Fishing Report 5
March 2018
Weather for the week.
Monday
Light NE breeze at 3m/s swinging early afternoon to a moderate SE at 6m/s.
Max temp 30. Wave height 1.8 period 9
High Tide 05.50 Low 11.54
Tuesday
Light NE breeze at 3m/s swinging to a SE at 5 m/s. Max temp 28 Wave
Height 1.7 period 10.
High Tide 06.19 Low 00.04
Wednesday
Light NE 3 m/s again swinging to a SE at 4 m/s with rain forecast
throughout the night. Max temp 26. Wave height 1.7 period 10.
High Tide 06.47 Low 00.33
Thursday
Light NE breeze at 3m/s swinging to a SE at 5 m/s. Max temp 28 Wave
Height 2m period 14.
High Tide 007.17 Low 01.02
Lagoon.
The lagoon is due a big fish, over the weekend lots of small fish were
caught but nothing big has been reported over the weekend. It is time for the
Big Eye Kingfish to make its summer appearance and this feisty little chaps are
best caught on lures, a favorite spot for them is the area around the outlet
from the Cob farm. Glassies are a great live bait catch them and put them out
on a No 1 or 2 O hook the following can’t resist them, Pickhandle Barracuda,
Cob, Rock Cod, River Snapper and River Bream.
Surf.
On Saturday 2 guys walked to the banks from where the soft sand starts,
they were hoping a bakkie would pass but it was no to be, by the time they got
to the banks they were the only 2 guys there and they were rewarded with 5
Diamonds. Port Dunford yet again was the hot spot for both big (10kg +) Dusky
Cob and tons of Diamonds. The main beach on Saturday was dead however with the
bigger swell on Sunday some Shad and Diamonds were caught. Baits used were big
and small Mac’s, Red eye Sard whole, whole Sard and Chokka using a caste or
slide.
Ski Boat.
Monthly mug was cancelled due to a low amount of entrants bearing in
mind next weekend is the Cape to Rio at Cape Vidal, they have a full complement
of 30 boats. However3 boats did go fish and were well rewarded with bottom fish
but no game fish. One massive Couta was seen breaching next to one of the boats
but they could not tempt it to taking and bait or lure. Species caught,
Squaretail Cob, Englishmen, Slinger, Cat Face Rockcod and Cave Bass. The wreck
ended up being the hot spot after all the other places did produce some fish it
was not till lunch time when one of the boats called the other two to join him.
A tagged Yellow Belly was taxed right next to the boat and the good news is the
tag was retrieved, the fish was 48cm and it will be interesting to find out
where and when it was tagged.
Next events.
Next monthly mug will be on the 1 April at the Umlalazi Ski Boat Club.
Umlalazi Ski Boat Club Couta classic 7-8 April 2018.
