KZN Natal Fishing Report
The shad have been splashing at Splash Rock in Port Edward, and everywhere the shad are during the day, the kob are during the night. At The Block in Port Shepstone, 6 kob came out Friday morning making for a crowded beach the following two nights.
We had Mark Shone and guests Max and Luke who enjoyed an uncannily warm evening with us at the Umzimkulu River mouth last evening. The boat moored under the bridge gives access to the wild beach and shorebreak, and the calm yet tidal waters of the estuary.
Mike Stubbs was on patrol lurking along the channels oceanside, ever alert to the changing tides and conditions. There was a nice hole to the north of the mouth, but the huge shorey was wreaking havoc and churning loads of seaweed and debris up and around the place. Mike is out to beat his 32.7kg kob caught on a lure last week. Read all about that here.
Young Luke eventually got us a pinkie and we stuck it live only to be away straight away! The fish took line fast and steady, and yet, i was too impatient. I struck 10 seconds too early and the lucky kob got away unscathed.
Mark fished the drift sardine fillet around the boat and soon had us back in the game with a beautiful little kob that gave a good account of itself on the bass tackle. This drift bait rig that swirls around and often causing tangles and chaos, certainky gets the most action in the mouth area, and Mark soon put paid to anyone elses hopes of being top weight, by bagging a real keeper – a perch that went over 2 kgs for sure – and that was a fight!
As usual with that rig, it was gut hooked so unless Mark snapped the line, the fish was coming home with us.
We are going again tonight, and have a few spots available on the boat. Call Sean on 079 326 9671 – it looks to be another great fun evening down on the river.
