’s got something to tell us thanks Ian
good uh
morning everyone
coming to you from the lower south coast
uh this awesome Friday morning
um all of you guys know me
I’m the uh squidgits man
so this morning um
we will head down to the rocks and uh
I’m gonna use my trustworthy bait squidgits
so we’ll keep you updated on uh
how it goes if we catch or not
um I had some guys um
WhatsApp me last night with awesome catches of um
I believe they were some other fish caught
but um they never sent me any posts
I will see if I can get hold of them
and ask them to share but they got some big black tile
I did post it last night as
as as it came in
so yes um guys
um while we’re here um
I believe there is another supply of squid guts on the
um uh
on on the Durban
Durbs area they’re calling themselves squid guts uh
comes in a bottle similar to mine with an orange lid
guys um
I I wish them all the luck
I wish them tight lines and real runs
but guys if
if if
if it does not say squidgits
it’s not squidgits and I’m saying this with a reason
it’s not a matter of just sourcing bait
packaging it and sending it out there
um I’ve been um
doing squidgits now for more than 10 years
so I have fine tune is the bait
um so there is a secret twist to the squidgits
and so yeah um
like you say um
proof in the pudding and the guys are doing well
um
and um
yeah the posts have just been streaming in on
on how um
fishing has changed uh
things in the last couple of months
but anyhow guys
um I’m not really worried about that
um just if it doesn’t say squidgits
it’s not squidgits so yeah
it’s up to you uh
to decide
um what you wanna do
what you wanna buy
what you wanna spend to waste your money on
so guys uh
from me
um I’m heading on down now to the water’s edge
uh and I will be using squidgits
the golden bait and um yeah
let’s see what we can get this morning
hopefully I am blessed with some good fish
there has been a increase
a lot amount of small fish in the water
um so yeah
they’ve been going to town
and not getting the big fish to the bite
so yeah with that said
uh let me head on down
uh Sun’s almost almost up
uh we have a bit of cloud
so maybe give me a little bit more darker
morning hours to fishing so from me
uh down here on the south coast from the squidgits’s man
I’ll be in touch uh during the course of the morning
uh to all you guys out there on the rocks
stay safe tart lines and real runs
so good morning guys
just a recap of this morning’s uh broadcast
um yeah
uh bit hazy this morning
the sun’s coming up a lot of sardines in the water
a hell of a lot of sardines
but yes on the squidgits
the golden proof in the pudding
this guy jumping around there we go
you just keep quiet a bit
you can see squidgits
and a danger right in the corner there
so yeah guys proof in the pudding
uh even on rough days yeah
we’re getting fish cheers guys and tight lines
and then finally we would like to thank
the people who ordered MYDOs this week
and joined the HOTLINE
you’re the lifeblood of the sardine
thank you thank you
and thank you again um
we’re gonna just go out mentioning National Garrick Day
it’s coming up you know
in a month or so
but there’s a cool video that I posted this morning
that we made in 2008
might be our first sardine news video of all time
but it’s on I’m not gonna put it on now
cause it’s like 9 minutes or something like that
but it’s on the channel somewhere
and it’s highly recommended alright
don’t forget to join the HOTLINE to support us too
that’s our biggest thing welcome Roger
welcome Sharon welcome Callum
welcome all those new people who have just joined up
right if you can just also like and subscribe
that’s just good enough for us to thank you
thank you and thank you out

Sardines and Sighting Maps

Check out our annual Sardine Run Map! It also features good catches, marine sightings and boating incidents.

Download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right out and onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single sardine
masterwatermen.co.za – news from under water
fishbazaruto.com – dreams
brucifire.co.za – surf retorts

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Sardine Run 2025 July Update

Sardine Run 2025 Update July

Sardine Run 2025 July Update

Sardine Run 2025 July Update: Welcome back to The Sardine News!

Where we have an action-packed show for you today. Starting in the Durban area and heading all the way on down to Coffee Bay in the Transkei.

Sardine Run 2025 Update

What a sardine run 2025 it has turned out to be. And it ain’t nearly over yet!

