Catching squid
- Thread starter meyburgh
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Hi There.
I'm formally from the Cape, now living in Gauteng....
I don't think there's a season for squid in the Cape, but you'll have to find out. Call Sea Fisheries.
There best place to catch squid is off Kalk Bay Harbour wall, just next to the restuarant. Fish at night using a glow light on your trace and a squid jig. Squid are generally attracted by any kind of light on the water. Deep Sea boats use lanterns on the waters edge to attract them.
Lets us know if this helps.
Lotsa luck....
I'm formally from the Cape, now living in Gauteng....
I don't think there's a season for squid in the Cape, but you'll have to find out. Call Sea Fisheries.
There best place to catch squid is off Kalk Bay Harbour wall, just next to the restuarant. Fish at night using a glow light on your trace and a squid jig. Squid are generally attracted by any kind of light on the water. Deep Sea boats use lanterns on the waters edge to attract them.
Lets us know if this helps.
Lotsa luck....
howzit guys
i was at kalkbay this past sunday....there was nobody fishing there except for a guy using handline.He said he was fishing for chokka,he had something that looked like a rapala with short spikes on the end.....i seen these goodies when i was at suburban tackle earlier that friday.....He had a very small ball sinker in front of it....hope this info helps......oh and forgot he says he always catches them in the evenings:dude:
i was at kalkbay this past sunday....there was nobody fishing there except for a guy using handline.He said he was fishing for chokka,he had something that looked like a rapala with short spikes on the end.....i seen these goodies when i was at suburban tackle earlier that friday.....He had a very small ball sinker in front of it....hope this info helps......oh and forgot he says he always catches them in the evenings:dude:
Hi
We catch them through all the summer months , best in the evenings and late afternoons. Normally after a strong se and it has changed to nw for a few days. I fish for them in Simonstown , best is from a dingy near the bullnose or off the gun battery, i see people catching from the harbour but i imagine they work for the dockyard.i fish for them from a fishing ski and regularly catch up to 1kg somtimes more. The red tide at the moment has messed things up a bit. You fish with two jigs a lead jig at the end of the line and a floating jig attached to a trace one foot above it, let it down normally 1 fathom from the bottom and they grab on. When the shoal comes around you may catch 5 or more in quick succesion and then you wait for the next shoal. other spots are kalk bay harbour wall but it gets a bit crowded.Good fun on a bass stick .
good luck
We catch them through all the summer months , best in the evenings and late afternoons. Normally after a strong se and it has changed to nw for a few days. I fish for them in Simonstown , best is from a dingy near the bullnose or off the gun battery, i see people catching from the harbour but i imagine they work for the dockyard.i fish for them from a fishing ski and regularly catch up to 1kg somtimes more. The red tide at the moment has messed things up a bit. You fish with two jigs a lead jig at the end of the line and a floating jig attached to a trace one foot above it, let it down normally 1 fathom from the bottom and they grab on. When the shoal comes around you may catch 5 or more in quick succesion and then you wait for the next shoal. other spots are kalk bay harbour wall but it gets a bit crowded.Good fun on a bass stick .
good luck