KZN Fishing Reawakens - KZN REPORT (09 OCTOBER '25)

After a weekend of wild winds and rough seas, the ocean has finally calmed — and just in time for another action-packed weekend of fishing. The North and Central Coasts are alive with activity, from sandies, honeycombs, and blue rays to the return of edibles like kob and garrick. The South Coast is also firing, with live bait producing excellent results and calmer weather setting the stage for consistent bites. Offshore anglers can finally breathe easy as conditions settle, with tuna, kingfish, and geelbeck showing up in growing numbers and the reefs producing steady catches of slinger, soldier, and rockcod.
Inland, the rains have breathed new life into KZN’s rivers and stillwaters. The Mooi, Bushman’s, and Umngeni are fishing beautifully, with trout feeding eagerly after the winter chill. Stillwaters are yielding solid rainbow and brown trout, while bass and scalies continue to provide action across the Midlands and Tugela regions. With the weather stabilizing, the water warming, and the fish on the feed, this weekend promises some of the best fishing conditions we’ve seen in weeks — game on!