This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report.

A fresh south‑easter pushed through this evening, keeping things cool around the Peninsula with temps in the mid‑teens. Skies have been mostly clear with that typical Cape Town winter bite in the air. Wind has been strongest around the open Atlantic side – Blouberg, Melkbos, Kommetjie – and a bit more sheltered in False Bay.

Around the harbour, the tide this evening has been running off a late afternoon high into a low near midnight, giving solid pushing and pulling water over the reefs and points. That moving water has definitely helped the bite along the usual ledges and gullies. Sunrise came just after seven this morning with sunset before six, leaving a good, long dusk window for the after‑work mission.

Off the beaches, the winter crew have been putting in work. Anglers along Strandfontein and Macassar have reported a mix of smaller kob with the odd better fish in the low‑teens kilo range, plus plenty of sandies and the occasional blue ray picking up baits meant for kob. Chokka and sardine combos on a simple running sinker trace have done the trick, with fresh redbait also getting attention in the rougher patches.

Further around False Bay, the rock and reef spots near Kalk Bay and St James have produced decent Roman and hottentot for the guys fishing prawn, mussel, and redbait. Light south‑easter and clean water there meant lighter sinkers and longer traces could be used, which helped with the more finicky bites. A few nice galjoen have come out on the more turbulent ledges closer to Cape Point, mostly on redbait and white mussel, barbless circle hooks doing the job.

On the Atlantic seaboard, things have been a bit quieter but not dead. The cooler water and wind have made it scratchy, but patient anglers around Oudekraal and Llandudno picked up mixed reef fish and the odd gallie in the white water. Blouberg’s had the usual bronzies smaller cousins still around, with guys sliding mackerel and bonito for a bit of winter fun when the sea allows.

Lure anglers in False Bay have done okay in the early mornings and late afternoons. Soft plastics in natural mullet and white patterns, worked slow along the bottom, have been taking smaller kob and the occasional elf when the birds show. A few garrick have been seen cruising inside the bay; small surface plugs and paddletails are worth a throw, especially in that golden hour around first light.

Best baits right now: fresh chokka strips, sardine, redbait, white mussel, and prawn for the reefs. For artificials, think subtle: 4–5 inch paddletails, jerk shads in pearl, anchovy, or bloodworm colours, and small metal spoons for elf when they push baitfish into the shallows.

If you’re heading out, a couple of hot spots to keep on the radar:

– Strandfontein Pavilion through to Broken Road for kob and rays on the night tide.

– Macassar for a mixed bag of kob, steenbras prospects, and big sandies in the deeper gutters.

– Kalk Bay reef edges for Roman and hottentot on the lighter gear.

– Ou Skip and Melkbos when the sea backs off, for scratchy rock and surf and the odd gallie.

Water’s cold, so layer up, check your drags, and fish that moving water at dawn, dusk, and over the tide changes. Remember to release your undersized fish and keep only what you need.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report.

Light winter conditions on the peninsula tonight and into tomorrow: a cool westerly settling down after the front, with partly cloudy skies and a bit of swell still running on the Atlantic side. The breeze is gentler on False Bay, making it the better bet for smaller boats and rock-and-surf.

Tides are on a modest swing. Around the peninsula, the early-morning low will expose some good reef and gullies, with the push toward mid‑morning bringing that classic bite window along the reefs and points. Another low late afternoon, then a decent evening push for the night anglers.

Sunrise comes after 7, with sunset just after 5, so your real working light is tight. First light to about 10 remains prime time, then again in the last 90 minutes of daylight. Night crews are still doing well in the first half of the evening when the wind drops.

Inshore, steenbras and galjoen have been the main story on the Strandfontein and Macassar side. The guys soaking fresh red bait and white mussel in the holes on the pushing tide reported a handful of legal gallies and a couple of small bronzies picking up longer baits. Blob baits and chokka combos have turned the better bites.

On the reefs around Melkbos and Blouberg, Roman and hotties came out for the boats braving the lump, mostly on squid strips and chokka‑pilchard combos. Nothing wild, but enough for a decent box if you moved around and worked the structure.

In False Bay, the chokka grounds off Simon’s Town have been fairly steady. Standard chokka jigs in pink and glow patterns did best once the light dropped and the water settled. A few snoek showed on the deeper marks, hit mainly on silver spoons and small snake‑style trolling lures worked just under the surface when the birds started dipping.

