umzimkulu
100kg marlin on a Mydo off Port Shepstone today
100kg marlin on a Mydo off Port Shepstone today At 4 am this early morning, whilst I was tossing and turning (dreaming of marlin perhaps) with another bout of the Big M. (Malaria) – I sensed some activity outside. My brother Marc was back from Angola. And he had his son Brandon and his mate Tristan … Read more
Fish Eagle 0 Fish 1: tight game down on the Umzimkulu
Fish Eagle 0 Fish 1 Our two resident fish eagles, a pair that have been living and breeding here on the lower Umzimkulu River, for decades it feels, were circling over head. The colours of the afternoon showing no sign of the impending cold front. The sun was out. The river had swelled magnificently since … Read more
Max Mogeson’s first Rock Salmon
Max Mogeson’s first Rock Salmon A few weekends back we had a huge influx of fishing mad kids down at the Umzimkulu Marina. Including a chap named Max who took the right ride out to rock salmon alley, on the Mad Mullet. He caught his first rock salmon – and so he brought it home … Read more
Umzimkulu GT in the evening
Umzimkulu GT in the evening Umzimkulu GT in the evening: Estuary fishing is a technical art. You can’t decide to just go fishing. You got to research beforehand and time it right. So when Yousef Jadwat emailed me a while back to go fish the Umzimkulu, we had a good look, and chose 6pm high … Read more