Great rock, surf fishing along most of the KZN coast

ROCK and surf fishing has been on a high for the past week, with both edibles and inedibles to catch along most of the coast.

The North Coast has been fishing very well around the river mouths and off the deeper points. There has been plenty of scratching action along most of the region’s coastline, with some very good bronze bream and kob being caught. The kob have favoured chokka and live baits. The bream have favoured pink prawn.

The central coast has also seen some good fish being caught on lures. There are fish for all levels and interests. The shad have been plentiful around the piers and are always keen to eat a drifted sardine or spoon. The snoek have been scarce, as too the garrick, but they are there – you just need to target them.

The kingfish have also been there, but mainly as a bycatch.

On the bait side of things – the main catches have been pompano, grunter, shad and kob – the two baits you need to have in your box are pink prawn and chokka.

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. Size 6/0 to 8/0 circle hooks are the order of the day for these bigger blues.

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

The North Coast has seen a good mix of both bottom fish and gamefish. The snoek have been there 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 gamefish.

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.

Please remember to leave the area where you fish in a better condition than when you got there. Take a few moments to pick up some litter and take it to the nearest bin. Tight lines and screaming reels.

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