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Waiyne Rudman casts his rod into the water in Reel Time, his angling column for The Herald
Wayne Rudman casts his line in The Herald waters one last time as our fishing columnist
Last Friday I spoke about the window of opportunity that Saturday would provide and it was exactly that, judging by the photographs I have received.
Avid angler and conservationist Bruce Samuels, who is also a regular contributor to Reel Time, sent in today’s photograph of the Gamtoos River Mouth recently photographed from the air.
The situation at Gamtoos River seems all well, albeit against fears that things might rapidly deteriorate without the needed rains to flush open the mouth of the river. Today’s photograph shows Jacques van Coller with a fine kob caught…
Though there was some rain this past week, the sort of downpour needed to clear out the Gamtoos River mouth and fill our dams still eludes us.
A reader has brought up an interesting point of view inspired by his observations while angling in the surf zones of Gamtoos and Van Stadens.
This past week saw some very skilled environmental efforts being conducted by the fisheries office of East London’s department of agriculture, forestry & fisheries (Daff), with support from the SAPS.
A number of pig-nosed grunter and a few white musselcracker, as well as some shad, have kept anglers at the water’s edge this past week.
When we as anglers see harsher restrictions to our pastime being planned and implemented there are always strong reactions and resentment.
Our estuaries are vital for the rebuilding of our fish stocks and hence their preservation is crucial.
The water level in the mouth was not even ankle deep.
There has been much speculation and pros and cons discussed this past week about the cage diving operation proposed for Bird Island.
Local angling addicts are blessed right now
Well, what an exciting period we have just gone through in the bay and surrounds! The bay is alive with just about every creature that can be imagined, from killer whales to huge amounts of anchovies. They are most probably the magnet…
Fish have been caught in the estuaries and along the shores, now is the time to head out to sea
