Look for snoek in the river mouths

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Just like that, we are into August. The fishing has been consistent with some brilliant edibles being caught and a few decent inedibles joining the reports.

The offshore fishing has been brilliant on the whole with most of the KZN coast producing fantastic catches.

The North Coast has seen a good mix of bottom fish as well as good game fish.

The snoek have been around in the early mornings around most of the river mouths.

Trolling a fillet bait just as the sun is coming up is a great way of targeting these beautiful game fish.

The bottom fish have started on the deeper pinnacles and reefs.

Mostly geelbek and daga have been coming out. Live baits have been the most effective for these bigger fish while the smaller reds have favoured squid baits. The central coast has seen a lot of tuna on trolled lures and some big units taken on drifted live baits around the popular wrecks/bait spots.

A single 6/0 circle hook through the nose of the live bait and some decent fluorocarbon leader will see you attached to these powerhouse fish.

The snoek have been around in the early mornings but have been feeding in deeper water than normal so don't get stuck on the backline with your fillets.

The inshore fishing along the South Coast has been fantastic with snoek and garrick keeping the rods bent.

The Aliwal Shoal has seen some good fishing with tuna, wahoo and a mix of other game fish making an appearance on the catch reports. Trolling lipped lures in purple colours have done very well as well as higher-speed skirted lures. Tuna have also been around at most of the depths with live bait, poppers and trolled lures working for them.

Purple mackerel colour has been a fantastic colour and has been reported as successful from more than a few anglers.

On the rock and surf side, the south coast has seen some very good fishing in the Margate to Port Edward area.

The reefs of Trafalgar have been the place to be if you are looking for bigger bream and various other edibles. Pink and red prawn have been the baits of choice for these fish.

The South Coast has also seen some very big blue rays.

Soft sardine baits are the ones to use for these fish. 6/0 to 8/0 circle hooks are the order of the day for these bigger blues.

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