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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Fishing Report SA

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Fishing Report SA http://forafrica.co.za/fishing Fishing Report South Africa Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Pichandles all over the bay http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1570 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1570#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:20:00 +0000 Fish Zone <![CDATA[Fish Zone]]> <![CDATA[Fish Zone RHB]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1570 <![CDATA[Just another one of the many pichandles that is operating here in the bay. by Fish Zone Richards Bay Davidson Lane Tel: +27 35 753 4610]]> <![CDATA[<p>

Just another one of the many pichandles that is operating here in the bay.

by Fish Zone

Richards Bay
Davidson Lane

Tel: +27 35 753 4610

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1570 0 Some Fishies! http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1569 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1569#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:07:39 +0000 Editor <![CDATA[St. Lucia Estuary]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1569 <![CDATA[St. Lucia Deep Sea Fishing Some January 2011 Catches caught from Asterix Deep Sea Fishing Charters     Asterix Deep Sea Fishing Charters Maans @ 082 463 5864 Email:  asterixcharter@vodamail.co.za or Contact: Raggie Tackle Tel: +27 (0) 35 590 1656 Email: deon@raggietackle.co.za   Contact Details RAGGIE TACKLE ST. LUCIA Tel: +27 35 590 1656 Fax: +27 86 685 [...]]]> <![CDATA[<p>

St. Lucia Deep Sea Fishing

Some January 2011 Catches
caught from Asterix Deep Sea Fishing Charters
 
 
Asterix Deep Sea Fishing Charters
Maans @ 082 463 5864
or Contact:
Raggie Tackle
Tel: +27 (0) 35 590 1656
 


Contact Details

RAGGIE TACKLE ST. LUCIA
Tel: +27 35 590 1656
Fax: +27 86 685 8204
16 McKenzie Street,
St. Lucia
Email: deon@raggietackle.co.za

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1569 0 Musselcracker – 16 kg http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1568 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1568#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:07:31 +0000 Editor <![CDATA[St. Lucia Estuary]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1568 <![CDATA[St. Lucia Deep Sea Fishing Musselcracker – 16 kg caught from Harlekyn Deep Sea Charters Harlekyn Deep Sea Fishing Charters Johan @ 082 924 7842 Email: johan@harlekyn.co.za or Contact: Raggie Tackle Tel: +27 (0) 35 590 1656 Email: deon@raggietackle.co.za Contact Details RAGGIE TACKLE ST. LUCIA Tel: +27 35 590 1656 Fax: +27 86 685 8204 [...]]]> <![CDATA[<p align="center">

St. Lucia Deep Sea Fishing

Musselcracker – 16 kg
caught from Harlekyn Deep Sea Charters
Harlekyn Deep Sea Fishing Charters
Johan @ 082 924 7842
or Contact:
Raggie Tackle
Tel: +27 (0) 35 590 1656


Contact Details

RAGGIE TACKLE ST. LUCIA
Tel: +27 35 590 1656
Fax: +27 86 685 8204
16 McKenzie Street,
St. Lucia
Email: deon@raggietackle.co.za

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1568 0 Drop Shot Charles – Mpenjati rivermouth near Margate http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1567 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1567#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:31:17 +0000 Editor <![CDATA[Fishing]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1567 <![CDATA[  After spending a brief stop over in Richards Bay fishing his old hunting grounds Charles left for some much needed R&R on the South Coast. Here he manage that not. He found a River full of fishes and took the liberty of spoiling himself with some nice Pick Handles and a few Kingies. The [...]]]> <![CDATA[<div>
After spending a brief stop over in Richards Bay fishing his old hunting grounds Charles left for some much needed R&R on the South Coast. Here he manage that not. He found a River full of fishes and took the liberty of spoiling himself with some nice Pick Handles and a few Kingies. The River Garnette was the uglies.

HABITAT: The River Gurnard is common in rivers and open water where silt has been deposited. It's own colour blends into these surroundings. They bury themselves in the mud or sand with just their eyes sticking out so they ready to lash out at prey.
DIET: River Gurnard feed on Shrimps, Gobies, worms, small crabs and other bottom living invertebrates.
BAITS: The River Gurnard will take fish or prawn baits. Dropshot worms are also very good.