You can take a quick look at The Sardine Sightings Map for 2025 to see how the sardine run has unfolded this year so far. There are also maps since 2021 – a great reference as we go each year.

Amanzimtoti

Today we start in Amanzimtoti, where Team Veez has once again successfully negotiated the surf, and pulled in a neat little net.

Noth Beach, Durban

A little while later Adam Kamdar of Township Hyper checked in with us, reporting a humpback whale hustling the local surfers at North Beach in Durban.

Thank you Adam!

welcome back to The Sardine News
Sardine News Sardine News
welcome back Sardine news breaking by Adam Kamdah
there is a humpback whale in the back line
right in amongst the surfers at North Beach
yep you heard that right in the shallows
so the whales are also here for the sardine
the sardine run is quite early this year
and these whales are now forming up at the right time
because actually normally
the sardine run only really gets going at about now
it’s been a hell of a good year
and there are many more sardines coming
there’s a big shoal south of Umdumbi still
there are shoals past Umdumbi
up towards Port Saint Johns
and I’m not sure what’s going on in the south coast
at the moment but Durban uh Toti
seems to be the hot spot for sardines
flat out there they just love that place
okay don’t forget to like and subscribe
and you can join this channel
you can join the hotline
then you’ll never miss a single sardine
but you also be able to support our mission
here at The Sardine News to keep you informed
keep you informed shot Ciao

Coffee Bay

The Sardine Team is actually in Mdumbi, just north of Coffee Bay, deep Transkei…

STOP PRESS: Shark Attacks Fishermen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NSRI – STATION 20, Shelly Beach

NSRI – KZN South Coast – Sunday, 6 July. Ongoing search for a missing man:

Police divers are continuing in ongoing search efforts for a missing man.

KZN SOUTH COAST:

A 37 year old male is missing following a reported shark incident at Mfazazana, near Hibberdene, KZN South Coast.

On Friday afternoon, 04 July, the SA Police Services, Police K9 Search and Rescue and WPDS (Water Policing and Diving Services) were alerted to a man missing at Mfazazana following a reported shark incident.

It was reported that 3 local fishermen were in the water near to a school of sardines. One man disappeared under water after a shark appeared to surface where the man was was fishing.

It appears that one friend attempted to intervene but it is believed that he was confronted by at least 2 sharks and he retreated to the shoreline.

It is believed that the sharks were feeding on the school of sardines at the time.

Police K9 Search and Rescue and WPDS attended at the scene on Friday but no sign of the missing man was located.

On Saturday Police K9 Search and Rescue and WPDS, assisted by NSRI Shelly Beach, continued in search operations.

Police have opened an investigation and are continuing in an ongoing search.

Police divers are continuing in ongoing search efforts.

Thoughts, care and compassion, are with the family and friends of the missing man.

-ENDS-

NSRI EMERGENCY: 087 094 9774

RELEASED BY

Craig Lambinon
NSRI COMMUNICATIONS

Email: communications@searescue.org.za | Cell: ?+27 (0) 82 380 3800? | nsri.org.za

Sardines and Sighting Maps

Follow the 2025 Sardine Run Map!

You can also download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single  sardine.

Last year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! This year we have had two sailboat incidents already. PLUS, we have already logged some sardines! And a UFO!

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality here

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right out and onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single sardine
masterwatermen.co.za – news from under water
fishbazaruto.com – dreams
brucifire.co.za – surf retorts

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What is going on with the SARDINES by Kevin in Qora?

What is going on with the SARDINES by Kevin in Qora

What is going on with the SARDINES by Kevin in Qora?

What is going on with the SARDINES by Kevin in Qora?

