Cape Town, South Africa Fishing Report Today

Artificial Lure here with your Cape Town fishing report for tonight.

We’ve got a light winter pattern settling in over the Peninsula. Windguru and Windy show a gentle north to northwest this evening easing overnight, swinging more westerly tomorrow with a freshening breeze by late afternoon. Temperatures are cool, low teens at first light, climbing to the high teens on the coast. Yr.no has mostly clear skies with some patchy cloud off the Atlantic side, a small chance of drizzle over the mountains.

According to the South African Tide Tables, we’re coming off a mid‑range tide. Low just after dark on the False Bay side, pushing into a decent incoming through the late evening, with high around the early hours. That push has been switching the bite on nicely along the reefs and ledges. Cape Town sunrise is just after 7:45 am, with sunset around 5:45 pm, so it’s a short, sharp daylight window – classic winter conditions.

False Bay anglers have reported steady galjoen and blacktail off the bricks between Strandfontein Pavilion and Mnandi, especially on the last of the pushing tide into dusk. Red bait and fresh prawn have been the top baits, with a few nice stumpnose mixed in. Closer to Glencairn and Fish Hoek, there’ve been pockets of chokka and smaller kob at night for those soaking pilchard and chokka combos.

On the Atlantic side, the water’s been cleaner but cooler. According to local club chatter from Hout Bay and the Snoek Grounds off Kommetjie, snoek have been patchy but present this week. Most boats picking up a handful rather than full‑on workups, using chrome spoons, drift baits and the old faithful bung‑lines. Around Mouille Point and Sea Point, light‑tackle guys have found small geelbek and hottentot on baited jigs when the swell backs off.

Inshore lure fishing has been a bit scratchy but not dead. The best action has been early and late:

- Soft plastics in natural baitfish colours (3–5 inch paddletails) worked slow and deep around reefy structure in False Bay for kob and the odd leervis.

- Small metal spoons and white bucktail jigs have produced around harbour walls at Kalk Bay and Hout Bay, especially on the first of the pushing tide.

For bait, you can’t go wrong right now with red bait, fresh chokka, pilchard and prawn. Keep your traces tidy and your hook points razor sharp – the bites have been subtle in the cold water.

A couple of hot spots to consider:

- Strandfontein to Mnandi: good winter banks for galjoen, blacktail and the odd kob on that evening push.

- Kalk Bay Harbour wall: mixed bag of smaller species, plus a chance of chokka and kob after dark on chokka and sardine baits.

- Off Kommetjie and Slangkop: keep an eye out for bird life and surface activity – if the snoek are up, fast‑retrieved chrome spoons and drifted pilchard can still save your day.

Fish activity overall has been moderate – not a bonanza, but those putting in the time around tide changes, especially dusk and dawn, are putting fish on the bricks and decks. Work the structure, respect the swell on the Atlantic side, and dress warm; that cape doctor may be gentle now, but it still bites in winter.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing rundown.

We’re sitting on a **waning moon** with the afternoon pushing the better action. Around the bay, the **low tide** fell mid‑afternoon and the **incoming push into early evening** has been the key window on most of the reefs and ledges. Up the West Coast side, that flooding tide has pushed some cleaner, colder water in close, while the False Bay side still has a bit of colour and warmth hanging in the corners.

Weather-wise it’s been a classic Cape mix: **light offshore in the morning**, swinging to a **moderate south‑easter** by late afternoon, dropping again into the evening. That offshore has kept the water on the Atlantic side fairly chilly and clear; False Bay has a bit more life and a light chop. Skies have been partly cloudy with generous gaps of sun—good enough light early, then a softer glow moving into dusk. Sunrise was just after 7, sunset just after 5, putting the prime bite squarely in that last‑light two‑hour slot.

Off the beaches of **False Bay**, local reports from Macassar through to Mnandi say **steenbras** and **smaller kob** have been ticking over, not a wild run but steady if you sit it out on the push. Best bait has been **fresh bloodworm and prawn** for the steenies, and **chokka‑pilchard combo** for kob. Lighter sinkers and a sliding trace are outfishing big grapnels in the softer evening conditions.

Around **Strandfontein Pavilion and Broken Road**, the scratch guys picked up mixed bags of **galjoen, blacktail and the odd stumpnose**. Red bait, wonderworm and mussel have been doing the damage. The water’s got just enough colour for galjoen, but you need to fish right into the white water pockets.

On the **Atlantic side**, from **Misty Cliffs through Scarborough** there have been scattered reports of **hottentot and smaller Roman** off the bricks. Chokka and sardine baits, fished tight to structure on the incoming tide, are working. The water is cold but clean; scale down your hook size and use fluorocarbon leaders to keep the bites coming.

Inshore boating out of **Hout Bay** and **Simons Town** has seen a bit of life on the reefs: **hottentot, Roman and the odd yank** for the bait anglers, with some fun **tail and bonito** reported when the birds bunch up. For lures, keep it simple: **white or olive 1–2 oz spoons, small metal jigs, and 4–5 inch soft plastics** in natural baitfish colours. A fast, erratic retrieve when they’re on top, and a slow lift‑and‑drop when they sound.

Rock and surf lure guys working the **Kalk Bay to Muizenberg** stretch into dark have had the odd **kob** on **paddle‑tail plastics**—think 4–5 inch curly or paddle tails in white, glow or pearl, rigged on 1–1.5 oz jigheads. Let it sink, then a slow, lazy roll just off the bottom. Remember: fewer casts, better angles, cover the guts and channels, especially on that first push of the tide.

A couple of **hot spots** to consider right now:

- **Strandfontein Pavilion / Broken Road** for galjoen, blacktail and a chance at a kob into dark.

