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Another Fantastic Fishing Day for KZN by Adam Kamdar in Durban 21 Nov 24

Another Fantastic Fishing Day in KZN by Adam Kamdar 21 Nov 2024

Another Fantastic Fishing Day for KZN by Adam Kamdar in Durban 21 Nov 24

Another Fantastic Fishing Day for KZN by Adam Kamdar in Durban 21 Nov 24: Starting with a big thank you to Adam Kamdar for keeping us all in the loop from his vantage point right on the Durban beachfront. Todays report reveals another fantastic fishing day for the whole of KZN and right down into the Eastern Cape.

Small waves, sea breeze, overcast…these are the dreamy beach days we have been dreaming about since the windy season.

It is great fishing conditions right up and down. Some places are crystal clear. And you could even find a shorebreak or a bowl to surf as the tide pushes in all morning.

Thanks Adam!

And for the Durban gallery this morning at 7am…

Contributions

And then an invitation to please send in your fishing, surfing or diving pics/stories in to use for inclusion in the news. We don’t give away secrets and spots.

It is also good to share relevant information. Especially if it’s about any pollution, dangers and the like. We have the lifeblood of our economy on their way, tourists, and we best put out the necessary warnings and advisories to keep them safe.

There have been too many drownings and near-drownings already and it’s not even holidays yet. And the polluted water sitting in all of our once-proud nations dams and rivers, is headed this way with the seasonal rains.

Duty to Warn

You have a legal duty to warn people if they are walking into danger. If you don’t, you are committing a criminal act. This applies to tourism organisations and ratepayers like ones we have operating here in UGU.

Bridge is Open at Umbogintwini

“Opening of N2 southern carriageway at Prospecton.

Following final inspection, Sanral contractors in conjunction with Ethekwini roads department, started moving the first of the jersey barriers out of the roadway at 09:34 on Thursday morning.

This is eight days ahead of the anticipated opening of 29 November.

The southern carriageway will be usable mid-morning thus alleviating the need for alternative routes and additional traffic measures”

Cllr Andre Beetge

Next few days…

Are going to be fantastic too. One little welcome blow from the south on Saturday will really make the ocean into a very friendly place to be.

We are moving into neap tides and even more good weather after the weekend. That little southerly blow on Saturday is going to spark up well the newly arrived summer gamefish good and proper.

These coming days are gone be dreamy!

Visibility Report Brighton Beach by The Bear

The Bear reports in with some visibility news at Brighton on The Bluff today. 6 To 7 metres on the backline. But with an ominous green patch moving down slowly from Durban. Get in while you can is the name of this spearfishing game nowadays.

There will be a good few clean water and conditions gaps over the next week to ten days.

Sardines and Sighting Maps

It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.

Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…

These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

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 deep down
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there

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Perfect KZN Surfing Conditions 6 November 2024 by Adam Kamdar in Durban

Perfect KZN Surfing Conditions 6 Nov 24 by Adam Kamdar in Durban South Africa

Perfect KZN Surfing Conditions 6 November 2024 by Adam Kamdar in Durban

Perfect KZN Surfing Conditions 6 November 2024 by Adam Kamdar in Durban: Another day of surfiing perfection for KZN and the Eastern Cape. The Transkei Wild Coast must be pure magic this morning. Aswell as the some of the north and south coast spots in KZN.

Luckily we have Adam Kamdar right in the centre of our favourite surf city – Durban. Adam has a bird’s eye view of the whole scene so let’s swithch on over to Adam and watch the report…

Thank you Adam

Surfing Today

Fishing

Well, the big swell is gonna make fishing in most places and in most forms, tricky. It is true that fish like the swell big and waves breaking hard and aerating the water. But just be careful out there on days like today.

The tide will start coming back in at around midday. This would be a good time to find a hole to pop a bait into. There are still plenty of garrick hanging around so late in the year since the main rains have not pelted down on us yet.

Duarte is back from the Great Barrier Reef and has already been posting. Starting with his trilogy of experiences out off Cairns for really big fish. Click HERE to go to his website.