Hi everyone this is Kevin from Qora Mouth
uh just north of Mazeppa Bay in the Southern Transkei
well um
things are maybe quietening down a bit in KZN
I mean there are nets coming out
but you know um
I think it’s getting to that time of year where it’s uh
beginning of July and uh
the sards are kind of petering out a little bit
the shoals that came up already through
and the ones that they’ve been netting
but I can say
that we had those two large shoals
that moved through the Transkei
within the last two weeks
and I’m pretty sure they’re gonna reach KZN
but we just don’t know where they are right now
nothing in shore
no reports from Port ST Johns of the guys diving
there was was a small report from the Haven Hotel
which is at the Mbashe River
that there was some action there
but smaller shoals just a fractured shoal
so yeah we just don’t know chaps
we don’t know if those are gonna reach
KZN or if everything is kind of going out now
into the current but what I can say is down here
we got a huge swell on the horizon
big south swell generated by that cold front
that came through the Cape
uh the ships are rocking and rolling out there
so yeah let’s hope that uh
things change and that some of these shoals
make it up to KZN and fill things up
and the netting can resume again
anyway we’ll keep you updated as things happen and um
yeah
keep it real don’t forget to like and subscribe cheers

Thanks Kevin!

Sardines and Sighting Maps

Follow the 2025 Sardine Run Map!

You can also download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single  sardine.

Last year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! This year we have had two sailboat incidents already. PLUS, we have already logged some sardines! And a UFO!

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality here

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – self-catering right on the Umzimkulu River
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right out and onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single sardine
masterwatermen.co.za – news from under water
fishbazaruto.com – dreams
brucifire.co.za – surf retorts

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Where are the sardines today?

Where Are The Sardines Today -

Where are the sardines today?

Where are the sardines today? Kevin answers…

alright another awesome net here at Rocky Bay guys
make your way down here at Rocky Bay
uh
moonlight Adcan Marine we did it again yeah
a nice lovely beautiful net guys
make your way down here
well done
our team is our team is happening yeah
OK
morning chaps this is Kevin at Qora Mouth
just north of Mazeppa Bay in the Southern Transkei
well we got lots of action still going on in KZN guys
um if you’re in the public
and you’re driving around looking
and you wanna go watch some netting happening
Rocky Bay is the hotspot
there’s also a net being pulled at Umkomaas and um yeah
good news for the netters
that they’re kind of sticking around in the same area
so the netters don’t have to wonder every day
where they are and what is probably happening
is that the predators have now fractured up
these bigger shoals and these sardines are caught
uh in these little bays behind headlands and um
perfect opportunity for the netters
to surround a bait ball and bring everything to shore
so if you look at the video yeah
you’ll see how big these nets are guys
these are hundreds and hundreds of crates of sardines
that are coming up coming out of the water
which is good news for the industry because obviously
a lot of these sardines end up in boxes
which is the bait for the ski boaters
and the fishermen for the next year
it’s a huge industry and um yeah
I’m sure
you’ll get a chance to go down and buy a crate or two
if you’re part of the public
um wanting to get some fresh fish
but please keep away from the netters
as we’ve discussed
it’s dangerous work and tempers get a little bit flared
um what I can tell you from the Southern Transkei
is that
I’ve got thousands of birds that are moving north
very close to shore
there’s 20 to 30 birds in a line and low on the water
which means uh
being this early in the day
they’re going towards the sardines
they’re not going home so what has
actually happened is that
that shoal that was off East London
I suspect has moved out deep
exactly the same as the last shoal did
and the reason for that is that there’s probably very
very little current out there as well
and they’re going deeper in the water column
where they’re finding the water
that’s a little bit cooler
which facilitates
them moving a lot faster up the coast
and we do know that obviously this is an anomaly
the sardine run is a fractured group
off of the main shoal
that basically lives on the Agulhas Bank
about 2 to 300 km off of Cape Town out in the deep
and they move up the west coast of Africa every year
to spawn and head back to their Agulhas Bank
um for the summer
but the sardine run is just a little fractured group
that take a wrong turn and move up the East Coast
so they they’re out deep
I’m sure that they will come in eventually
because what happens is
that they’re sitting right on the continental shelf
which is about 19 km out here
and as you get further up the coast
our continental shelf kind of pinches in a little bit
that’s why when they get towards KZN
they move in a lot closer
so we can probably expect the same thing to happen now
that this shell will make it in closer
but um not yet
they’re out deep so that’s good news for
the netters
because it means there’s a whole lot more still coming
and I don’t think it’s over yet chaps
so yeah let’s just watch and wait
but keep things real guys
and we’ll keep you
keep in touch with you as the conditions change
and we got spotters on the ground
as you probably realise all over KZN
we got guys sending us videos
sending us current updates
so yeah we’ll keep you updated as things happen cheers