The estuaries and sheltered corners like Zandvlei and the Langebaan area have seen some light‑tackle fun on small kob and leerie. Soft plastics in natural baitfish colours and small minnow plugs have been the go‑to, especially in the last of the push and first of the drop.

Best lures to have in the box right now:

- 1–2 oz metal spoons in silver and blue for snoek and the odd tail.

- Pink, glow, and natural chokka jigs for the bays.

- 4–5 inch soft plastics in mullet and anchovy colours for kob and leerie in the systems.

Best bait:

- Fresh chokka, not frozen to death.

- Pilchard and sard belly for scent trails.

- Properly presented red bait and white mussel for the reefs and surf.

A couple of hotspots to focus on:

- Strandfontein Pavilion through to Macassar on the pushing tide for steenbras and galjoen.

- Millers Point to Buffels Bay for the boat guys, working the reefs for Roman and hotties, and running out a bit if snoek show.

- The chokka grounds off Simon’s Town in the late afternoon into early night.

- Inside False Bay around Wolfgat and Harmony for mixed bags when the swell is up outside.

Fish activity is typical of mid‑winter: shorter, sharper feeding windows, but when the tide and wind line up there are still enough fish around to keep you honest. Dress warm, keep your baits fresh, and be ready to move if a spot goes quiet.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing wrap-up.

A light winter north-westerly pushed through the Peninsula today, with a cool, partly cloudy pattern and small to moderate swell on both coasts. The south-easter stayed away, so the water stayed fishable most of the day. Sunrise was around twenty to seven this morning, with sunset just after half past five, giving a short but productive window, especially around the tide changes.

According to local tide tables, the push of the incoming tide through mid‑morning and again late afternoon lined up nicely with the better bites, particularly on the False Bay side. Anglers who timed those turns did much better than those fishing the dead middle of the tide.

Inside False Bay, Strand and Macassar produced decent winter fishing. There were steady picks of small to mid‑size steenbras, plenty of sandies, and the odd kob coming out after dark. Most kob were schoolies, with the better fish in the 6–10 kg class coming to patient anglers fishing the deeper gutters. Chokka and sardine combo baits, or fresh mackerel head, outfished plain sardine. A simple running sinker trace with a 6/0 circle hook was the go‑to.

At Macassar and Broken Road, the sandsharks kept rods busy, but a few blue rays and a surprise bronzie pup showed there’s still life in the bay. Those fish all came on fresh mullet and mackerel fillets. If you’re scratch‑fishing there, prawn and bloodworm still turn up blacktail, stumpnose and the odd galjoen close in on the bricks.

Along the Atlantic seaboard, the water cleaned up nicely around Oudekraal and Bakoven. Rock and surf guys found a mix of hottentot and Roman on redbait and mussel, with some solid galjoen tight in the white water. Redbait pockets in the foamy gullies were the ticket. Lighter traces and 2/0–3/0 hooks got more bites than heavy gear.

Boat and kayak anglers launching out of Millers Point into False Bay reported fair yellowtail activity deeper off Cape Point, but the fish were scattered. Slow‑trolled deep‑diving plugs in green/white or blue/white, and small skirted lures, picked up most of the fish. A few tail also took vertical jigs worked mid‑water when birds showed brief activity. No big hauls, but enough to keep the crew smiling.

For lure anglers from the shore, the warmer parts of the day with a bit of colour in the water were best. Small paddletails and curly‑tail grubs in natural baitfish colours produced shad and small kob around Gordons Bay Harbour and the Strand reefs once the wind dropped. Work them slow and close to the bottom.

Hot spots to focus on in this pattern:

- Strand–Melkbaai: look for the deeper gutters on the pushing tide for kob and steenbras.

- Macassar area: great if you’re happy to sift through sandsharks for that better kob bite after dark.

- Oudekraal and the smaller Atlantic bays: prime for galjoen and hottentot when there’s some white water.

- Millers Point to Cape Point: best bet for yellowtail if you can get offshore with suitable safety gear.

Best baits right now: fresh chokka, sardine, mackerel, redbait, and prawn. Best lures: paddletails and jerkbaits in natural hues in the bay; deep‑diving plugs and small skirts offshore.

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Artificial Lure here with your Cape Town fishing rundown for this evening session.