Check out the MYDO Shad Traces at https://thesardine.co.za/products-page/fishingtackle/mydo-lures/mydo-fishxfish-packs/shad/mydo-silver-bullet-shad-trace-1-4-ounce/. If you don’t like to shop online, just get in with me Sean on +27793269671 or email umzimkulu@gmail.com.

Sardine bait up with the MYDO Shad Trace
Sardine bait up with the MYDO Shad Trace. You can get up to 8 baits from a single sardine fishing like this.

Diving

The Bear of The Master Watermen website delivers his weekly report on Tuesdays and Fridays each week. Looking forward to today’s instalment. Once we’ve all seen that we will all know exactly what fish to be targeting.

And here it is…

Thank you The Bear of the Master Watermen website.

Warning!

The big rains are coming, there is no stopping them this year since we have about 20% extra moisture in the atmosphere from the Hunga Tunga volcano eruption that occurred last year. This fantastic eruption injected vaste concentrations of moisture-rich air into the skies.

And it’s got to come back down.

Realistically, and you can bear witness to this issue in the States and in Europe right now, you can expect that storms and rain could be 20% more extreme this season, which in KZN could mean an added metre or two to our normal flood levels.

Add to this the simple fact that the ANC in its pure incompetence, has not cleared the waterways of debris from last year’s floods. Literally, nothing has been done since then. I drove through Margate yesterday, on the KZN South Coast, and will tell you unequivocally, that this place is not prepared for what is coming next. Repairs, under the ANC government, take years longer than they should.

And are ineffective.

Got to start taking precautions for extra-flooding yourself, NOW!

Sardines and Sighting Maps

It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 191,000 times and just keeps growing.

Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat! We have been updating the map with recent catches too…

These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

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 deep down
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there

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BIG Mystery Kob FISH by NASH in the Umzimkulu Estuary

The Nash and his Square-Tailed Kob Fish October 2024 Umzimkulu Estuary

BIG Mystery Kob FISH by NASH in the Umzimkulu Estuary

BIG Mystery Kob FISH by NASH in the Umzimkulu Estuary: We just happened to be driving past on the barge on Saturday, with a huge crew on board, when we noticed local angling guru Nash, tussling with something big. He was at Flat Rock down towards the mouth area from the Umzimkulu Marina where we operate from.

Luckily Nash had his mate on the camera and the whole scene was very well-documented. Along with some highly entertaining and exciting commentary from the crew fishing with Nash that afternoon.

There is a possibility that this is a square-tailed kob but we never had a chance to inspect it up close. There is an article about the different species right here…

https://www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-herald/news-headlines/local-news/2020/08/28/fishing-confusion-sorting-out-the-difference-between-a-kob-and-a-salmon

Very nice fish Nash!

Nice work NashMan!

Durban AM Report by Adam

Thank you Adam of Township Hyper

And a quick gallery of the surf scene in Durban Town this early morning, before the SW got up so strong…

Sardines and Sighting Maps

It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 189,000 times and keeps growing.

Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat!

These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

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 deep down
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
mydofishinglures.co.za – for international orders

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KZN in for a Rinse – Rain for a few Days

Rain Rinse for Durban Today

KZN in for a Rinse – Rain for a few Days

KZN in for a Rinse – Rain for a few Days: Although the rain moved in hard at some places along the coast yesterday, it was really patchy most of the time. Almost sunny. Then a downpour. And so on…as of today, the rain is set to stay a few days longer.

Over to Adam with today’s update…

Durban

Thank you Adam!

And a little gallery…

Fishing by Sean Lange

Saturday, however, was a really good fishing day. Many little kob down here on the SKZN coast. In the estuary here at Port Shepstone. And off the beach there was fun being had too. Not sure where the big ones are hiding though. Will check with the spearos as to what is going on when they report in later.

Brusher have been featuring in the spearo reports for a good month now. And plenty anglers are popping brusher photos on the internet too. These fish will hang around for a bit longer. But will depart south again when the rains come. Get your gulley game on!

Natal Snoek are still banging about the north coast. Ideal for kayak anglers and the like. Dragging around a little well-dressed fillet bait will put you in the game. And if you are really lucky, you might get a cast in from the beach. The backline is real close in some places and with a modern rig it is within very easy reach. A little shiny spoon that can really travel is your best bet. Crank that thing!

