Author Topic: Blue Water Charters - Fishing Reports from Fat Girl (Read 91094 times)

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #80 on:** April 28, 2015, 09:36:54 AM »

OFFSHORE FISHING VIDEO - Couta (King Mackerel) Fishing on Fat Girl

Timothy Scriven · « **Reply #81 on:** April 28, 2015, 11:22:27 AM »

Nice footage.
I'll show you my honey-hole near to that......one day.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #82 on:** April 28, 2015, 02:54:05 PM »

OFFSHORE FISHING VIDEO - Another Good Tuna on Fat Girl

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #83 on:** May 05, 2015, 10:07:52 PM »

OUR 2014/2015 FISHING SEASON VIDEO - Bending Rods on Fat Girl II

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #84 on:** May 10, 2015, 10:45:39 AM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - Durban
I apologise for my delay in my last 2 reports, but was very busy doing some upgrades to Fat Girl's propulsion system taking an opportunity when we had some big seas this past week, I am very pleased with the improved performance.
On the one trip the SW wind picked up and we ended up fishing live baits on anchor at a well known inshore spot, It was very frustrating to say the least as we ended up with 4 Couta heads and 2 Yellowfin Tuna heads because the sharks were wild that day, none the less the all the action was fun on spinning tackle. On the other trip which was just for 5hrs we ended up with 2 Yellowfin Tuna. Winter has come early and quickly this year and water temperatures are dropping fast.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #85 on:** May 12, 2015, 08:38:21 AM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - Durban - 12th May 2015
We went out yesterday morning for a short charter, seas were green again and water is getting colder the SW wind was blowing much harder than the forecast said. I saw some good showings of some decent size fish on the bottom. We ended up with 2 Yellowfin Tuna. We also had 2 Sailfish come frolicking around the boat for sometime but no takes, very frustrating. Loads of Red Eye Sardines just outside the harbour.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #86 on:** May 23, 2015, 11:19:11 AM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - Durban - 21st May 2015
We started out by getting some live bait which has been plentiful at the moment, then we trolled up North without any success. We put out some live baits for a while and again no success and so we stopped for some bottom fishing in about 65m of water for about 2.5hrs. Water was reasonably clean, but is getting colder each time we go out, more and more of the big sea birds are making a presence inshore. The bottom fishing was productive although we did not get a lot of fish we got good sizes with about 25 fish in total, we got some really big slinger. See the attached pic with the big slinger with a cold drink can in the top left corner to show scale.
Winter is coming....

iNdlovu · « **Reply #87 on:** May 24, 2015, 03:47:23 AM »

Nice fish Mike, I wouldn't mind one of those in a pan

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #88 on:** May 27, 2015, 04:13:02 PM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - Durban - 27th May 2015
We launched at 06h00 this morning for a short 5hr trip, shortly after leaving the harbour mouth we saw our first Whale for this Winter season. We trolled North for about an hour with not even a touch. We then stopped for bottoms at 60m but the current was screaming pushing the boat more than 5km/hr and even with 32oz of weight we could not get the lines down and so we came back in shallow and fished 30-40m and managed a good mix of Slinger and Soldier Bream of medium sizes along with several undersized Rockod (All released). Water temp was just under 21.5Deg.C. Maybe, just Maybe we see Sardines this year, it's anyone's guess.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #89 on:** May 30, 2015, 09:17:15 PM »

Offshore Fishing Report 28-30 May 2015
Not an easy report to make, I had 8 guests with me for the last 3 days, really nice guys. We handled everything for them from transport to accommodation and meals, this was all great.
The first 2 days we were out to look for a Yellowfin Tuna or a Sailfish or any other game fish that was around. Over the 2 days we covered more than 320 km hunting North, Deep and South. On the first days we came across 100's and 100's of birds with a huge variety of species from adults to juveniles, we had an Albatross and 2 Cape Gannets get stuck into our lures, but no injuries and all were released straight away. We also saw Dolphins on both days, a Humpback Whale and a Minky Whale. By the end of the second day I was down and totally demoralised as we got no fish, saw none on the sounder and zero activity, I tried all my best spots but there was nothing.
On the 3rd day we I suggested that we leave the game fishing and do some Shark and Bottom fishing. This turned out great and in the morning before the current turned we landed well over 30 good bottom fish, from Rockod to Slinger to Englishmen to Copper Bream and a few other nice species also. We also managed to land 2 super size Sailfin Rubberlips. We also hooked up 2 Sharks, the first one was a small Black Tip and the second we did not see as it came off the hook after giving the rod a good bend and the line a good stretch,