We’re sitting on a **waxing gibbous** moon with springier tides building. Around the peninsula, the afternoon high peaked earlier, with the **evening ebb** now pushing good water off the reefs and into the sandy gutters. On the False Bay side, the dropping tide into late evening is lining up nicely for shore anglers working the banks and points.

According to WindGuru and local forecasts, we’ve had a **moderate south‑easter easing off**, leaving seas around **1.5–2 m** on the Atlantic, a bit gentler in False Bay. Skies have been partly cloudy with a cool, stable barometer – classic winter conditions that usually wake up the toothy critters and the reef fish. Sunrise today was just after **7 am**, and sunset just before **5:45 pm**, so it’s full-on night bite now, with the best window running the two hours either side of the tide change.

Water temps are sitting in the **14–16°C** band on the Atlantic side and slightly warmer inside False Bay – enough chill to keep the **yellowtail** slower but to fire up **kob, hottentot, galjoen and stumpnose** close inshore. Local WhatsApp groups and tackle shops around Paarden Eiland and Fish Hoek report recent catches of decent **kob** off the surf, good numbers of **hottentot and Roman** on the reefs, plus a few winter **galjoen** coming out when the water went milky-green with a bit of foam.

Boat and kayak crews working off **Cape Point and Bellows** earlier in the week found pockets of **yellowtail** on the troll and spin, with a couple of **bonnies** in the mix when the birds started dipping. Closer to town, reef boats off **Robben Island and Melkbos** picked up mixed bags of **hottentot, Roman and snoek**, especially on the morning bite when the current dragged nicely.

If you’re fishing shore tonight:

- On the Atlantic side, focus on **white mussel, red bait and chokka combos** for galjoen, stumpnose and kob.

- In False Bay, **pilchard and chokka wraps**, or live mullet where legal and available, are turning better kob after dark.

Lure anglers, keep it simple:

- For kob in False Bay, work **paddle‑tail soft plastics** in natural mullet or pearl on a 1/2–1 oz jighead, slow-rolling just off the bottom in the channels.

- For yellowtail around the Point on the next weather gap, have **metal spoons (40–60 g), small stickbaits and plugs** ready; fast cranks on the edges of surface activity still doing damage when the fish push up.

Couple of hot spots to keep on your radar:

- **Strandfontein to Macassar**: classic evening and night kob water on the pushing and early dropping tide, especially where the banks have formed those deeper, darker gutters.

- **Muizenberg to Sunrise Beach**: scratching for smaller kob and elf, with the odd better fish after dark when the crowd thins.

- **Cape Point – Rooikrantz area**: for the next calm window, yellowtail off the bricks for the brave and prepared, with chokka and spoons both in play.

- **Melkbos reefs**: solid winter reef fishing from boat or kayak – hottentot, Roman, and the odd snoek when birds show.

As always, check local regulations, size and bag limits, and keep only what you need. Conditions are lining up for a solid winter bite, so rig fresh, fish slow, and let the water tell you the story.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Cape Town fishing report for this evening.

We’re sitting on a **waxing gibbous moon** and pushing into spring tides, so there’s plenty of water movement. Around the peninsula, the evening **high tide** is lining up nicely with the last light, which is prime time on the reefs and off the beaches. Sunrise was just after half past seven this morning and sunset wrapped up just after five, so we’re in those short winter days with long, fishy nights.

Weather along the Atlantic side has been classic Cape winter: a cool south‑westerly, leftover swell, and chilly water pushing up from the south. On the False Bay side things are a touch calmer and slightly warmer, with a light south to south‑easter this evening and a bit of cloud cover helping the night bite. Air temps have been sitting in the low teens once the sun goes down, so pack the beanie and a flask.

Inshore **fish activity** has picked up nicely after the last blow. Off the False Bay beaches, the usual winter suspects have been around: **galjoen**, **white stumpnose**, and a few decent **kob** coming out after dark. Anglers working the gutters at Strand and Macassar reported several kob in the 3–6 kg class over the last few nights, with a couple of proper fish lost in the shorebreak. On the rocky stretches near Gordons Bay and along the eastern side of the bay, galjoen have been coming out steadily, mostly pan‑size but with the occasional bus mixed in.

On the Atlantic side, the water’s colder and a bit scratchy, but rewarded the grinders. Between Melkbos and Blouberg, there’ve been **blacktail**, smaller galjoen, and the odd hottentot off the bricks when the sea settled between sets. Further down the peninsula, around Kalk Bay harbour wall and the reefs towards Muizenberg, boats and paddleski anglers have found **roman**, **hottentot**, and **red stumpnose** when the wind allowed a launch.