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Join the Sardine News HOTLINE for 2025 and Neva Miss a Single Sardine! We first upload to YouTube, and then progressively up to the rest of the social platforms (Facey, X, etc) as the bandwidth allows.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN as a Member on YouTube, and receive all these perks too…

Member of WhatsApp Sardine News HOTLINE, access to restricted content on thesardine.co.za, LIVE Broadcasts from the Beach during the sardine run. And direct contact with the Sardine Spy network team.

You can also get around the season in a real fun way by checking out our annual Sardine Run Maps. This is a real groovy way to follow the progress of the sardines each year.

You can even download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.

Here are the links to existing and past  Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

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Sardine Run 2025 Explained by Kevin in Qora

Sardine Run 2025 Explained by Kevin

Sardine Run 2025 Explained by Kevin in Qora

Sardine Run 2025 Explained by Kevin in Qora: thank you Kevin!

Morning chaps
this is Kevin at Qora Mouth
just north of Mazeppa Bay in the Southern Transkei
well well
well the sardine run is definitely underway
netting going on already in Southern K
Z N started with Port Edward yesterday
and they’re moving up the coast a bit
uh we saw all the netting boats
standing around at Saint Mike’s
this morning which was a little bit north of uh
Port Edward
and they’re just looking and waiting and watching
um nets went out this morning at sandspit
and so those sardines are actually moving up the coast
albeit a little bit slowly
but that’s okay
there’s lots more sardines coming behind them
and I think you know
if we if we just discuss what’s happened so far
we have hindsight right now
2020 vision um
the sardines were down off east London as we know
then they moved to Cintsa
and then they disappeared off the radar
now normally
every year
I get the sards coming straight past the front of me
a kilometre out I saw nothing
the only thing I had to go on was the gannets
because every morning
the gannets leave their roost wherever they were
and they travel up the coast or down the coast uh
because they know where the sards are
and they were all booking it north of me
so what actually happened here
is that the sardines jumped out deep
because there was warm water in front of them
and they moved past me
probably out right where the continental shelf is
they probably wouldn’t go off the shelf
but our shelf here is about 19 KS out
so they were out there deep and they moved past
and yeah they’ve come in at KZN
strange how things work out
so what we can expect now chaps
is that these uh sardines are gonna move up the coast
and there’s lots more backing them up
I’m seeing lots of birds going north still
so there’s still lots of sardines out deep
we had a big shoal that moved through east London
about three days ago and that’s out deep
it’s uh
they’re moving in a very
very low current and they’re moving north cool
so um yeah
that’s what we got guys that’s what we got for now
but um
let’s keep watching and um
let’s hope it’s a bumper year for the netters there
please just another reminder
keep well clear of the nets
if you’re there in the morning watching them
um it’s dangerous work and it’s their job and um
tempers get a little bit flared
if the public get a little bit too close
so give them their space uh
watch from a distance and um
keep it real let’s have fun cheers

That’s all for the Sardine Run 2025 Explained by Kevin!

Sardines and Sightings

Join the Sardine News HOTLINE for 2025 and Neva Miss a Single Sardine! We first upload to YouTube, and then progressively up to the rest of the social platforms (Facey, X, etc) as the bandwidth allows.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN as a Member on YouTube, and receive all these perks too…

Member of WhatsApp Sardine News HOTLINE, access to restricted content on thesardine.co.za, LIVE Broadcasts from the Beach during the sardine run. And direct contact with the Sardine Spy network team.

You can also get around the season in a real fun way by checking out our annual Sardine Run Maps. This is a real groovy way to follow the progress of the sardines each year.

You can even download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.

Here are the links to existing and past  Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

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