Surveying and surviving St. Helen’s Rock Surveying and surviving St. Helen’s Rock: Just after that mind-blowing cut-off low pressure tempest abataed down here on the KZN South Coast, we got a visit from Rory Conway of Stott, Milton and Conway Surveyors. The crew needed assistance with some surveying way upriver. The Umzimkulu River! The river … Read more
Oxe-Eye Tarpon in the Umzimkulu: Reposted This is a repost, since the first version was victim to some bugs… Oxe-Eye Tarpon in the Umzimkulu: Reposted – With a boat full of tourists from Mantis ‘n Moon Backpackers in Umzumbe, we stuck two lures out, a Mydo Luck Shot and a imitation Rapala, by StrikePro, and in … Read more
Gamefishing in the Umzimkulu River April 2014 With a spate of great catches, the Umzimkulu River has come alive with crystal clear water bubbling with live bait and predator fish. And it’s been fishing with artificials that’s been producing most of the variety. Bigeye Kingfish, Oxe-eye Tarpon, Rock Salmon and a few that got away…caught … Read more
Wild Dorado off Port Shepstone The south westerley buster blasted through during our ride out of the Umzimkulu River mouth – into the chocolate brown plume that spits out of the river, this time of year. It’s on the seam between this brown water, and the clear deep blue of the Mozambique current, that the … Read more
Guests at the Umzimkulu Marina, Martin and his son Levis, joined us on a search for the elusive Geelbek Salmon, deep off Port Shepstone. With a bunch of freshly caught redeye sardines, with one real sardine in between – caught on Sabiki jigs, we got the anchor to hold only to find that the current … Read more