For the **bait anglers**, the standout offerings:

- For kob: fresh chokka strips, chokka‑sardine combos, and if you can get it, a bloody mullet head or fillet.

- For galjoen: red bait, white mussel, and wonderworm on a short trace, fished tight in the white water.

- For stumpnose and blacktail: prawn, mussel, and small chokka baits.

Artificial crew, don’t feel left out. In the cleaner pockets of False Bay, **paddle tails** in natural mullet or pearl, 4–5 inch, pinned on a 3/8 to 1 oz jighead, have taken kob along the drop‑offs. A slow, steady retrieve just off the bottom is doing the damage. Around the reefs, small **bucktail jigs** and **metal spoons** in the 1–2 oz range are finding roman and hottentot when worked vertically from a boat or kayak. For the surf spinners, slim spoons and plugs are always worth a throw at first and last light around bait shoals, just in case a stray tail or garrick patrols the edge.

A couple of **hot spots** to put on your list tonight and over the weekend:

- **Strand to Macassar**: focus on the deeper gutters on the push into high for kob, especially after dark.

- **Gordons Bay reefs and Bikini Beach area**: good for galjoen and mixed reef fish when the swell isn’t too wild.

- **Melkbos rocks**: scratch for galjoen and blacktail on a moderating sea; watch the sets and the surge.

- **Kalk Bay harbour wall**: sheltered option with a chance at roman, hottentot, and the odd kob under the lights.

Tackle up with slightly heavier sinkers than you think you’ll need – there’s plenty of sideways pull on these bigger tides – and keep traces short in the rough stuff. Winter fishing here rewards patience and persistence, but when it comes together, it really comes together.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report for this evening, 17 June 2026, 21:00 local.

We’ve got classic winter conditions setting up. A west to south‑westerly breeze has been pushing through the day, easing a bit into the night, with cool air and fairly calm seas on the False Bay side and slightly lumpier water out on the Atlantic side. Skies have been partly cloudy, with that typical winter mix of passing showers and clear patches. According to Windy and South African Weather Service data, surface temps have been sitting around 14–16°C with a noticeable chill in the evenings.

Tides around Cape Town today have been running on a moderate cycle, with a low earlier this evening and the push of the incoming tide lining up nicely with sunset on the False Bay side. Tide-forecast services for Cape Point show decent water movement through the late evening into the first half of the night – good news if you’re fishing the ledges or beaches.

Sunrise was just after 7:50 am and sunset just before 5:50 pm, so we’re deep into those short winter days. That golden hour from 4:30 pm into the first dark has been the prime window, especially in the bay.

Inshore reports from local clubs and tackle shops this week say False Bay has produced steady numbers of **kob** at night off Macassar and the Strand reefs, with a few better fish pushing well over 8 kg. There’ve also been **steentjie** and smaller **gully sharks** picking up baits on the sandy patches. Anglers working the harbour walls and Simon’s Town side have found **hottentot** and the odd **red roman** for those fishing from boats tight to the reefs.

On the Atlantic side, from Hout Bay up past Oudekraal and into the Sea Point/Llandudno stretch, the scratch guys have been finding **galjoen**, **blacktail**, and some bruiser **hottentot** on the reefy gullies when the swell backs off between fronts. Offshore chatter has quietened a bit on the tuna, but there’ve still been scattered **yellowtail** and **bonito** around Cape Point and Bellows when the water cleans up.

Best baits today and this week:

- For kob in False Bay: fresh **chokka** combo’d with sardine or maasbanker, plus live mullet where you can net them.

- For galjoen and reef species: **red bait**, **mussel**, and prawn, with a bit of white mussel if you can get it fresh.

- For yellowtail: live bait slow-trolled around the Point, or pilchard and chokka strips on drifts.

Lure anglers:

- In the bay, slow‑rolled **paddle tails** in natural mullet or pearl colours, 1–2 oz jig heads, fished tight to structure, have been doing damage on kob.

- Around Cape Point and the deep reefs, metal **spoons** in the 40–60 g range and **surface plugs** are still your go‑to for yellowtail when they’re up on top.