Adrian · « **Reply #90 on:** June 01, 2015, 05:28:31 PM »

Well done.
Thanks for the reports.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #91 on:** June 16, 2015, 01:22:55 PM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - 13-15 June 2015 - Durban
These 3 days had some of the most amazing conditions with light winds and flat seas, unfortunately we did not find any Tuna and so we bottom fished. On the first day we did very well with Englishmen and Slinger with some really good sizes, on the 2nd day I had a family with 2 teenagers who each got a good sized Rockod and some slinger and Englishmen. The 3rd day was simply fantastic I had a family with 3 young children and so we did bottom fishing with bass rods and we hooked up several large Englishmen, a lot Good size Slinger, an Amber Jack and a host of other species. The larger fish really revved us on the light tackle and the Dad and myself had to pitch in and help the children land these fish. Lots of Bottom fish around at the moment and the water got warmer each day and was just under 23deg.C on Monday. These last 3 days were certainly the coldest mornings I have encountered this year so far and beanies, jerseys and jackets were required each morning, especially Saturday. Brrrrrrr

Chigger · « **Reply #92 on:** June 16, 2015, 01:34:13 PM »

Sounds like fun, lekker report thanks Capt. Hook.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #93 on:** June 30, 2015, 08:05:25 AM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - 27th June 2015 - Durban
The whales are out in full force, also saw many sprats around. Water is cold but not as cold as I expected. This had to be the coldest day I had on the water in a very long time. The weather forecast a strong NE wind for the whole day, but in reality we had a pleasant NW wind and sea conditions were great, the NE only started at about 12h30 and we got back at 14h00. I was already home by the time the wind started blowing hard so was pleased the weatherman got it wrong. At last we found some small Tuna after the last few trips of not even seeing Tuna, and on the way back we got a small bonnie whilst clearing the lines.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #94 on:** July 03, 2015, 10:48:02 AM »

Teens get Rockod in Durban

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #95 on:** July 06, 2015, 05:28:32 PM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - 4th July 2015 - Durban
Saturday had stunning conditions is the morning with a very light NW wind, later in the morning the wind turned to a SW and things got bumpy, I was already safe at home when the SW started pumping. We trolled out to the reefs landing 1 Bonnie and then we bottom fished with good success, we got a lot of nice fish but nothing to write home about.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #96 on:** July 15, 2015, 11:42:08 AM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - 14th July 2015 - DURBAN
We launched early and made our way out to the deep in search of some Yellowfin Tuna, I was not optimistic as the Tuna have not been around like they should be at this time of year which has been very depressing for me. None the less I started the hunt looking for all the usual Tuna indicators when I found a narrow thermocline out in the deep waters and decided that it was our best option to work this thermocline. The water was cold, under 21deg.C and crystal clear, I came across a lot of small showings and saw some sprats about and focused in on this area. The strategy paid off and the area yielded us 8 Yellowfin Tuna making for a grand day. Yesterday was bitterly cold and even with layers and layers of clothing on I still felt cold and could not get comfortable, even once back on shore it took me at least an hour to thaw out. Brrrrr.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #97 on:** July 20, 2015, 04:24:07 PM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT - 16th July 2015 - Durban
It was a long 12hr day and even though the weather was great the sea was a little lumpy. I struggled to find any kind of thermocline. We hunted from deep to shallow. Water was cold under 21deg.C and crystal clear.
For all that effort and long hours we only hooked up 4 Yellowfin Tuna for the day.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #98 on:** July 22, 2015, 12:04:09 PM »

OFFSHORE FISHING VIDEO - Tuna 7 Up

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #99 on:** August 04, 2015, 10:37:13 PM »

OFFSHORE FISHING REPORT 29-30 July + 1st August - Durban
In between a lot of ugly weather we managed to get a few days out at sea, the water has been very cold and we have seen many whales and dolphins around along with a few turtles. I must say I really enjoy the visitors when I see them, or should I say I am the visitor into their wet world. For these 3 days we did bottom fishing with relatively good results averaging 40-50 fish on each outing. Lots of Slinger, Copper Bream and Englishmen about.