South Africa Fishing Report

This is what fishing is all about - We got going at 06h00 this morning to give Charlie and Savannah their first deep sea experience. The sea was not so great with the average swell at 2.7m at 9 seconds and the occasional 4.0m ugly’s cre

Durban Dolly's - We launched at 05h00 today and made our way out of the harbour mouth, dropping lines in the shallows and making our way slowly out deeper, the water in the bay was over 26deg.C and yet as we got out w

Ultra Light Game Fishing offshore - Durban - I have been running a Fishing College course and today we went out to do some on the water practical, showing the guys how to set spreads, run lures, speed, look for fish, read the water and so on. Ag

Blue Friday - It’s been a while since I have posted a fishing report, and I really missed writing them. I had 2 gents from Oman who asked me to take them out to specifically catch a Marlin, and so I arranged with R

Durban Off-Shore Fishing Report Apr-May - It’s been a while since I last posted a report, charters have been slow and we have had a fair amount of lousy weather and a computer that died does not help for reporting either Whilst it has been s

Wahoo…..and a Dorado in April - I find this incredible, for 7 months straight since October we have been getting Dorado (Mahi Mahi) off Durban; this Gamefish season has truly been a season for the record books with some truly awesom

Light Tackle Spinning Off-Shore Durban - I went out with my mate Rolfe from the Lure Shop to do some light tackle spinning for Yellowfin Tuna and Kawa Kawa for a few hours in the afternoon, and then we were going to come into the harbour to

South Africa Report, Durban Fishing Reports - After my last annoying trip where we lost 9 Yellowfin Tuna to Sharks, I decided to use heavier tackle to get the fish to the boat quickly before the Sharks stole our catch leaving us with heads. We

Blue Water Charters Fishing Report - After some trailer problems we eventually got to the Pongola Nature Reserve and set up camp. I love this place and it is like a little piece of heaven, but boy o boy was it hot as hell with temperatur

Monster Tuna Double up – Richards Bay - Johan Maree, John Nel and I (Mike Laubscher) teamed up as Team Blue Water Charters Durban to fish the Richards Bay SADSAA/Columbia Billfish Classic from 1-5 March 2011. Lots of time was spent in prepa

Poor tangled little Sailfish - From the weather front I am pleased to report that the waters off Durban are cleaning up and warming up, I think that the West that blew over the weekend helped us out a lot. Today was gorgeous wit

Black Marlin off Durban - Blue Water Charters Durban went out for 2 days specifically to target Marlin; I was pleased with this booking as it was the 2 days before the annual Durban Billfish Tournament. The weekend before h

Report – Gamefish & Tuna Course Jan 2011 - Day 1 We started the course on a rainy Monday, which was perfect because on this day we covered a lot of theory on chart-work; tackle rigging making wind-on leaders, stiff rigs, semi stiff rigs, IGFA

Yellowfin Tuna Countdown begins… - 2011 has started off with some really nasty weather, lots of heavy rain and big seas. Even so we have been getting out there and catching some fish with Dorado being the main course on the menu and we

Giant Trevally (GT) off Durban for 2011 - So to start 2011 off with a BANG we got an awesome catch today. This is my first report for 2011 and so I would like to wish everyone a prosperous new Year. Since my last report in 2010 I have d

DURBAN HARBOUR: Z-Claw wins - Lure casting with light spinning tackle is one of my favourite ways to fish, especially when using my Z-Claw. I just love the way this lure moves and still remember the first time that I saw it and im