- On the Atlantic reefs, small **bucktail jigs** and soft plastics in darker colours work well for hottentot and smaller reef species when the water is clean enough.

A couple of hot spots to keep in mind tonight and into tomorrow:

- **Macassar to Baden Powell** in False Bay: night‑time kob on the pushing tide, especially with a light westerly and a bit of colour in the water.

- **Strand reefs and Harbour Island**: mixed bag of kob, steentjie, and smaller sharks, with the odd surprise if you commit to the graveyard shift.

- **Oudekraal and Sandy Bay ledges**: scratch for galjoen and blacktail on the right gap between swells – watch the sea and fish safe.

- **Cape Point / Bellows area**: when the water goes blue‑green and the wind settles, keep an eye out for yellowtail working bait on the surface.

Overall fish activity has been best around the tide changes and in that dusk-to-early-night slot on the bay side, with the colder water pushing many species into short but aggressive feeding windows. Plan your session around the tides and don’t be shy to move until you find working water – bit of foam, a bit of colour, and life on the surface.

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This is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Cape Town fishing report.

We’re sitting just after the evening high, with a falling tide along the Atlantic side and a gentler drop inside False Bay. Windguru and Windy both show a moderate south‑easter freshening this evening, backing off a bit overnight. It’s been a cool, clear evening on the peninsula with a small south‑westerly swell on the Atlantic, and a softer, more manageable chop in False Bay. Sunrise is just before 8 in the morning and sunset just after 5 in the evening, so that first light and last light window is tight but very workable.

Sea temps have been sitting in the mid‑teens on the Atlantic and a touch warmer in False Bay. That’s kept the usual winter suspects active: on the Atlantic side, smaller snoek and chokka showing on the boats off Robben Island and around Three Anchor Bay, while False Bay has produced kob, roman, hottentot, and some nice winter steenbras for the patient bait anglers.

Local reports from the Strand and Macassar side mention a handful of good kob coming out on the pushing tide at night, mostly on fresh chokka‑sardine combo and octopus leg. Around Miller’s Point and Smitswinkel, boat guys have done fairly well on roman and hottentot over the reefs using red bait and chokka strips, with a couple of geelbek reported deeper off Cape Point. Closer to town, Die Damme and the stretch towards Melkbos have produced a few galjoen and blacktail on red bait and white mussel when the water’s got a bit of working white.

Fish activity has been best around the tide turns and during that last hour of light. The water’s not overly clean, so subtle presentations are working: lighter traces, smaller hooks, and keeping bait neat. When the south‑easter drops in the evenings, the surf settles enough for decent casting distance, and that’s when the kob seem to push in closer.

For lures, keep it simple. Along the False Bay shoreline, especially Strand and Gordon’s Bay, soft plastics in natural baitfish colours, 4–5 inch paddletails on half‑ounce to one‑ounce jig heads have accounted for kob and the odd elf. Around Sea Point and Mouille Point, small metal spoons and slim stickbaits fished early morning are still tempting bonito and the odd smaller yellowtail when baitfish show. In the estuary‑style areas and harbours, small jerkbaits and grubs in white and pearl are doing the business on juvenile fish.

For bait, the staples are still king: fresh chokka, sardine, red bait, and white mussel. If you can get hold of fresh mullet or maasbanker, fillets make excellent kob bait. Scale down to prawn and smaller chokka strips if you’re scratching for variety – stumpnose, blacktail, and karanteen are all around in decent numbers when you find a bit of structure and working water.

A couple of local hotspots to consider:

- Strand beachfront, especially the deep gutters along Melkbaai, for kob on the evening push.

- Macassar side for nighttime kob and the odd big steenbras if you’re geared heavy and patient.

- Miller’s Point and Smitswinkel for boat‑based bottom fishing – roman, hottentot, and possible geelbek deeper off.

- Sea Point promenade rocks and Mouille Point for early‑morning spinning with metals and plugs when baitfish are present.

- The stretch between Blaauwberg and Melkbos for galjoen and blacktail on a good working sea with red bait.

Fish smart, watch that swell on the Atlantic side, and keep an eye on the wind – when it eases, the bite generally improves, especially around those tide changes.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report.

