South African Saltwater And Ocean Fish Species Records And Logs

South African Game Reserves Website Personal Saltwater Fishing Records

Offshore angling or saltwater fishing is very entertaining. This fishing experience holds more excitement than inland fishing as you never know what to expect. The tides are constantly changing, the fish species are always different and the water temperature is more varied than freshwater habitat. South African fishing is just a great experience regardless of the fact that you are inland or offshore. My friends, family and people associated with part of the website have been testing out the oceans of South Africa to try and catch as many saltwater fish species as possible for this fish research project. There are about 300 species that are commonly found in South Africa's ocean and hopefully sometime in the future we would have caught a few more of these fish. So listed below is the record and log of the Saltwater fishes that we have managed to land. Techniques, weight, length, location and fish species will all be included in the table as well as some other interesting information, enjoy!
Stephan Fuchsloch with 98kg Ragged Tooth Shark
Fish Species Location Weight (KG's) Total Length (CM) Technique Lure/Bait
Strepie Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve 0.7 35 Bait Fishing Sand Worm
Sergeant Major Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve 0.3 20 Bait Fishing Squid
Cape Stumpnose Bushman's River Mouth 0.7 29 Bait Fishing Mud Prawn
Catface Rockcod Bushman's River Mouth 0.3 23 Bait Fishing Shrimp
Zebra Bushman's River Mouth 0.3 21 Bait Fishing Squid
Pinky (Olive) Grunter Bushman's River Mouth 0.1 20 Bait Fishing Shrimp
Pickhandle Barracuda Offshore: Port Elizabeth 3.5 48 Trolling Rapala Minnow
Dorado Offshore: Port Elizabeth 9.8 142 Trolling Pink Squid Pulsator Kona
Yellow Tail (Black Tip) Kingfish Kariega River Mouth 0.2 19 Bait Fishing Chokka
Evil Eyed Puffer Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve 0.1 17 Bait Fishing Chokka
White Steenbras Kariega River Mouth 0.6 38 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Mud Prawn
Stonebream Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve 1.9 42 Bait Fishing Rock Worm
Blacktail Bushman's River Mouth 0.6 28 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Sardine
Southern Mullet Bushman's River Mouth 0.1 21 Bait Fishing Squid
Cape Moony Bushman's River Mouth 0.1 18 Bait Fishing Squid
Kob (Kabeljou) Bushman's River  Mouth 2.0 52 Bait Fishing Chokka/Pilchard
Yellowbelly Rockcod Bushman's River Mouth 0.4 29 Bait Fishing Prawn
Grass Klipfish Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve 0.1 10  Bait Fishing Squid (Chokka)
Lesser Sandshark (Guitarfish) Kariega River Mouth 6.0 117 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Chokka/Sardine
Spotted Ragged Tooth Shark Kariega River Mouth 60.5 176 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Chokka/Sardine
Blue Sting Ray Kariega River Mouth 25.8 90 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Chokka/Sardine
Spotted Grunter Kwelera River 3.0 65 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Sand Prawn
White Seacatfish Kariega River Mouth 1.5 45 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Chokka/Sardine
Spotted Gully Shark Kariega River Mouth 1.3 71 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Chokka/Sardine
Sand Steenbras Kariega River Mouth 0.3 30 Bait Fishing Mud Prawn
Twotone Fingerfin Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve 0.3 22 Dropshot Camo Worm
Bluntnose Klipfish Bushman's River Mouth 0.3 25 Bait Fishing Squid (Chokka)
Super Klipfish Joan Muirhead Nature Reserve 0.1 10 Bait Fishing Squid (Chokka)
Springer (Skipjack) Kariega River Mouth 1.7 58 Trolling Halco Sorcerer
Bronze Bream Bushman's River Mouth 1.7 39 Land Based Angling (Rock And Surf) Baby Squid
White Stumpnose Kariega River Mouth 0.2 20 Bait Fishing Squid (Chokka)
Bartail Flathead Kariega River Mouth 1.0 42 Spinning Halco Twisty Spoon
Flathead Mullet   0.7 32