Hooked on fishing: Brusher makes appearance at several fishing spots

South Coast anglers have recorded some really decent brusher catches last weekend.

Fishing guru, Steven Moodley of Hardthrow Fishing Club said about four good sized brushers were caught, two in Ramsgate, one in Mbango and the other in Southport.

He also mentioned that some garrick were caught at Margate, and shad at Port Shepstone.

Well the big news for this time of the year is – when will the sardines arrive? Steven and his fellow team members are eagerly awaiting the shiny silver fish and they expect them to arrive in about two weeks.

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The KZN Sharks Board operations division undertook its first sardine observation flight last Thursday. It was conducted earlier than usual as the board received reports of sardine activity in the Eastern Cape.

According to the board’s, Greg Thompson spotting the small fish was made extremely difficult due to the muddy, discoloured water between Waterfall Bluff and Port St Johns.

“However, as soon as we found some clear water off Umngazi River Bungalows, approximately 50 small pilot shoals of sardines /baitfish were spotted. These thin pockets of fish were very difficult to identify from the air, as there were no predators in pursuit and the pockets were so thin that they had no colour. Then again, small thin pockets were seen shimmering on the surface off the Mthatha River and Mpame Point.

“The most concentrated activity sighted, was further south, starting at the Qholorha mouth, Kei Mouth, Haga Haga and East London. Thousands of Cape gannets were seen spread out, sitting on the water in rafts throughout this area.

These early indications are all positive that the sardines are making their way to the Eastern Cape towards KwaZulu-Natal and are possibly a few weeks away.

Remember to forward your catch or fishing news to sugann@dbn.caxton.co.za.

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