Browse Recent Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fishing Reports

SHARKS WIN !!!by Mike Laubscher (11/15/2009)
We launched from Durban Harbour at about 16h00 and went out to collect live bait, there was a moderate SW wind blowing and the water surface temp was around 22 deg. C.

The No Fish Report – 01-11-09by Mike Laubscher (11/01/2009)
There has always been the fear that one day I will have no fish catches to report, but when I started doing my fishing reports I promised myself that when that day comes I will report it just like I do with all my others, so here goes.

Dolphins, Whales, Turtles & Snakes off Durban 22-10-09by Mike Laubscher (10/22/2009)
I went out with a father and his young son off Durban. We launched at 05h00 from Durban harbour and trolled light tackle along the back line. The water surface temperature was averaging around 22 deg. C (still cold) and the day started with a moderate NE breeze, the swells were around 1.2m (4ft)

Triple Kingfish Hook up - Durban Deep Sea Fishing - 10/10/09by Mike Laubscher (10/10/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures went deep sea fishing off Durban with a father and his 3 sons. This was a second try as last week we had to cancel due to extremely bad weather, and there was a possibility of rain. We launched at 05h00 and returned at 13h00.

Match fishing in Durban Bay 24-09-09by Mike Laubscher (9/25/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took a boy and his Dad out fishing in Durban Harbour. I took this boy fishing for the first time in his life last year, and today he was more confident and not shy at all. I always love taking the little ones fishing, it gives me great pleasure.

Fishing in Big Seas off Durban 24-09-09by Mike Laubscher (9/25/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took 4 clients Deep Sea Fishing off Durban, we launched at 05h30 and there was a breeze blowing.

Adrenaline Pumping Springer Fishing Action in Durban Harbourby Mike Laubscher (9/21/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took 2 clients out to Durban Harbour to target some King Fish (Jacks) and Springer (10 Pounder, Lady Fish) on Drop Shot on Saturday afternoon and early evening on light tackle.

Shad and Kingfish Off-Shore Durbanby Mike Laubscher (9/17/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures went deep sea fishing with 3 clients off Durban today. It was raining, cold and the visibility was poor. The sea was flat and the water crystal clear. We launched at 05h00 and returned at 10h00. Water surface temperature varied between 21-22 deg C.

Drop Shot and Spinning in Durban Harbourby Mike Laubscher (9/01/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures went out with a client to Durban Harbour in the late afternoon. The weather forecast got it completely wrong and told us it would be hot, clear skies and no wind, yet we found ourselves fishing in a heavy wind, in completely overcast conditions with occasional rain and some lightning in the distance.

Durban Harbour Fishing – 22 Aug 09by Mike Laubscher (8/26/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures went fishing in Durban Harbour in the late afternoon/early evening for a few hours to see if the Springer (aka Ladyfish, 10 Pounder) had arrived.

Fishing off Durban – 11-8-09by Mike Laubscher (8/13/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took 4 clients from Finland deep sea fishing off Durban. We launched at 06h00, the sea was nice and flat, but I knew some wind was coming, the wind was a North Westerly, and as the day progressed it picked up more and more and this is an un usual wind for Durban which always makes me nervous and so I was standing up mostly looking around like a Meerkat to see if there was any bad weather coming.

Gannets and Yellow Fin Tuna off Durban – 11-8-09by Mike Laubscher (8/13/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took 2 clients deep sea fishing off Durban. We launched at 06h00, the sea looked nice and the swell was around 1.4m, and it was clear skies with a super sunrise over the water. Water temperature was around 21 deg. C. The sea stayed flat the whole day.

Durban Deep Sea Fishing - 9/8/09by Mike Laubscher (8/09/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took a boy and his dad deep sea fishing off Durban. We launched at 06h00, the sea looked nice even though the swell was around 1.8m, and it was overcast. Later one the sea flattened a lot and it turned out to be a super day. Water temperature was around 22 deg. C.

