Easter at Kosibay.

[MIKE PIKE]

So myself and better half took some time off over Easter + a couple of days leave and packed the Hilux , hooked up the boat and headed for Kosibay Lodge for a well deserved break , + an opportunity to do some and give the new boat a good run on the lakes , trip was fine and arrived about 2pm at the lodge , unpacked etc and sorted out tackle and so on , launched the boat next morning as soon as gates opened and headed off on lake 3 , fishing was slow ..... very slow , plenty holiday crowd on the waters so went to far southwestern side of the lake , got a huge hit from i can guess was a  , whacked the plug clean out the water right at the boat as i was reeling in for next cast , tried in vain to lure him back but was gone ..idled round a bit more for the day and found these huge floating boulders (hippo) and a large croc as well .... sneaking about an eyeing us out on the boat . 

[MIKE PIKE]

Went off to lake 2 the following day , but also spent most of the day teaching sand prawn the finer art of swimming and same for all the lures .. , eventually resorted to putting out light tackle stuff , when all else fails , scale down .. , and baited up with some chokka and got a large puffer (Toby) , all quiet after that and as usual the Northeaster came howling thru like it did every day , so back to the lodge.

[hrogers]

Thanks for sharing !!

[MIKE PIKE]

Spent the next couple of days chilling and darting off into the lakes when there was a gap in the wind , Northeaster for 2 days solid and then it would turn around and howl from the Southwest again , crazy stuff and can turn the lakes really ugly and uncomfortable with short, peaked swells and chop, walked around the lodge a bit which by the way are rebuilding there restaurant and reception area that was destroyed in a fire in January this year , took the camera with got this shot of a brown hooded kingfisher or woodlands kingfisher and of course the ever present vervet monkeys , slighty more well behaved than the ones at Mapelane ..      

[MIKE PIKE]

Finally gave up on the lakes , spoke to a guy that had been there for 9 days and only managed 2 fish ... , was fun though as usual and running the boat up and down the lengths of lake 3 and 2 , really impressed nice stable , dry ride and lots of space for tackle etc..., handled the ruff stuff no problem , headon into the chop and swells and running with the swells and chop , motor has good power due to sea level so was very happy .
 Went and got a day permit for the Kosi-mouth which is getting pricey just for the day, loaded up the R&S tackle and fished the low tide  on the right hand side , saw plenty bluespot/greenspot kingfish in the 3-5kg range and they gave chase to the plugs and lures , but would'nt commit and turn away at the last second , water was very clear though and i reckon they were a bit skittish + it was midday -ish as well, threw some baits as well but only had one or two decent bites , but no takers , called it a day at about 5 pm and headed back to the lodge to pack-up , hook up boat and leave the next day ... still was fun regardless of the conditions as always .   

[REEFMAN]

Nice report Mike. Nice to get away from the rat race! Your boat looks beaut, glad you were happy with the performance.

[Prego]

Nice one Mike, glad you got a chance to get away to your favourite spot and enjoy your new baby.
 It seems there is only one way to get results at kosi...................... Ewan Kyle

[FishStyx]

Thanks Mike... That boat is a beaut!!! Glad she's giving you happiness. Bummer about the big hit not sticking.

[Big Van]

Nice report and photos  Mike. You must come down to Richardsbay when  the garrick and salmon bite is on. Normally July  to August. I will let youknow. Tight lines chomma!

[WalkersKiller]

Nice report Mike, thanks for posting, thats a bus Puffer, surprised he didnt bite you off   

[Ettienne]

Thanks Mike. Leka boat that

[MIKE PIKE]

Nice report Mike, thanks for posting, thats a bus Puffer, surprised he didnt bite you off 

Thanks , you should have seen what the hook snood looked like , was properly chewed up ..

[Spickerish]

Nice report Mike! Glad the boat performed as you hoped! My cousin was there the week after you and only managed one grunter of 3,5kg and a couple of smalls in between. Weather was upside down as well.

[Grumpy]

That's Kosi, feast or famine.

[Weedeater]

AWESOME report Mike! Look forward to these reports. 

[SAfish]

Great report Mr Pike. It is a pity the fish did not come out to play but at least you were styling on your new ride.