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Water temperature key for sardines

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THE shore-based angling scene has been on fire with the sardine netting action of late. Currently, the water temperature has gone up too high which has pushed the sardines out in to the cooler, deep water. Keep an eye on the water temperature and let us hope it comes down soon so that the main shoal will hit our beaches.

The north coast has seen a lot of both edible and inedible fish being landed. The warm water is a bit of a problem as it puts the fish in a sulky mood.

The best bet is to fish as early as possible and to focus your fishing effort on the days after the northeast wind has been blowing. The rockier areas up north have been the place to fish for the bronze bream, kingies and stumpnose. Scratching is best done using circle hooks in these areas as the curved in point stops the trace from getting stuck, which translates to a lot less tackle loss.

Also put a knot in to your sinker snoot to avoid losing your whole trace if the sinker jams in the rocks. In terms of the best bait to use, chokka and prawn are your number one bait.

The central coast has not seen an explosion of action. This is mainly due to the warmer water but also a lack of reports as everyone is fishing down south looking for the sardines. The reports are looking good for some action late in this week or early next week for some netting down south. The basin area has seen some grey shark action with a couple of flatfish in between.

Most of the action has been based around the Umgeni mouth with a lot of shad coming out and some decent garrick being caught along with them. The crowds are a bit of an issue but if we all follow this week’s tip then all will be well.

The sardines have been the main attraction on the south coast. Although the warm water has pushed them out in to the deeper water, it is just a matter of the inshore water cooling down a degree or two and we will have nets full of sardines on the beach. As of this week, we have already seen some amazing action in terms of the inedibles with some giant sharks already being landed.

There have been a lot less sharks lost this year as people are tackling up properly. Well done! The south coast has seen a lot of shad action in the early mornings with not much in the line of other fish chasing them. The garrick that were harassing them have moved in to the deeper water. This did not stop Anil Chatrooghoon as he landed a beautiful garrick of 8kgs this past week from Toti beach. Well done Anil! The scratching anglers have seen some good catches of bronze bream, stumpies and kingfish. The chokka baits are producing the best catches if you can get the bait in to the right area. Tight lines and screaming reels.

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2021-06-18T07:00:00.0000000Z

2021-06-18T07:00:00.0000000Z

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