CAPE Offshore - Whatsup?!

[Seventenths]

Miller's point CSBC.. Yes but they were speared not caught.

7/10

[Lenny]

Miller's point CSBC.. Yes but they were speared not caught.

7/10




Yeah it was that Comp , they had a spearing Side to it too . These Spearos always, have amazed me , must be one hell of a rush , to pull that trigger .

[travelmember]

Seems like the smaller fish have arrived as the water has warmed up. Lots of smaller fish 40-70kg, and longfin yesterday.
Got snoek and tail in good numbers at Rocky Bank. Then got the first bugs of the season at Pringle.
Had the first seasonal Cape seafood braai last night snoek, tail, yft sashimi and crays - awesome start to summer.

[Seventenths]

This is Agulhas NOT cape point.....
Wind & Wave Forecast     

Friday 11/16         Morning     Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate long period swell.   Seas: SW  2.6 meters at 14 sec. Winds: WNW  11 to 15 knots           Afternoon     Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate long period swell.   Seas: SW  2.9 meters at 13 seconds Winds: W  18 to 25 knots

Saturday 11/17             Morning     Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell.   Seas: WSW  2.7 meters at 12 seconds Winds: SW  10 to 13 knots                 Afternoon     Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell.   Seas: SW  2.6 meters at 12 sec. Winds: SSE  8 to 11 knots

Sunday 11/18             Morning     Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate long period swell.   Seas: SW  2.5 meters at 12 sec. Winds: ENE  13 to 17 knots                 Afternoon     Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell.   Seas: WSW  2.4 meters at 12 sec. Winds: ESE  10 to 13 knots

           

Monday 11/19         Morning     Light and variable winds with smooth seas. Small long period swell.   Seas: WSW  1.7 meters at 11 sec. Winds: NNW  1 to 1 knots           Afternoon     Light winds with a slight chop. Small long period swell.   Seas: WSW  1.5 meters at 11 seconds Winds: SSW  9 to 12 knots

Tuesday 11/20             Morning     Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Small long period swell.   Seas: WSW  1.6 meters at 10 sec. Winds: W  12 to 16 knots                 Afternoon     Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate long period swell.   Seas: WSW  2.2 meters at 10 sec. Winds: WSW  20 to 27 knots

Wednesday 11/21             Morning     Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Large long period swell.   Seas: SW  3.2 meters at 12 sec. Winds: SW  13 to 18 knots                 Afternoon     Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Large long period swell.   Seas: SW  3.4 meters at 13 sec. Winds: SSE  10 to 14 knots

[SAfish]

Everything that floats will be on the water on Monday. 

[Seventenths]

Reports were thin last week... here forecast for week 46 (AGULHAS)......

Tuesday 11/20     Morning       Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate long   period swell. Seas: WSW 2.4 meters at 11 sec. Winds: W 19 to 25   knots     Afternoon   Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate long   period swell. Seas: WSW 2.8 meters at 10 seconds Winds: WSW 21 to 28   knots

Wednesday 11/21     Morning       Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Large long period   swell. Seas: SW 3.6 meters at 14 seconds Winds: S 11 to 15   knots     Afternoon   Light winds with a slight chop. Large long period swell. Seas: SW 3.5   meters at 13 sec. Winds: SE 9 to 12 knots

Thursday 11/22     Morning       Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Large long period   swell. Seas: SW 3.1 meters at 13 sec. Winds: E 13 to 17   knots   Afternoon   Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate long   period swell. Seas: SW 3 meters at 13 sec. Winds: ESE 14 to 18   knots

   

Friday 11/23     Morning       Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell. Seas: SW 2.9   meters at 13 sec. Winds: SSE 9 to 13 knots     Afternoon   Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell. Seas: SW 2.6   meters at 12 seconds Winds: SW 9 to 12 knots

Saturday 11/24     Morning       Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate long   period swell. Seas: SW 2.5 meters at 11 sec. Winds: WNW 18 to 25   knots     Afternoon   Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Large long period   swell. Seas: SW 3.1 meters at 11 sec. Winds: SSW 22 to 29 knots

Sunday 11/25     Morning       Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate short   period wind waves. Seas: SW 2.8 meters at 10 sec. Winds: S 14 to 19   knots   Afternoon   Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Moderate long   period swell. Seas: WSW 2.7 meters at 10 sec. Winds: S 11 to 14   knots

[SAfish]

@7/10 - I have heard about the Alphard banks but don't know any facts about it. I have a general idea where it is and I know it is quite a mission to get there because of the weather etc. Would you mind telling us a bit more about the place?

[SAfish]

Admin, can you please make this thread a sticky please? 

[Seventenths]

@7/10 - I have heard about the Alphard banks but don't know any facts about it. I have a general idea where it is and I know it is quite a mission to get there because of the weather etc. Would you mind telling us a bit more about the place?