Light winter pattern on the peninsula tonight. The Cape coast has been sitting under a cool south‑westerly flow with passing showers and a bit of swell running on the Atlantic side, while False Bay has been more settled and fishable. Wind has been mostly light to moderate SE in the afternoons, easing in the evening, with air temps in the mid‑teens and sea temps roughly 13–15°C on the Atlantic, 15–17°C in False Bay. First light has been around half past seven, with sunset just after five‑thirty, so your proper bite windows are short and sharp around dawn and dusk.

Tides today have been on a neap‑to‑moderate cycle: a mid‑morning high, dropping into an afternoon low and pushing again into the evening. That late push has lined up nicely with the sunset period, and that’s when most of the better fish have come out.

Around False Bay, Strand and Macassar beaches have produced decent edibles. Anglers soaking chokka‑pilchard combos and red bait have reported kob in the 4–8 kg class, some smaller undersize fish mixed in, plus the odd steenbras and plenty of sandies. Blue rays and lesser gully sharks have been active after dark, especially on bloody baits like mackerel and sardine heads. Expect some peckers, so tough baits help.

At Macassar and around Wolfgat, fresh prawn and bloodworm have been deadly for white stumpnose and galjoen in the working water. The water’s got that nice milky colour after the recent weather, which always perks the edibles up along that stretch.

On the Atlantic side, the water is cold but clean. Between Oudekraal, Bakoven and the Sea Point stretch, rock‑and‑surf guys have picked up galjoen and hottentot tight in the bricks on red bait, white mussel and wonderworm. Smaller kob and the odd elf have shown on the cleaner edges, mostly at first light. There’ve also been reports of decent blacktail and the usual mix of smaller reef fish keeping rods busy.

Inshore boat anglers out of Hout Bay and Miller’s Point have found some snoek when the sea allows, working birds and bait balls. Metal spoons and slim spinner jigs in the 40–60 g range, trolled or cast into the shoals, have done the damage. A handful of yellowtail have been hanging around Cape Point on the warmer days, but they’ve been finicky and scattered.

For lures from the shore, focus on:

- Medium‑size white and pearl paddle‑tails on 3/8–1/2 oz jigheads for kob in False Bay.

- 1–2 oz silver spoons and slim plugs at sunrise and sunset for elf and the odd tail around rocky points.

- Small float rigs with chokka or sardine strip if you want a mix of elf and smaller reef fish.

Best baits right now:

- For kob and steenbras: chokka‑pilchard combo, fresh sardine, bloodworm and prawn.

- For galjoen and stump: red bait, white mussel, wonderworm and fresh prawn.

- For rays and sharks: mackerel, sardine heads and big bloody combos.

A couple of hot spots to consider:

- Macassar to Wolfgat in False Bay on the pushing evening tide for kob, rays and the chance of a proper bronzie.

- Strand Pavilion to Blake’s for edibles on bait and paddle‑tails.

- Oudekraal and the Sea Point promenade rocks for galjoen, hotties and mixed reef species when the swell drops.

Fish smart, check the sea before you go, and don’t turn your back on the sets. The winter pattern is settling in, and if you hit those tide changes around sunrise and sunset with good bait, you’re in with a shout.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report.

We’ve just come off a calm winter’s day on the peninsula. Light north‑westerlies inland this afternoon, swinging more westerly on the Atlantic side, with a freshening breeze into the evening. Offshore there’s been a moderate swell on the Atlantic, a bit more manageable in False Bay. Skies stayed mostly clear with passing cloud and cool temps.

Around the peninsula, sunrise was just after 7 in the morning and sunset just before 6 in the evening, so we’re in proper short‑day winter mode. First light and last light have been the windows to watch.

Tides today ran on a typical neap‑to‑mid pattern for this time of month: a morning low building to a decent mid‑day high, then easing off into an evening drop. The push of the flood tide late morning into early afternoon lined up nicely with the better bites, especially in False Bay.

Fish activity has been classic Cape winter. In False Bay, boat and kayak anglers reported steady Roman, Hottentot and the odd Galjoen off reefs between Simon’s Town and Miller’s Point. Shore guys along Strandfontein Pavilion into Macassar picked up small Kob and Elf (Shad) on the evening push, with a couple of better Kob in the mix for the patient anglers working the gutters.

On the Atlantic side, between Oudekraal and Llandudno, scratchers found Blacktail and Galjoen close in over the rough stuff when the swell backed off. A few small Yellowtail were reported offshore off Cape Point on the troll, but nothing like the summer chaos – just the odd shoal moving through in cleaner water.

