Fishing Report 31
July 2018.
Weather for the week.
Tuesday
N gusting 6 kts then swings to an E gusting 5 Kts. Sunny skies with a
max temp of 27. Wave height 1.4.
High Tide 05.30 Low tide 11.38
Wednesday
N first thing gusting 4 kts swinging to an E later in
the day gusting 5. Sunny skies with a max temp of 27. Wave height 1.2.
High Tide 06.01 Low ----
Thursday
SW gusting 5 kts swinging in the early afternoon to a SE still gusting
5kts. Sunny skies with a max temp of 25/ Wave height 1.2m
High Tide 06.34 Low 00.31
Lagoon.
The lagoon fished very well as expected over the weekend especially the
area around the mouth back to the stone wall and again at the main car park and
Steele Bridge, a guy came into the shop to by thicker line as he had been bust
off at the Steele Bridge and the area on the North Bank where the rocks are,
they have no Idea what was busting them off and the line they were using was
13kg which is heavy for river fishing. A small Brindle Bass was landed and immediately
released, sorry there was not time to take pics. Most species caught were Shad,
Pickhandle Barracuda, Javelin and Spotted Grunter, River Bream and Tiger Fish
or Thorn Fish. Something I learnt today, Thorn Fish breed in the sea during
Spring and now we know why they sometimes caught in the surf zone.
Surf.
Another busy weekend of fishing i.e. loads of sharks were feeding like
made, mainly Milkies some were so small we thought they were still breast
feeding and they were taking any bait however amongst these greedy fellas some
very big shad were caught varying form 3 to 5 KG but no big Kob or Garrick that
we are aware of. Flat fish are here and seem to be enjoying the Mullet more
than throw baits. An unusual catch in the surf was a massive (for its species
the SA record is .7kg) Silver Sillago, it was a welcome guest after all the
sharks our group were catching. Gawie was drift baiting for small Shad and even
he was picking up sharks and having fun on light tackle, why not try that when
the sharks are on the bite. We were flattening barbs to make the release
quicker and easier and lost no fish as a result.
Ski Boat.
Les start with a correction, the 2 boats that went out on Thursday
managed some snoek one was just shy of 10kg, why I know this was I attended a
braai on Saturday and we ate fresh braaied Snoek. My informant has just dropped
a notch or 2. On Sunday some of the guys went Garrick fishing off Richards Bay harbor
and one boat managed 2 of around 9kg’s, the guys are catching them from all
three piers so if you want to have a go at Garrick fishing from the boats trawl
or sit at anchor near the points of the piers, Garrick are surf zone feeders so
feed near the structure so they can pounce on their prey, to ensure a hookup,
let them run and swallow the bait, if you strike to soon they will hold the
bait right up to the boat then spit it just like they do in the surf. Personally
I have better luck using Circle Hooks.
Next events.
Umlalazi Ski Boat club is planning to hold a Bottom
Fishing Competition in September on the weekend of the 22 September, it is a
long weekend.