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1567 0 Tuna for All http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1566 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1566#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:31:35 +0000 Awesome <![CDATA[Fishing Charters]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1566 <![CDATA[Awesome went looking for fish behind the 12 mile bank and found some nice yellowfin tuna. Everyone on board had their turn fighting these fast predatory fish on medium tackle. The kids and the lady on board had a super time as it was the first tunas they have ever caught. There were plenty of [...]]]> <![CDATA[<p>tuna_06042011007Awesome went looking for fish behind the 12 mile bank and found some nice yellowfin tuna.

Everyone on board had their turn fighting these fast predatory fish on medium tackle. The kids and the lady on board had a super time as it was the first tunas they have ever caught.

There were plenty of very happy faces back at the harbour and the good news is that the fish should still be here for the Easter weekend.

During the past few weeks we have managed quite a few very nice tuna and some small dorado. Skipjacks could be caught anywhere in that area and still provides magnifecent fun on light tackle.

Some of the commercial boats also got tuna and during the night a few cape salmon was landed. This all bodes well for the week ahead.

Awesome Fishing Charters
Struisbaai
South Africa

+27 71 238 1000
+27 82 870 2783

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1566 0 Western Province RASSPL Starting in 14 May http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1565 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1565#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:31:07 +0000 Editor <![CDATA[Fishing]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1565 <![CDATA[Western Province RASSPL Starting in 14 May to fish register on www.rasspl.com One years membership and entry to the comp R220 includes your membership card worth R150 per year Contact Jacques Ackhust for more details | For Africa | StLuciaOrgZa | ElephantCoastCoZa | iSimangaliso | Accommodation |]]> <![CDATA[<p>Western Province RASSPL Starting in 14 May to fish register on www.rasspl.com

One years membership and entry to the comp R220 includes your membership card worth R150 per year

Contact Jacques Ackhust for more details

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1565 0 Monster fish on .40 line – Duckbill Ray http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1564 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1564#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:10:26 +0000 Editor <![CDATA[Fishing]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1564 <![CDATA[Hannes picked up this beauty while fishing for Kobs on a beach called “Kanon Strand” between Gouritz and MosselBay.  He consider his .40 line wrapped over a 15/30 Shimano with a .60 leader fed from a Blue-marlin T53 6oz Rod as light weight. Almost like the story we did on Kyle using a 30kg Sand [...]]]> <![CDATA[<div>
Hannes picked up this beauty while fishing for Kobs on a beach called “Kanon Strand” between Gouritz and MosselBay.  He consider his .40 line wrapped over a 15/30 Shimano with a .60 leader fed from a Blue-marlin T53 6oz Rod as light weight. Almost like the story we did on Kyle using a 30kg Sand Shark as bait.

I have respect for people enduring these type of fights. Hannes said this fight lasted over 100 minutes. Great fishing comes with great experience and great endurance. When his spool was almost spend he waded into chest deep surf not giving up and his stubbornness prevailed and with about 5 m left wrapped around the Shimano he got the Duckie to turn and seed.

Hannes fish measureda whopping 1820 mm and ORI calculates this wing span to 82 kg.

Well done Hannes this is one of the bigger catches we have future d on Fishing Report SA.  
Story by Petrus Viviers
0813427371
Please send your photo stories to petrusviv@gmail.com

Wikipedia:
The bull ray, Pteromylaeus bovinus, or duckbill ray is a large stingray of the eagle ray (Myliobatidae) family found around coasts of Europe and Africa.
Its full distribution is uncertain but it is known to be found in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea,[2] the eastern Atlantic Ocean between Portugal and Guinea, the Atlantic from north of Saldanha Bay in western South Africa and round the rest of the South African coast into the Indian Ocean up to Maputo Bay in southern Mozambique, also Zanzibar and Kenya.[1][3]
It is named bull ray for the shape of its head and is sometimes called duckbill ray in South Africa[3] for its long, flat, round snout. Bull rays are often 180 cm and sometimes up to 250 cm in length from snout to tip of tail,[3] 180 cm in width and weighing up to 100 kg.[1] Females are larger and heavier than males.[1] It has a tail spine averaging 61 mm in length in females and 32 mm in males.[2]
It is found between the surf zone and depths of 65 m or more,[3] and also enters estuaries and lagoons. It frequents both the bottom and the surface and sometimes leaps from the water.[1]

