Author Topic: St Lucia - and rest of North coast this next two days - good weather/swell/tides (Read 20160 times)

sardinella · « **on:** July 01, 2015, 08:40:04 AM »

Hi all,
Could not help but notice excellent conditions for spinning the next two days. Swell down to 1 meter - means less working water but lots of clean water close in, which will bring the snoek within reach.
Tide dropping to spring low tide at around 9 -10 in the morning - look for breaks in the banks behind deep gutters that will form rips out to sea. It will also allow for safer and earlier access to the rocky points.
Light westerlies early will help with long casting, also bring glassy conditions which will allow for bettr sighting of surface action.
For St Lucia hit the beach north of the swimming beach and work your way up to the start of the slides (white sand on your back).
If you have lots of energy go south and go straight past Maphelane bay for 1.2kms and wade out just before Crayfish ledge in the belly of Crayfish corner bay, where the rip from crayfish corner goes out to sea, and do long casts - there is some flat rocks out there that holds lots of snoek this time of year and beware of large GT's at this rip.

so wishing I was there, iso behind my desk in Middelburg

REEFMAN · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2015, 10:36:03 AM »

Quote from: sardinella on July 01, 2015, 08:40:04 AM

so wishing I was there, iso behind my desk

Makes 2 of us!! Sounds brilliant!

Willie · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2015, 10:37:48 AM »

I think it makes many of us

MIKE PIKE · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2015, 10:53:26 AM »

Makes a whole lot of us that would rather be at the coast this very moment ...

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Willie · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2015, 11:01:10 AM »

Ok if we leave on Friday evening we can have our lines in the water before 6 in the morning and be back for work on Monday morning. We only take certain of our tackle with then we can go in one vehicle

sardinella · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2015, 01:04:03 PM »

Quote from: Willie on July 01, 2015, 11:01:10 AM

Ok if we leave on Friday evening we can have our lines in the water before 6 in the morning and be back for work on Monday morning. We only take certain of our tackle with then we can go in one vehicle

Plan like this I like a lot - should have left today to be back sunday

FishStyx · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2015, 05:04:17 PM »

Yay... for once it's my chance

Enjoying St. Lucia thoroughly... My 1st time.

Thanks for the heads up Sard. So far not good though... I've seen one severely under size cob, but for the rest of it, squat, nada and niks. I started out at daybreak yesterday morning, walking North for about 2 ks, then turned round and headed back all the way to the tip of the estuary. During that time, something very small hit my little iron candy in about 6" of water but did not stick.

Then yesterday evening, I headed South to Mapelane but again, no visible action, nothing from the other anglers on the beach. Quite disappointing really. I hope you're on the money there Sard. Will keep you guys posted... eat your hearts out

cyclone 123 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2015, 06:31:17 PM »

FishStyx we know of 3 snoek and some decent pompano that came out today

FishStyx · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2015, 06:37:48 PM »

Quote from: cyclone 123 on July 01, 2015, 06:31:17 PM

FishStyx we know of 3 snoek and some decent pompano that came out today

By better anglers than me

... But good to hear. Going to get them tomorrow.

sardinella · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2015, 06:40:05 PM »

You have to apply all your angling skills at St Lucia, its a place where 5% of the anglers catch 95% of the fish.
Its also a place where fish come out at very specific areas, and these areas vary.
Right time at the right spot is very important

Do your time during low tide to identify good rips, banks and drop-offs and work these areas hard.

Rory mundy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 02, 2015, 06:56:19 AM »

boat trailer revamped, boat almost done with tidy up heading for St Lucia Saturday

CRANKMAN · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2015, 08:36:17 AM »

Quote from: FishStyx on July 01, 2015, 06:37:48 PM

Quote from: cyclone 123 on July 01, 2015, 06:31:17 PM
FishStyx we know of 3 snoek and some decent pompano that came out today
By better anglers than me ... But good to hear. Going to get them tomorrow.

Good luck matey, have fun and get the big one.

REEFMAN · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2015, 08:44:43 AM »

Think I should try this one out....

Willie · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2015, 09:00:41 AM »

Reefz. Yip a good fishing trip is long overdue.

FishStyx · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2015, 01:59:59 PM »

After spending quite a bit of time on the Thursday and Friday, throwing a handful of different candys, plugs, twistys and a bucktail, I came away empty handed. I concluded that it takes a better fisherman than me to get those

In all the time I was in St. Lucia, I only managed to see activity 3 times. First was a lazy, kind of curious follow by what looked like a shad. 2nd was a chase of baitfish in between 2 breakers by a smallish gamefish and then I saw a school of about 12 fish (not sure what) in a wave that was forming. I also only saw two fish caught, both on sard baits and both very undersize but still bagged

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Although I had hoped to catch, I did not have great expectations from a seasonal perspective. I also did not work as hard as I should have because it was very much a family time for me.

But we certainly had a very good time in St. Lucia. It's a delightful little town. I got the impression that crime is not a huge issue there (or at least not as much as in other parts of KZN). We dined out every night and had some excellent food. All in all, it was a wonderful family destination.

To those who have not had the pleasure... go there!

sardinella · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2015, 02:16:48 PM »

Thanks for feedback - pity about the fishing.
I can agree on St Lucia. Very laid back and relatively crime free.
Go out of season if you can and avoid christmas and new years

FishStyx · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2015, 02:23:10 PM »

Forgot to add... as predicted by Sardinella, the weather was idyllic for those few days.

j.s.smith · « **Reply #17 on:** July 10, 2015, 05:04:03 PM »

The ocean basket in st. lucia is a must.

Cam Mundy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2015, 08:35:06 AM »

The weather is pretty k@k here at the moment nice and sunny but the wind is howling with no end in sight.

Steenie · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2015, 09:35:25 PM »

Very interesting thread. I simply love that area. I tend to go to Cape Vidal, due to the great ledges there. But I still need to explore St Lucia much more. They getting great snoek there this year.