Mike Laubscher

We got going at 05h00, and it was a very cold morning with a SW wind blowing, as we got out the harbour we were greeted by some large swells, the average today was 3 – 3.5m with the odd 4 – 4.5m rollers.

The forecast predicted light winds for today, but a strong SW started blowing making the waves steep, the swells although large were comfortable today.

We started out with Kawakawa smashing into our lures and for quite a long period were could not keep 5 lines out as there was always 1 or 2 with some Kawa action and we landed a large amount of Kawakawa today.

We managed to find water up to 23 degrees today, sadly as the day progressed this moved deeper and deeper out.

After our Kawa session I saw flying fish darting everywhere and then the left corner went tight, and we successfully landed a nice size Queen Dorado. It was funny as moments before I had thought to myself that someone would get the first Dorado off Durban this weekend, and there it was on our boat.

We also hooked into a nice Yellowfin Tuna over 10Kg, but he spat the hook right at the boat.

I am totally stoked, eventually Game fish season has begun.

Fish Species: Dorado (Mahi Mahi)
Bait Used: Lures
Tackle Used: Okuma
Method Used: Trolling
Water Depth: 90m
Water Temperature: 23 deg. C
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Speed: 15knts
Durban Dorado (Mahi-mahi)
Durban Dorado (Mahi-mahi)


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Mike Laubscher

About The Author: Mike Laubscher

Company: Blue Water Charters - Durban

Area Reporting: Durban. KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Bio: I have been fishing since I was 5 years old in Durban and have fished many places around the world and in South Africa, but Durban is my home waters. I fished competitive for many years and I have been running my own charters since 2008 with 2 companies and 2 boats, fish a variety of styles and target a variety of fish species in both Salt and Fresh water, have many published articles in several magazines on fishing. Love nature and outdoors, Am very conservation minded and have a passion for birds. I am crazy about big Tuna, Marlin Fishing and Game Fishing, and also love light tackle spinning, am a total lure junkie. Represented my province in fly fishing for many years and am also pro staff for Rapala/Shimano. I want to write a book on fishing one day. 3 items left on my fishing bucket list, guess then a new bucket list will be in order. As a writer I have my own quote: \"I love taking people fishing because it releases their inner child, and in doing so keeps my inner child alive.\"

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