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Yellowfin tuna smash bait on the surface in a spectacular fashion and feeding shoals can be seen from some distance away. There are often birds diving in amongst the frenzy, picking up baitfish off the surface, the tuna smashes usually raise big geysers of white water, and on occasion tuna take to the air, allowing those watching to gauge the size of the feeding fish. Seeing a feeding frenzy of yellowfin gets the blood rushing […]
I went down to PE last week, to fish for grunter on surface lure with my mate Chris Schoulz. I was keen to try the new Rapala Skitter-V lures for grunter and see for myself how they fared. I rigged them with single assist hooks on the back, as Chris swears by this method of getting a better hook up, especially when the fish sip at the lure on the surface. I used VMC 7102BN […]
YELLOWFIN TUNA Latin Name: Thunnus albacares OTHER NAMES: Tunny, Johadiri (Swahili), Jodari (Kenya) Ahi (Hawaii) A true pelagic migrant, Yellowfin tuna are one of the world’s most widespread species. These incredibly hard fighting fish can be found in warm offshore currents right around Africa. Tuna are one of the only fish that have a warmer body temperature than the water they swim in, Yellowfin have an extremely high metabolism, which accounts for […]
Yellowfish are one of the finest indigenous freshwater fish that we can target with artificial lures. There are six true yellowfish species in South Africa, the largest of which is the largemouth yellowfish, found in the Orange/Vaal river system. Each species has slightly different features, but most are remarkably similar when it comes to feeding habits. The largemouth yellowfish is by far the most aggressive of the family, as it is primarily a fish eater. […]
I have been fortunate to fish a number of areas which are unspoilt, undisturbed, and where the fishing remains as good today as it must have been at any stage in history. Last week I returned from another one of these special trips, where we had been fishing for tigerfish in the Kilombero North Safaris private hunting concession in Tanzania. Situated on the outskirts of the Selous Game Reserve in Western Tanzania, this is as […]