And you might catch a garrick at the same time. Throwing a spoon over the waves anywhere you can reach clear water puts you in the garrick game too. Snoek and garrick hunt in the same shallow waters.

For more about fishing click on over to https://youtube.com/@mydotackletalk. Use the species menu above (Tackle) to kit yourself out for whatever fish you are after.

Join is here down south for some fishing and nature on https://umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za. Transkei Wild Coast adventures listing soon!

If you are not subscribed to The Sardine News on YouTube you can do so right here…

(Please be careful not to Unsubscribe, if you are already subscribed.)

Sardines n Sighting Maps

It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 188,000 times and keeps growing.

Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado! And recently a capsized KZNSB boat!

These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for a windy day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

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 deep down
mydofishinglures.co.za – MYDOs for global ordering

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7am 6 Oct 24 Suntanning Weather for KZN

Suntanning Weather for KZN 6 Oct 2024

7am 6 Oct 24 Suntanning Weather for KZN

7am 6 Oct 24 Suntanning Weather for KZN: Friday saw us go the whole nine yards and we got a special LATE Edition of The Sardine News out on YouTube. This was only the second time we have been able to do this. And man-oh-man was it a lot of fun!

You can watch that 5 in 1 video report by following this link or you can watch at the end of this article.

However…

Watching our results on YouTube, we started seeing an uptake in views of our OLD reports. We figured that this must be the new YouTube algorithm trying to push small creators. Like us! Then it dawned upon us too, that evidently our reports are not going out to these people when it matters. Our reports are done in real-time. From the beach to you. The reports carry relevant data and information on conditions for that moment.

Turn on Notifications

Notifications are the solution! But it means that you need to follow the link below. Which will take you to our YouTube Channel. Where you can turn notifications on. Select the little bell icon and choose ‘All’. This way, when we publish a report, you will be instantly notified and you will receive this information right on time. Instead of a few days late like YouTube thinks it is ok.

The other way of not missing out, is to install The Sardine News to your device. Allow those notifications and you will also receive notifications of each time we publish.

Another superb day has revealed itself for us here in with suntanning weather for KZN…over to Adam Kamdar on the Durban Golden Mile beachfront…

7am 6 Oct 24 Suntanning Weather for KZN by Adam Kamdar

The prevailing high-pressure system is ensuring we are gonna heat right up today with berg wind conditions being experienced already. The warm breeze signifies the impending arrival of a good old blow from the south. This is gonna hit tomorrow and will restore the ocean to its former glory.

And the 5 in 1 Report from the Friday Sardine News Roundup – which looks to becoming a regular full-length report…

5 in 1 Video Roundup

Scotties Beach Report 6 Oct 11am

By Cliff Bamber…

Thank you Cliff!

Garrick Report

National Garrick Day is right around the corner. We all got to be mindful of the limited population of our garrick. And not hammer them in their vulnerable state post-spawning.

Our garrick are not connected to the West Coast garrick. Nor the Mediteranean population. We are on our very own down here in South Africa and we best look after what we inherited.

The spawning all seems to happen at the same time. Nobody knows when this could be. But when it goes down the garrick go absolutely dilly for the following few days. Any idiot can catch a garrick at this particular time of the year. And this is where we need some restraint and be circumspect about killing in the name of killing.

Garric Gallery

Sardines n Sighting Maps

It has been a fantastic sardine run this memorable 2024. And all the action has been logged right here on The Sardine News. This year’s map has been viewed 185,000 times and keeps growing.

Which led us to decide to keep the map live. And keep adding unique marine animal sightings and events. That occurs non-stop all year round. This year we started to log more whale and dolphin sightings. And we even had a shipwreck! And a freaking tornado!

These events will from now on be included in the Sardine News Sightings Map for 2024. And on the 1 January 2025, we shall start all over again.

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. Great for chilly day like today to research. With instructions to install The Sardine News right on your phone or desktop.

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 onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single  sardine or storm warning
masterwatermen.co.za – news from deep down
brucifire.co.za –  surf and conditions reporting
fishbazaruto.com – your dreams are out there
mydofishinglures.co.za – technical  sport fishing

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