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1564 0 Top dropshotting from the A-Team http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1563 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1563#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:11:53 +0000 Fish Zone <![CDATA[Fish Zone]]> <![CDATA[Fish Zone RHB]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1563 <![CDATA[Charles and I landed these Kingies from Richards Bay this morning in a quicksession. Gulp 5inch chartreuse pepper neon was the best performer. We alsolanded a toby each lol. by Fish Zone Richards Bay Davidson Lane Tel: +27 35 753 4610]]> <![CDATA[<p>

Charles and I landed these Kingies from Richards Bay this morning in a quick
session. Gulp 5inch chartreuse pepper neon was the best performer. We also
landed a toby each lol.

by Fish Zone

Richards Bay
Davidson Lane

Tel: +27 35 753 4610

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1563 0 Team Y Knot – Hein with 109kg Marlin http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1562 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1562#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:00:25 +0000 Editor <![CDATA[Fishing]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1562 <![CDATA[Y Knot well equipped Sport Angling Vessel Danie with his boat has caught and released 9 Marlin, but teaming up with Hein made them changing their habit a little. It was no April fools joke when Hein phoned us land dwellers to inform us he had landed his first Marlin. Excitement was high when he [...]]]> <![CDATA[<div>
Y Knot well equipped Sport Angling Vessel

Danie with his boat has caught and released 9 Marlin, but teaming up with Hein made them changing their habit a little. It was no April fools joke when Hein phoned us land dwellers to inform us he had landed his first Marlin. Excitement was high when he informed us the Thursday that Danie and Johan will be taking him on a Marlin Fishing outing for the days before they had good luck with 9 Couta’s in the vicinity of Petingo.
As sight for sore eyes 4 80lb rigs ready for action
Trawling with Pulsators on Shimano rods can only mean good action. Nothing substitute preparation and success is equal to effort. Anticipation will be the dominant emotion when looking at this sight on waters deep enough to hunt Marlin.
Hein (Left), Johan back and Danie (skipper) Marlin 109,2 kg
Satisfaction guaranteed and enough fillets to fill 5 cooler boxes. Although many tree huggers will complain this is one of the greenest methods to fish for Marlin and the economical contribution to the GDP is enough to support 3 medium size middle class hose holds for two years. No by catches nor any Dolphin’s where harmed in this outing.

The vessel is powered by two four stroke motors breathing less green house gas than a medium size family saloon on a Sunday outing. Plastic baits ensure very little impact on environment since they are used over and over again. If the do break of the lure will sink to the bottom of the ocean where it will deteriorate in a short space of time.

Hein is the type of angler that fish for fun and only keep what he can eat himself. Many people belief that Marlin is very dry. Fish meat is only dry and tasteless when over cooked. For this reason cooking methods must be of such that the Marlin meat is slow cooked and left to cure in its own steam for the last ten minutes of the cooking time. (glas bowl with lid on).
Some facts
Growth and maturity
Atlantic blue marlin reaches sexual maturity at the age of two to four. Males reach sexual maturity at a weight of 35–44 kilograms (77–97 lb) and females at 47–61 kilograms (100–130 lb).[20] Marlin breed in late summer and fall. Females may spawn as many as four times in one season. They often release over seven million eggs at once, each approximately 1 millimetre (0.039 in) in diameter.

