Your Personal Catch & Release Record
The last time I fished a Transkei estuary was during winter. It was a different experience, with clear, cool water and finicky fish. I was very happy to have an opportunity to go back to the Transkei last week and fish one of those beautiful, unspoiled rivers during the height of summer. February is the month where the sea temperatures in the Transkei have the highest average temperatures. This meant that some of the more […]
The relatively new technique of slow pitch jigging has arrived in South Africa. It seems that shore based slow pitch jigging has gained traction first, particularly in KZN. Offshore slow pitch jigging is now beginning to catch the attention of fishermen as the amazing success of this form of fishing gains more and more attention. I visited Cape St Francis last week to target some yellowtail on the surface with plugs. Just before I […]
Last week we were fishing at Nqabara Eco River Lodge in the Transkei. We had a variety of weather situations to deal with while we were there, and it was interesting to see how the fish were affected by the conditions. Over the first three days the weather was sunny and clear. The fish, however, were pretty disinterested in taking our lures. We had a number of follows and saw fish, so we knew […]
Trip report from our trip on the 12th to the 17th of October 2020, to a section of the orange river below Augrabies falls and above the Richtersveld. I have just got back from the Orange river, where we targeted largemouth and smallmouth yellowfish. The trip was hosted by Kalahari Outventures, on their exclusive section of the river. We travelled down 60km of remote river over a four-day period, camping along the way. We were […]
I was staying at The Spotted Grunter Resort in Port St Johns a couple of weeks ago. The owner, Vernon Malyon, suggested that I might like to visit their nearby Ntafufu Eco Beach Camp. I had heard a bit about Ntafufu, but had never fished that estuary, so I was very keen to give it a bash. The camp is about 25kms north of Port St Johns (by road) and takes about 45 minutes to […]