:cool:Mornings East Coasters...well , I would sugg

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Good day East Coasters , well we on a bright moon spring and big seas at over 6 foot are predicted for the next three days....
A stiff west is expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning and as I write this it is already puffing west...This is a good sign as it will clean up the water and raise the temp a notch or two. As you can see on the synoptic that front is well on its way to us,,,,
Tomorrow there is a low tide at 09h00 and on Sunday at 09h40...
Please note there is a predicted tide variance of over 2m...
IF,,,the swell is not too up , there are stacks of spots along the Jikeleza that work and fish well on a early am outgoing tide , BUT, if the sea is on its head , then two spots come to mind ,,,GlenGariff on the inside and Queensberry bay on the inside..
Should the sea be fair and I say that Sunday AM is going to be the window of opportunity should that west howl tomorrow AM....Yellow sands has a lovely hole in front of the caravan park....
Cintsa , west of the tidal pool has been throwing some shad this past week and Gonubie point has seen numerous shad coming out....
Please dont forget you size and bag limits Folks....30cm and 4 per angler...
The barometer has bottomed out BUT is still falling and will start to rise late on Saturday evening and the wind will turn southly in the Sunday late morning...
Sea temp at the moment is at 16 and hope to get to 18 by the weekend..
There is a fair ground swell running so please be carefull for those sidewashes when fishing off the rocks...
Well Folks thats all for now and remember , pick up the litter
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!

 

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..This past weekend saw some Jikeleza locasl having fun in the rivers of the East Coast as the sea was a bit up and very stiff west winds blowing....well done to the fisherman that put in the time and got rewarded...

 

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Mornings East Coasters , we entering a nip tide weekend with a high tide at 06h00 tomorrow and at 06h30 on Sunday....The sea is running at an eastly 5 foot swell and predicted to rise to 7foot through the weekend...[/size]The water along the shore line is a tad grubby in patches and sitting at a temp around the 17 mark....the baro has dropped to around the 1002hpk mark and we have two fronts approaching and a coastal low passing as I type this ...[/color]
[/size]The west will come through by mid morning today and some rain is also on the cards...Tomorrow that west will gale through and then tap off towards tomorrow arvie...Once again Sunday early AM could be the window to get that line in the water...[/color]
Reports have come in that the Kei has been throwing some nice kob and what has been scarce of late is the number of blue fish being caught....
On these tides , one could do the trip to Cefane to the left of the river and walk up to Kwenurgha and work the area on the outgoing tide...The water also looks good for a piggy and a nice chokka and prawn bait would not be out of place...
Ive had reports coming in of shad making their showing at Glengariff and thats another place to try on an early AM high tide...Another spot to get on the outgoing would be Glen Muir out front...water always works there for the odd silver and blues...
Over the past week , some East Coasters have worked the odd Jikeleza rivers and have come away with some success...
Well Folks thats all for now and remember pick up the litter!!!
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!!

 

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Mornings East Coasters , well this weekend we have lekker early AM lows and late afternoon lows...the sea swell will be around the 5 to 7 foot range and most spots along the Jikeleza will be open to to fishing...
You can expect a stiffish east the whole day tomorrow and as the two coastal lows slot in it should swing to west early on Sunday AM. The water is fairly clean with the odd grubby patch inbetween and the water temp is around the 17 mark...
You have a low at 07h30 tomorrow and at 08h15 on Sunday AM , we also have the tides two days either side of a nip and dark moon spring and this seems to be the whole of March , interesting to see what the sea delivers over these weekend tide set ups...
Spots to look out for would be Kwelegha with the east on its way , also on the Yellowsands side ...you never know a piggy might just be lurking...
Bulugha is MOST certainly an option as is Glen Gariff and those that are energetic , a short walk to Queensberry and Glen navar would not be out of place....
Myself and a few mates are walking to Rooiwalle from Cefane tomorrow and will overnight and walk back on Sunday . Will let you know how that side looks.
Shad are making their appearance and we must remember our limits as the first shad sometimes can come on thick n fast...
I noticed no surge or side wash and that is always a good sign...
Well Folks thats all for now and remember ,,..pick up the litter..
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!