Durban Deep Sea Fishing - 8/8/09by Mike Laubscher (8/08/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took two couples out deep sea fishing off Durban. The sea was rough and the North Easterly wind was pumping. Water temperature was around 21 Deg. C. We launched at 06h00.

Durban Deep Sea Fishingby Mike Laubscher (8/07/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took some clients Deep Sea Fishing off Durban today.

Children Fishing for Bass at Inanda Damby Mike Laubscher (8/03/2009)
Today I took my niece and nephew fishing for the very first time in their lives at Inanda Dam South Africa for a day of Bass Fishing.

Winter Bass Fishing at Inanda 2 Aug 09by Mike Laubscher (8/02/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took some clients out to Inanda Dam in South Africa today for a day of Bass Fishing

Bass Fishing at Inanda Dam - 29 July 09by Mike Laubscher (7/29/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took 2 clients out to Inanda Dam South Africa for a day of Bass Fishing.

Bass Fishing Inanda Dam -26 June 09by Mike Laubscher (6/26/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took a client out Bass Fishing at Inanda Dam South Africa.

Bass Fishing Inanda Dam - 6 April 09by Mike Laubscher (4/06/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures went with some clients for a day of Bass Fishing at Inanda Dam South Africa.

Durban Bonitos take small trolling luresby Mike Laubscher (1/23/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures found some shoals of Bonnies whilst fishing south of Durban and cashed in with their clients getting 8 boniies on at once.

Durban Charter Boat gets the Doradoby Mike Laubscher (1/19/2009)
Every time Nikao fishing Adventures has been going out to Durban No.1 Reef, one or more Dorado are bending rods.

Snoek (Queen Mackerel) are still running in Durbanby Mike Laubscher (1/19/2009)
Nikao Fishing Adventures took a client out late in the afternoon to test out his boat, we trolled some feathers and got Snoek in shore south of Durban.

Big Bass Fishing at Inanda Dam near Durbanby Mike Laubscher (1/19/2009)
The water level at Indanda Dam has now Risen and the Dam is almost full now. Nikao Fishing Adventures clients get the Big Bass in the Grass

Children Fishing For Bass at Inanda Damby Mike Laubscher (1/09/2009)
Taking Children out Bass Fishing gives me a really good feeling, and having Nikao Fishing Adventures gives me many opportunites to do this

Drop Shotting in Durban Harbourby Mike Laubscher (1/09/2009)
Drop Shot has been a very effective way to get juvinile game fish in Durban Harbour. Nikao Fishing Adventures has had opprtunity of taking some children out fishing and introducing them to the highly addictive sport of Fishing.

Dorado feeding Frenzy Off-Shore Durbanby Mike Laubscher (1/09/2009)
The Dorado Off-Shore Durban went into a feeding frenzy around Nikao Fishing Adventure's Boat. We had struck Gold (and Blue)

Durban Deep Sea Game Fishing Actionby Mike Laubscher (1/09/2009)
Fishing near the Durban Umgeni River Mouth produced the Snoek (Queen Mackeral) again, and Vertical Jigging on Durban Reefs gave us our first Tropical Yellow Tail this season. Nikao Fishing Adventures was there to get these feeding fish.

Bass are Cooking at Inanda Damby Mike Laubscher (1/09/2009)
At last the water levels at Inanda Dam are starting to rise again, and we got a really good topwater bite and plenty of bass with several decent sizes. Nikao Fishing Adventures delivers the fish again.

Durban Summer Game Fish Are Hereby Mike Laubscher (12/10/2008)
We had an awsome day off shore Durban, the weather was fantastic. In the morning we got tuna trolling live mackerel slowly at about 3km.hr. In the afternoon we got 2 Dorado on light Bass tackle. The Dorado was extremely exciting as I am pushing the limits with drop shot and these Dorado were the 1st we got on drop shot and both were over 10kg.