Best baits today were the usual winter suspects: fresh Redbait and Wonder Worm for Galjoen and Blacktail, Chokka‑pilchard combo and mullet fillet for Kob, with prawn and squid doing the work on Roman and Hottentot. Fresh and properly presented outfished any frozen odds and ends.

Lure fishing was slower but not dead. Light‑tackle guys in False Bay did alright on small paddle‑tail plastics in natural sardine and mullet colours for reef fish and the odd Kob in the dirty green water. Around Cape Point and into the cleaner Atlantic water, metal spoons and slim stickbaits in white‑pearl and blue‑silver produced the few Yellowtail that showed. Keep it small and fast – the water’s cold and the fish are lazy.

A couple of hotspots to mark down for the next similar conditions:

- Strandfontein to Broken Road: work the late‑afternoon pushing tide with chokka‑pilchard combo and live or fresh mullet for Kob and Elf in the deeper gutters.

- Miller’s Point reefs and Bellows area: bottom baits for Roman and Hottentot, with a trolling rod ready in case those winter Yellowtail pop up.

- Oudekraal ledges: when the swell is down, Redbait and Wonder Worm for Galjoen and Blacktail tight in the white water.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report.

A light winter pattern is hanging over the Peninsula tonight: cool, mostly clear, and a gentle to moderate north‑westerly backing off after a blustery afternoon. Nearshore sea temps are sitting around 14–16°C, typical for this time of year, with a bit of swell still rolling in on the Atlantic side and slightly more settled water in False Bay.

The tide has been working nicely for the evening bite. We had a low pushing into a rising mid‑tide over sunset, giving some good movement around points, ledges, and estuary mouths. A stronger high is due later tonight, which should help the late‑night surf anglers looking for kob and elf/shad in deeper gutters.

Sunrise and sunset are in full winter mode: late dawn, early dark, which actually suits the serious anglers. First light into mid‑morning and then again an hour before sunset into the first two hours of dark have been the prime windows. The middle of the day has been slow, especially with clearer water in patches.

Off the bricks around the Atlantic side, local anglers have been finding decent **hottentot**, **galjoen**, and the odd **blacktail**. Red bait and mussel baits on light trace are still the go‑to for galjoen in the white water, with chokka and prawn combos picking up mixed reef fish. Smaller swell days are producing better: when it’s too big, it’s just wash and weed.

In **False Bay**, things have been more mixed. Guys working the beaches around Muizenberg through to Strandfontein have reported sporadic **kob** and **elf/shad**, mostly at night and very early morning. Fresh chokka, pilchard, and mackerel baits have been doing the damage. Keep traces neat and slightly longer when the water’s cleaner.

Boat and kayak anglers out of Simon’s Town and Miller’s Point have found winter still giving up **roman**, **hottentot**, and the odd **yellowtail** when the water warms a touch and the birds show. Smaller metal spoons and plugs in the 40–60 g range, retrieved fast near surface activity, are still worth throwing when you see bait spraying.

For lure fishing from shore, lighter gear is paying off. In the bay, 1/4–1/2 oz jigheads with paddletail plastics in natural baitfish colours – olive, pearl, and motor‑oil – have produced kob and elf on the push. Work them slow and low along the edges of banks and gutters. On the Atlantic side, small white and chartreuse bucktail jigs bounced through the wash are taking blacktail and the odd gallie on calmer days.

Best baits right now:

- For galjoen and reef fish: **red bait**, **mussel**, and mixed **chokka‑prawn** cocktails.

- For kob and elf: fresh **chokka**, **pilchard**, **mackerel** and combo baits, slightly downsized in clear water.

- For scratching: **worm**, **prawn**, and small **sardine** pieces around rocky points and kelp edges.

A couple of current hot spots to consider:

- **Strandfontein Pavilion to 5‑km stretch**: evening into early night sessions for kob and elf on the pushing and first half of the high.

- **Macassar and Baden Powell stretches**: when the wind eases and the water colours up, good kob potential with chokka‑based baits.

- **Kalk Bay harbour wall and nearby reefs**: sheltered option in a north‑wester, with mixed reef species on bait and small jigs.

- **Kommetjie to Scarborough**: on calmer days, great water for galjoen and hottentot in the foamy pockets.

As always, check the latest local weather, wind, and tide apps before you launch or wade in, and keep an eye on that swell – the Atlantic can turn nasty quickly in winter.

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