No prob, Alphard banks are 42nm from Struisbaai, 38nm from Infanta(witsands) and 40NM from Still bay... position 35deg 2" 369' S and 20deg 51" 019' E  (shallowest point) covering an area of about 25square miles..
General:
They lay in about 85-90m of water and come up to 12m from the surface at the shollowest, which breaks in heavy swells. The structure is amazing and in some place comes up from 85m to 20m in the distance of 30m (shear walls). I will post a pic of the finder this Dec. due to the depth it comes up to, it forms a split in the shipping lanes (seperation zone) and thus you dont have to worry about some arb ship trying to mow you over whilst you fighting your prize fish! This happens in the canyon and on the 12 mile!
Ecology:
There are plenty of Yellowtail and often big shoals of geelbek at the right time of the year. I have also seen big trutles (leatherbacks), sun fish (Mola Mola) and caught dorado, marlin (Dec - Feb) and stunning bottoms. We both fish and spear the spot and under the water there are huge shoals of bait and rays.... Between the Alphard and the 45 (12miles appart) is and awesome place to pull for stripeys and for years the record stripey came from there (Trail Whittun). Plenty of YFT and other pelagics to be had and forms part of the Agulhas banks. There is even a bit of kelp on the top of the pinnacles of which there are 12 main ones.
If you can get a bait through the silvers you can catch nice santer and Red steenbrass, the 45 has produced plenty over 50kgs... Nowdays we dont target them much or just release them but still great to know they still about....
When:
November to March is the time, from struis we normally go in no wind - 2 hour boat ride or on a freshening SE. Then you run back with the wind on you heels. It is best fished in Feb as the weather is at it's best, but if the water is warm I have yet been there and failed to get at least some tail.... but be prepared to burn some gas, a normal day there is about 110NM round trip and you have to be the first boat there if you can help it. Sun up (about 5am) = Fish on (verticle jigs, rapalas, spinners etc the yellowtail are not fussy) if your tide timing right about 8-9am is a good time to start pulling plastic for the Stripeys. I like the banks to the south for this heading towards the 45's.
I used to be 6'6", but I love the place so much I am only 5'9"... 4hours of hauling back and forth is a LONG day but really worth it.
7/10
 
 

[SAfish]

It sounds like a magical place.  for the information.

[SAfish]

and you have to be the first boat there if you can help it.

Why is this?

[Seventenths]

and you have to be the first boat there if you can help it.

Why is this?

If there a lot of boats there, the fish tend to sound on the shallow pinnacle then you have to go looking for the elsewhere and burn fuel!!
YFT off Cape point at the 32 & 10 - plenty fish feeding on the surface of 25 - 60kg... sounds like the big shoals are here!
7/10

[Seventenths]

SST for Western Cape... (18Nov).....

[travelmember]

Not in full strength yet.
Saturday was OK, quite a few smaller fish on top, yesterday was a bit bleak. Ones and twos only. There is so much bait out there at the moment - fish are stuffed. Smaller class have arrived.
We picked up some longies, blues, mako and plenty fresh hake.
Seems like better fish on the inside, outside was a bit greenish.

[SAfish]

If there a lot of boats there, the fish tend to sound on the shallow pinnacle then you have to go looking for the elsewhere and burn fuel!!
YFT off Cape point at the 32 & 10 - plenty fish feeding on the surface of 25 - 60kg... sounds like the big shoals are here!
7/10

Thanks 7/10. I can't wait to get out on the water.

[Seventenths]

Not in full strength yet.
Saturday was OK, quite a few smaller fish on top, yesterday was a bit bleak. Ones and twos only. There is so much bait out there at the moment - fish are stuffed. Smaller class have arrived.
We picked up some longies, blues, mako and plenty fresh hake.
Seems like better fish on the inside, outside was a bit greenish.

thanks for that TM... herewith SST for 19 Nov.

[Seventenths]

Friday 11/23     Morning       Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell. Seas: SW 2.9   meters at 13 sec. Winds: ENE 7 to 9 knots     Afternoon   Light winds with a slight chop. Moderate long period swell. Seas: SW 2.6   meters at 12 seconds Winds: SE 6 to 8 knots

Saturday 11/24     Morning       Gale warning with dangerous seas. Small craft advisory. Use extreme caution.   Very large long period swell. Seas: WSW 5 meters at 10 seconds Winds: WSW   30 to 41 knots     Afternoon   Gale warning with dangerous seas. Small craft advisory. Use extreme caution.   Very large long period swell. Seas: SW 5.4 meters at 12 sec. Winds: WSW   26 to 35 knots

Sunday 11/25     Morning       Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Large long period   swell. Seas: WSW 3.9 meters at 12 sec. Winds: WSW 12 to 17   knots   Afternoon   Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Large long period   swell. Seas: SW 3.6 meters at 12 sec. Winds: WSW 12 to 16   knots

   

Monday 11/26     Morning       Breezy whitecapping conditions with moderate choppy seas. Large long period   swell. Seas: SW 3.5 meters at 12 sec. Winds: WSW 11 to 15   knots     Afternoon   Light winds with a slight chop. Large long period swell. Seas: SSW 4   meters at 13 seconds Winds: SSW 10 to 13 knots

Tuesday 11/27     Morning       Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate long   period swell. Seas: SW 2.8 meters at 11 sec. Winds: E 21 to 28   knots     Afternoon   Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate long   period swell. Seas: SSW 2.8 meters at 11 sec. Winds: E 24 to 32 knots

Wednesday 11/28     Morning       Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short   period wind waves. Seas: ESE 2.8 meters at 7 sec. Winds: E 20 to 27   knots   Afternoon   Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short   period wind waves. Seas: ESE 2.5 meters at 7 sec. Winds: ESE 18 to 24   knots

[Seventenths]

Man.. soooo much westerly.. it looks like winter! blow SE!
 
 

[tmilner13]

I definately agree on the fish being full, the past month must have seen tons of sardines chopped and served to the clever fish that kept deep!


Hopefully the weather turns soon.

[Bushbuck2]

guys any news of fish out there. Sunday looks like one could take a chance