 

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Good mornings East Coasters....well we having some much needed rain and lets hope this wetness lifts a bit of the dryness thats hit the local farmers in our areas.....
NOW...getting to this weekends fishing , its going to be a dicey one and to get the timing right is the trick here for this weekend....A serious looking high has split two cold fronts , one of which we experiencing at the moment and the baro has risen to 1019hpk and still on the rise...BUT ..will start dropping by mid morning tomorrow as that second front makes landfall..Sooooo....IF I was a betting man , tomorrow AM would be a good time to go wet a line and then as that baro turns to rise on Sunday AM would be another good time....The thing here is we dont know how fast that cold front is approaching and how stubborn the high pressure is ....BUT....
Its to see when that barometer turns and starts to rise after that second front has been through....
For Saturday its a high at 06h00 and on Sunday at 06h45...Sat will see a stiff east come through and then tap off towards the arvie as that front settles in....Then the west will puff through the evening and Sunday am will see a light air coming through...BUT...once again we cannot determine the speed of that front....Sooo...those that want to fish will have to watch the systems closely...
Spots to lookout for will be Glen gariff...Cefani left of the river and even Cintsa is looking good on a high at the moment ....the water is at 17 and most areas are fairly clean to clear....IF this rain is further inland we could see the Nahoon , Gonubie and Kwelera rivers flowin brown a bit...
It seems the deep sea Marion sea state predicts an inshore swell between 7 to 10 foot ...So please be aware on the rocks this weekend , although its an inbetween tide , still expect some surge , should that sea state pick up...
Well Folks , thats all for now and remember , pick up the litter!!!
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!!

 

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Mornings East Coasters.......well Folks we have two fronts about to move through our area and we can expect west wind right through untill Tuesday....With that west possibly getting up to gale force on Monday and coupled with a big swell running , predicted at over 10 foot...Soo lets be careful at the waters edge this weekend and with a bright moon spring approaching for Wednesday...
You have a low tide at 08h00 tomorrow ...08h30 on Sunday and those fortunate to be off on Monday , a low at 09h15......So , some really good looking tides for the Jikeleza and most spots on our East Coast works well on these early AM low tides.......
Cintsa point with this west approaching could be an option , just watch that swell......Bulugha point an option BUT on the wild side would be better on a west wind.....Glengariff is always a good option on these early AM low tides......Cefane to the right also a very good option......A little on the Jikeleza fringe is a walk to Bonzas might also be an option early early before that west really gets up to speed tomorrow AM....
ONLY thing is the water is pretty chilly at 13 BUT as Richard Vlantis proved the fish and kob especially will still feed and dont discount a chance at a piggy with this chilly water...
There will be some rain as well the next three days and that is always welcome.
Another East Coaster Abrie Erasmus got a really nice kob yesterday aswell , so Folks , the time put in will produce the results....
Thats all for this week and enjoy the long weekend and stay safe at the waters edge...remember pick up the litter!!!
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!!

 

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Evening Folks ...I am a bit early on the weekends fishing report as I have a early AM start and will only get to do the report later in the day and some East Coasters start their weekends a tad earlier than others...

So , with that in mind we are entering what looks like it could be a good fishing weekend. We have a cold front passing through our area over the next 48 hours and a high ridging right behind it. This then has us coming off a west wind and a rising barometer , two good indications for some decent opportunities to get into our kob , silvers and poensies. The shad too have been making a showing along our Jikeleza...

Tides are looking good with early AM lows on Saturday at 05h30 and with a change over of tides on Sat ...Sundays low is at 07h00...

NOW...most spots on the Jikeleza fish very well on these early AM tides . Cintsa point , Bulugha point , GlenGariff ….Kwelerga on the Village side is also very good for silvers and poensies...Also worth the trip is Haga and Double Mouth...Cefane , walking to the left and in front of kwenurgha is also a good spot for those drop shotists...

The water temp is a good 18 and at the moment no surge expected with a 6 to 8 foot swell predicted...So , working water will not be hard to find with these tides...Two lows at the best times of the day one early AM and one late arvie...

