Browse Recent Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fishing Reports

Winter Fishing Durban in Juneby Mike Laubscher (7/07/2018)
Bottom fishing in general has been really good with some really decent size fish coming out, Shark activity has been very high and we have been taxed of a number of good fish over the month.

The last weeks Fishingby Mike Laubscher (5/31/2018)
After taking some time off it is back to fishing, the last week has seen the water temperature off Durban go cold with today being 21.6deg.C. The last few trips have seen nice days but the mornings are getting cold and chilly so one has to layer up

A Deep Sea Fishing Adventureby Joe Osborne (5/14/2018)
A great deep sea fishing trip during which time we met wonderful people from the United States of America

A tough dayby Mike Laubscher (5/12/2018)
We went all the way past Umdloti and only managed 2 bonnies and then we started doing some bottom fishing up North and made our way back to Durban reef by reef. The sinkers were ice cold

Short Mini Deep Tripby Mike Laubscher (5/06/2018)
Strange current direction again today but the water was nice and blue compared to green yesterday. It is chilly in the mornings but today warmed up quickly. Water temperature is dropping as we head into winter now. We trolled just over an hour on our way to the reef to see if we could get a nice Tuna

Short Backline Tripby Mike Laubscher (5/05/2018)
We had a short light tackle backline trip this morning but the dredger was busy in that area so I decided to go on the South side a little deeper.

Some good bottom fishingby Mike Laubscher (4/29/2018)
no game fish but did see a Sailfish jump in the same area on both days.

Last trips of 40 somethingby Mike Laubscher (4/25/2018)
Our last 2 trips were half-day trips starting early morning and both days had a screaming reverse current making fishing very difficult even with nice flat seas. Mornings are getting chilly now and there is dew on the cars parked outside early every morning of late and so the signs are that we are well into autumn now and that winter is coming.

Tuna on the bite today - Great fun on light tackleby Mike Laubscher (4/15/2018)
The Tuna had their own plans for us and we had non-stop Tuna action for most of the trip with 14 hook ups and landing .....

Good Tuna and Wahooby Mike Laubscher (4/13/2018)
We launched this morning into a strong NE wind that the forecast said would die out early and the day was supposed to be stunning, but it did not happen

Fun Family Fishing Tripby Mike Laubscher (4/11/2018)
In the end the whole family had a great day out with a lot of fun even though there was a little rain from time to time.

Black Marlin 3-2-1 - Releasedby Mike Laubscher (4/09/2018)
What a day we had today, we launched this morning to look for a Marlin into a 12knot NE wind which just got stronger as the day went on until it peaked at about 28knots. Water was warm and light green. We headed about 70km out to our selected grounds

Sharks on Light Spinning Tackle.by Mike Laubscher (4/04/2018)
These are fun trips for a family outing just to enjoy each other outdoors and have a blast, not serious fishing

Dorado on the bite todayby Mike Laubscher (4/04/2018)
The sea was calm and flat, like glass, it was too nice, it is the conditions we always dream about and when we actually get to fish these days which happen so seldom one has to change ones tactics to get more action on the lures

The Taxman cometh and taketh away.by Mike Laubscher (4/03/2018)
then a little further out I saw schools of bait fish, I had just gone over a known pinnacle when I saw bait fish flying on my right and some big swirls and I swung the boat towards this and it was not long before the shot gun went

Kids Fishing - 3 Generations and over 200 fishby Mike Laubscher (3/31/2018)
He had a whale of a time and caught 44 fish with over

Two Dolly Birds and a Hoo.by Mike Laubscher (3/29/2018)
Today I had the pleasure of hosting one of my oldest and longest standing customers and his 7yr old son who has been booking charters with me since my first small charter boat 10 years ago. Over many trips and years we are good friends. It was really great trying to remember all the different trips over the years.

5hrs, 4 Countries, 3 Fish.by Mike Laubscher (3/27/2018)
We had an interesting group of guys today from 4 countries to attend a wedding. Belgium, Australia, UK. We launched at 06h00 for a short 5hr charter, by 07h30 we already had 2 x

Good Bottoms in a Strong Currentby Mike Laubscher (3/25/2018)
the west wind was blowing stiff with a small but choppy sea we made our way out to look for some game fish. The reverse current was screaming at 6 knots

Triple up Doradoby Mike Laubscher (3/17/2018)
Launching at 06h00 just as the rain started to lift the day started out wet and turned into a stunning day

Autumn Game Fish Grand Slamby Mike Laubscher (3/14/2018)
With summer behind us we are now in Autumn, my favourite fishing time of the year. What a stunning morning with dead flat seas and a very slight wind we made our way out to the deep to look for a Blue Marlin by the mountain

Another Black Marlin for Fat Girlby Mike Laubscher (3/11/2018)
It’s been a frustrating 3 weeks and the water has not been that great with screaming currents, green water inside and wind from every direction, water temperatures have varied from 22deg.C – 28deg.C and out in the deep the flying fish and squid are plentiful. We have not seen a Dorado or Wahoo since early February

A Big Lady, the one that got away, the Tuna and a Shark.by Mike Laubscher (2/05/2018)
We had 3 long trips from Friday through to Sunday with various guests from the UK and Austria, our team consisted of Erik, Kurt and myself. On Friday we launched very early so we could be back well in time before the big South West wind came through and this worked out well

About the Turtle and the Yellowfinby Mike Laubscher (1/29/2018)
This weekend was very frustrating with the weather reports getting it totally wrong, On Saturday light NE winds were forecast and we launched early for a 5 hour trip,

Game Fish Grand SLamby Mike Laubscher (1/26/2018)
Today was a vast improvement and the strong SW winds have brought us some warmer and cleaner water and it looks like things will start getting better. We had a short 5hour charter today with nice results

A Big Honeycomb Skate in the Harbour.by Mike Laubscher (1/13/2018)
We had two 5 hour harbour trips and had some great fun, catching a bunch of .......

Black Marlin Afternoonby Mike Laubscher (1/10/2018)
I knew when the Wahoo and Bonnies started coming around we would be getting a Black very soon. A very happy angler with his first Marlin, and our Marlin account opened for 2018. Well done Henk, you fought your Marlin like a pro.

Wahoo againby Mike Laubscher (1/09/2018)
If Wahoo are around then Black Marlin are around so the clock is ticking and it will be game on soon, the next 4 months from now until April is the best time for Marlin in Durban.

Dad's Doradoby Mike Laubscher (1/08/2018)
With a short morning trip that had to be split between game fishing and bottoms we shot out early in the morning and by 06h30 we had a .....

Wahoo Account opened for 2018.by Mike Laubscher (1/08/2018)
The conditions have been improving and there is a lot of clean warm water around, especially out in the deep. Inshore has been very quiet and we have had to travel a fair distance to get fish.