Am report on our East Coast from Gonubie to Kei

[Kent]

I am green with envy! Have an awesome trip Kent and keep 'em photos rolling.

..Charles , hope we get some fish and will post the pics....

[andrewpalang]

This is what I have access to!

[Kent]

This is what I have access to!

..WOW!!!...that would SUIT us down to the ground!!!....Could it be possible to set this up for that weekend???...Exactly where we want to be...

[REEFMAN]

Always great to see guys going the extra mile to help out!  Andrew.

Kent hope you guys have a great weekend with plenty fish! Enjoy!

[Kent]

Always great to see guys going the extra mile to help out!  Andrew.

Kent hope you guys have a great weekend with plenty fish! Enjoy!

[Kent]

  Mornings East Coasters , we entering a nip tide weekend with a high tide at 06h00 tomorrow and at 06h30 on Sunday....The sea is running at an eastly 5 foot swell and predicted to rise to 7foot through the weekend...[/size]The water along the shore line is a tad grubby in patches and sitting at a temp around the 17 mark....the baro has dropped to around the 1002hpk mark and we have two fronts approaching and a coastal low passing as I type this ...[/color]
[/size]The west will come through by mid morning today and some rain is also on the cards...Tomorrow that west will gale through and then tap off towards tomorrow arvie...Once again Sunday early AM could be the window to get that line in the water...[/color]
Reports have come in that the Kei has been throwing some nice kob and what has been scarce of late is the number of blue fish being caught....
On these tides , one could do the trip to Cefane to the left of the river and wal up to kwenurgha and work the area on the outgoing tide...The water also looks good for a piggy and a nice chokka and prawn bait would not be out of place...
Ive had reports coming in of shad making their showing at Glengariff and thats another place to try on an early AM high tide...Another spot to get on the outgoing would be Glen Muir out front...water always works there for the odd silver and blues...
Over the past week , some East Coasters have worked the odd Jikeleza rivers and have come away with some success...
Well Folks thats all for now and remember pick up the litter!!!
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!!

[andrewpalang]

Always great to see guys going the extra mile to help out!  Andrew.

Kent hope you guys have a great weekend with plenty fish! Enjoy!

Thanks Reefs! Thats what it is all about! Helping each other out!

[WalkersKiller]

  Kent!

[Kent]

Always great to see guys going the extra mile to help out!  Andrew.

Kent hope you guys have a great weekend with plenty fish! Enjoy!

Thanks Reefs! Thats what it is all about! Helping each other out!

Mornings Andrew , that access road , is it okay for a normal car??

[Kent]

Kent!

[Kent]

  Mornings East Coasters , well this weekend we have lekker early AM lows and late afternoon lows...the sea swell will be around the 5 to 7 foot range and most spots along the Jikeleza will be open to to fishing...You can expect a stiffish east the whole day tomorrow and as the two coastal lows slot in it should swing to west early on Sunday AM. The water is fairly clean with the odd grubby patch inbetween and the water temp is around the 17 mark...
You have a low at 07h30 tomorrow and at 08h15 on Sunday AM , we also have the tides two days either side of a nip and dark moon spring and this seems to be the whole of March , interesting to see what the sea delivers over these weekend tide set ups...
Spots to look out for would be Kwelegha with the east on its way , also on the Yellowsands side ...you never know a piggy might just be lurking...
Bulugha is MOST certainly an option as is Glen Gariff and those that are energetic , a short walk to Queensberry and Glen navar would not be out of place....
Myself and a few mates are walking to Rooiwalle from Cefane tomorrow and will overnight and walk back on Sunday . Will let you know how that side looks.
Shad are making their appearance and we must remember our limits as the first shad sometimes can come on thick n fast...
I noticed no surge or side wash and that is always a good sign...
Well Folks thats all for now and remember ,,..pick up the litter..
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!

[Kent]

  Mornings Folks , well we survived a thunderous storm on Sat evening and gale east on Sat during the day and then Sunday dawned PERFECT...no wind ,,BUT that east and sudden drop in pressure did us in.....Kenny got a barbel adn that was it for the rest of the weekend....Sunday AM the sea was chilly and gin clear BUT that pesky pressure was still dropping.....


We were priviliged to see not one but two otters going about their daily chores not far from our camp site and it was a pleasure watching them catching mullet after mullet and eating shell fish by the "tons"....I must admit , since this area is now only accessible by foot it is in PRISTINE condition...


Back in the day when conditions were on this 7 kay stretch of coast was like a highway with all the buggies and landies.....I have also not seen so many Jonny Dykers together in one spot , I counted at least thre groups of about ten each sitting around and/or swimming and diving for fish....


Oysters galore ...black mussel beds as far as you can see and of course , perlies the size of dinner plates!!!


The shallows were absolutely teeming with bait fish....bullies , puffies , mullets etc etc....Why no kobbies then??..Only that pesky pressure kept them away!!


Well ,...another trippie is most certainly in the planning stages already and this time we gonna watch that weather like hawks and will have two weekends on stand by...


Some pics to follow of the trippie......

[Kent]

  ..Our home for the weekend was a room with a view and the view PRICELESS!!!!

[WalkersKiller]

Nice stuff Kent, so what fish came out?

Would love to fish such a pristine area!

[Kent]

Nice stuff Kent, so what fish came out?

Would love to fish such a pristine area!

..Nope...sad to say Gareth...no fish!!!...We got in 2 hours fishing as we arrived and then that beast eastly killed us...then that died at around 16h00 and we got in another 2 hours or so and then that vicious coastal low came through and the bottom fell outta the glass...So..ja....BUT...next time I will watch that weather alot closer!!

[WalkersKiller]

Eish that sucks bru... Hard lines, next time mate!

[andrewpalang]

Yeh that Easterly dropped the sea temp by 3.5 degrees in a day!! Was 19.5 Friday afternoon and fell to 16 on Saturday afternoon! Not ideal. Well done Kent on surviving that storm, it came in hard and fast!! I was thinking about you guys out there! Hopefully next time there is some better weather and you can get more fish!

[Kent]

Yeh that Easterly dropped the sea temp by 3.5 degrees in a day!! Was 19.5 Friday afternoon and fell to 16 on Saturday afternoon! Not ideal. Well done Kent on surviving that storm, it came in hard and fast!! I was thinking about you guys out there! Hopefully next time there is some better weather and you can get more fish!

..Jip..thanks Andrew...ja that vicious coastal low and sudden drop in pressure also did us in combined with that stiff east on Saturday was not conducive to good productive fishing...BUT...that piece of coast....get the conditions/weather right...boy oh boy ...you will be in for a good time!!..Sooo...next trippie is already on the planning table and its gonna be planned right down to the last iso bar!!!

[REEFMAN]

Beats working Kenty! Thanks for the report... nice to see Conservation working well. 

[Charles]

Lekker report Kent. Thanks for sharing. How was the long trek on the old legs?