Two fisherman this past week have had some good success along the Jikeleza with silvers and using good ole fashioned red bait...Dont forget about this versatile natural bait. Remember , cut what you need and use as and when.

Once again on the fringe of the Jikeleza , Bonzas is worth a look with these tides and I believe that some of the ledges are nice and washed out. On the low , closer to Gonubie , just past Danger point you will find very nice ledges that hold silvers and plenty blues....

On the subject of blues , CONGRATS to local blues master Trevor Browne on his 200 milestone blue fish!!!...WELL DONE indeed!!!

Go check his vid on the Jikeleza Fishing you tube channel...
Well Folks thats all for this weekends update, remember, please pick up the litter..
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!!

 

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Mornings East Coasters...well , its been many moons since Ive seen the baro pushed to the top of the glass as i have seen it the last few days and its topped out at 1034hpk!!!!.....What this tells me is that we are in for a MEAN beastly eastly...BUT ...we do have a coastal low creeping up the coast and a fair sized cold front hanging off Cape Town.....This might just just negate this VERY serious high pressure and the east might not come through as expected...but , by all accounts the east will blow this weekend with the odd north wind thrown in between , known in the cape as the devil wind....
Also of note is that there is a pretty strong east ground swell running and during this weekend that swell will change to a ssw direction and the swell will pick up between 6 to 8 foot ....So , watch those pushing tides should you be fishing a low tide spot...
Tomorrow you have a low tide at 11h00 and on Sunday at 11h45 ...we have just come off a dark moon spring and the water temp is not bad at 18.....As of yesterday it still looks fairly clean BUt I did notice the Gonubie and Nahoon rivers looking a tad grubby...
Spots to look out for , with the east expected would be Bulugha fishing towards the Glen Gariff side .....Cintsa , west of the tidal pool , Kwelerga village is also fairly protected from the east and if you feel like a drive Pullins bay out Haga way also has some nice ledges to fish on an east as well as Double Mouth ...BUT..if the sea is up and surging then these two spots might be a tad difficult..
Ive heard of no reports of catches coming through this week and lets hope we get some action this weekend .
Well Folks thats all for now and please remember ...pick up the litter!!!!
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!!

 

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Mornings East Coasters , well as I sit and write this we can see by the early mornings we are entering our winter months and numerous catches of shad have been had and one or two Aloes are starting to show their colours....
This weekends fishing sees us on a bright moon spring and a fair amount of cold front systems passing our southern shore tip .....this in turn has created a deep sea ground swell and we can expect a swell running from Saturday onwards in the 10 to 12 foot region , now whether that hits our Jikeleza shore line or not is the million dollar question AND with it , bringing a surge ...
So , with the added springs please be VERY aware when you at your low tide spots on the low tide , those surges can catch one out....
With this in mind , tomorrow AM you have a low at 10h30 and on Sunday the low is at 11h00...
The water has cleaned up nicely and there will still be the odd grubby patches along the coast....your deep water points like Cintsa , Bulugha , Kwelerga should be clean already...
The water temp is still chilly around the 15 mark , although certain spots will feel warmer than others..
At the moment the swell range is in the 5 to 6 foot range with an even swell running. The wind today will be light east and variable and as that next front hits later this evening the west will blow gale tomorrow and the expected big seas....
Spots to look out for would be Cintsa point....Chefane to the right as the tide goes out and Glen Gariff would also be a good option.....IF the sea is not too big then Double Mouth would also be good on these tides....
Gonubie on the Wooden shoe to German bay side has been giving up its blues this past week and that might be an option as well...another spot often overlooked is the Glen Muire and Glen Navar areas as well as Queensbury which also holds its fair share of shad....
Well Folks thats all for this time and PLEASE watch the water especially on that Cintsa point area...
Remember , please pick up the litter..
TIGHT LINES and JUST GO FISH!!!

 

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Well , will you look at that ...EXACTLY ten years to the date , as Im browsing through Sealine thread base , when I last posted on this thread about the weather and conditions....
and look at todays synoptic...almost spot ....pretty interesting indeed