Flyfishing report: Saltwater - Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth

Swartkops.

The estuary looks really good even though the fishing has not been exceptional, but it is picking up and the fishing upriver from now on should be amazing. Just hope we do not have a repeat of the pollution which occurred after the floods. Still having some grunter action, and I have caught some leervis and the day before Christmas took my first skipjack of 70cm on a bucktail and heard of one or two also being taken, lost or seen.

Gamtoos.

I heard it was fishing well. Might be worth stopping at the old mouth area and walking through to the mouth area. There have been plenty of small leervis and other species been taken from this system.

Sundays River.

Sorry, I have no news from this estuary.

Skipjack being released – photo by Anthony Kruger.