Marlin are often caught as bycatch in tuna longline fisheries. Marlin has commercial value throughout the world, with landings totalling 3,064 metric tons in 2000.[11] Their meat has a high fat content. It is particularly valued in Japan for sashimi.[11] In Hawaii, Blue marlin meat is commonly smoked and sold by roadside vendors.
The Atlantic blue marlin is under intense pressure from longline fishing. In the Caribbean region alone, Japanese and Cuban fishermen annually take over a thousand tons. All vessels within 200 miles (320 km) of the U.S. coastline are required to release any billfish caught. However, the survival rate of released fish is low because of damage during capture.[3]
The Atlantic blue marlin is not listed as a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[3]
In 2010, Greenpeace International added the Atlantic blue marlin to its seafood red list. “The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries.”
Sport Fishing at this level does not present any threat to Marlin population. Their conservation status is because of fishing methods use in other parts of the world that harm other marine species including marine mammals like Dolphins.

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]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?feed=rss2&p=1562 0 29 March 2011 – Hein 25 knots North East http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1561 http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1561#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:23:04 +0000 Editor <![CDATA[Fishing]]> http://forafrica.co.za/fishing/?p=1561 <![CDATA[Slow trawling at 1100 rpm into the current with Maarsbunckers as bait proofed to fast for comfort. Y-Knot left the harbor at 06h00 and followed Windguru’s directions to Patingo. Weather should have turned South Easterly by 13h00 but it never happened. The Wreck was gargling sand and forced the bone rattling anglers to High Point. [...]]]> <![CDATA[<p>

Slow trawling at 1100 rpm into the current with Maarsbunckers as bait proofed to fast for comfort. Y-Knot left the harbor at 06h00 and followed Windguru’s directions to Patingo. Weather should have turned South Easterly by 13h00 but it never happened. The Wreck was gargling sand and forced the bone rattling anglers to High Point. Further South Hein was floating a top bait on the current and tangled up with a Mahi Mahi of about 4kg which he landed comfortably.

Following the birds onto the color line at outer anchorage in front of the Harbor mouth Hein dropped a Pearly White 5 inch gulp into a school of Yellow Fin Tuna. The Penn 360 wrapped in 4kg Berkly Fire Line worked up some high pitches before the fish was landed after the second run to the Bottom. Refusing his spoils of the 5kg Sushi Hein was left with less than half for supper.

Still complaining after a long battle with Northerly wind pumping into their face at 25knots battle weary Hein is burning up Stuyvesant like NOS on a knocked twin turbo sprint car. 

by Petrus Viviers

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Bloemfontein

Author:Samantha Black
Submitted:05 May 2009

Bloemfontein at duskStill on the floral and green theme, the Orchid House is a must for lovers of this beautiful plant family, of which South Africa has numerous species, and the Free State Botanical Gardens, on the outskirts of the town, is a real delight. Covering 70ha, large areas have been left in a close to natural state, showing the indigenous vegetation of the area, and creating a habitat for small game. There are lovely walks, a lawn to chill out on, a dam with a bird hide, a restaurant, an environmental education centre and an indigenous plants nursery. The more formal section of the garden includes a medicinal plants display and a garden highlighting water-conserving ways of gardening.

Bloemfontein is sort of the Cinderella city of South Africa. It's stuck out there on the N1 between Cape Town and Johannesburg. It has no Table Mountain, no ocean, and no big-city vibe. And no rush hour traffic, no road rage and no urban sprawl. It's just a nice little city in the middle of the country. The name, Bloemfontein, means Spring of Flowers - a rather pretty name that it does actually live up to. The city is planted with thousands of rose bushes, which makes for a fabulously colourful roadside display. A small nature reserve, strangely enough called Naval Hill, right in the middle of the city carries the green theme a bit further.

There's the usual smattering of art galleries and some interesting museums, including the War Museum and the National Women's Monument - a poignant reminder if ever there was one of the futility and downright stupidity of war. OK - so Bloemfontein is not exactly the tourist mecca of the universe, but it's a good stopover place if you're driving the N1, and it's probably worth spending a day there if you have the time. There are decent restaurants, some nice pubs and some good live music venues. It's also the closest city to the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Bloemfontein City Hall
Bloemfontein City Hall
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