- The **Macassar–Mnandi** stretch for serious steenbras hunters with good bait and patience.

- **Misty Cliffs / Scarborough bricks** for hottentot and Roman on the incoming.

- Inshore reefs off **Simons Town** for mixed reef species and the chance of tail on spoon when the birds work.

Overall, fish activity isn’t on fire, but if you time that **late‑afternoon to early‑evening push**, bring quality fresh bait, and work your spots methodically, there are definitely fish to be had.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report.

A light winter north‑westerly pushed through the Cape this evening with a passing front off to the south, leaving cool, partly cloudy conditions and a moderate chop on the Atlantic side and slightly more shelter on False Bay. Air temps sat in the mid‑teens, dropping off quickly after dark under clear patches. Barometer has been edging up behind the front – not perfect, but fishable and improving.

Around the peninsula, sunrise was just after 7:45 this morning and sunset just before 5:45 this evening, giving us a short winter window. The evening push into dark has been the prime bite, especially around the tide changes. Local tide tables from the NSRI and Cape Town harbour show a modest high late afternoon with a decent outgoing into the evening – good movement for surf anglers and the reefs.

On the Atlantic side, anglers working the rocks at Mouille Point and Sea Point reported a slow but steady pick of hottentot, small galjoen and a few Roman off the deeper ledges. Best results came on fresh red bait and chokka baits pinned on 2/0 circles, with a bit of float to keep them just off the kelp. A couple of chaps throwing small spoons and 1/2‑oz jigheads with paddletails in the low‑light window picked up the odd snoek and small tail further out off the trawler lanes earlier this week, but that action has been patchy and very weather‑dependent.

False Bay has been the more consistent option. From Macassar through to Strandfontein, surf anglers reported decent winter steenbras activity on the deeper banks, with a few fish in the 3–6 kg class landed on bloodworm and cracker baits. There’ve also been plenty of smaller smooth‑hound and the odd bronzie pup keeping rods busy after dark. Anglers soaking sardine and mackerel cocktails at Broken Road and 5 Pipes found some solid kob, mostly schoolies in the 4–8 kg range, with one or two better fish pushing teens coming out over the last few nights.

Boat and kayak anglers out of Simon’s Town and Miller’s Point found scattered chokka on the reefs using standard chokka jigs worked slowly near the bottom. A few yellowtail showed at the Point earlier in the week when the water cleaned up and the wind eased, mostly taken on metal spoons and small plugs worked fast on the surface. It hasn’t been a wide‑open tail bite, but if the water temp bumps up a touch and we get a calm spell, it could switch on again.

Best lures right now: small to medium spoons in silver and chartreuse for tail and snoek, 4–5 inch white and olive paddletails on 1/2 to 1 oz jigheads for kob along the False Bay reefs, and slow‑jigged knife jigs for deeper reef species if you’re on a boat. For bait, you can’t beat fresh chokka, sardine, and bloodworm, with red bait doing work on the reefs for hottentot and galjoen.

A couple of hotspots to focus on over the next day or two:

- Strandfontein Pavilion through to 5 Pipes on the evening and early‑morning tides for kob, steenbras and in‑edibles.

- The reefs off Miller’s Point and Smitswinkel for chokka, reef fish, and the chance of a passing yellowtail if the water cleans up.

Work the tide changes, fish that twilight window hard, and keep an eye on the wind – if the north‑wester backs off, expect the bite to pick up.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Cape Town fishing report for this evening and into tomorrow’s first light.

We’ve got a calm late‑autumn pattern settling over the peninsula. Light to moderate north‑westerlies along the Atlantic side, a touch lighter and more variable in False Bay. Skies have been partly cloudy with cool, stable air – not perfect beach‑weather, but solid fishing weather, especially for shore anglers working into the evening and early morning.

The tide has been running a classic mid‑month cycle: pushing in nicely through the late afternoon and peaking in the evening, then dropping through the night. That incoming late‑arvo tide has been the money window, especially on the reefs and around the ledges, with a second bite on the last of the push just before dark.

Sunrise is just after seven in the morning now, with sunset just before six in the evening, so your prime bite windows are the last two hours of light into dark, and the first light slot from grey‑dawn to about an hour after sunrise. The cooler water and shorter days are nudging the fish to feed harder in those low‑light periods.

Off the beaches around False Bay – Macassar through to Mnandi and Strandfontein – anglers have been into good numbers of elf/shad and the odd small kob. Chokka baits and sardine combo baits have been doing the damage, especially when pinned on a sliding trace and worked in the gutters on that pushing tide. Fresh red bait has picked up a few gallie around the rockier pockets near Strandfontein Pavilion.

In the bay itself, from Simon’s Town to Millers and down toward Smitswinkel, boat guys and kayak anglers have still been finding a few tail and katonkel when the water cleans up, but nothing wild – mostly smaller fish. Metal spoons in the 40–60 g range, fast‑retrieved, plus small olive‑backed paddletails have been the best artificial options. A slow‑rolled white or pearl jerk shad close to the bottom has found the odd kob on structure.

On the Atlantic seaboard, the water’s been cooler and a bit scratchy, but Hout Bay to Oudekraal has still produced some hottentot and galjoen for the patient rock‑and‑surf crew. Bloodworm and red bait remain the go‑to natural offerings. For lures, a simple white bucktail jig bounced slowly in the white water pockets has surprised a few anglers with stumpnose and the odd kelpy fish.

Hot‑spot wise, if you’re shore‑bound, I’d be looking at:

- Strandfontein coast, working the deeper gutters on the push for kob and elf with chokka‑sardine baits.

- Macassar side, late afternoon into dark, targeting kob with large chokka baits.

- Kalk Bay and the reefs toward St James for mixed bags of smaller reef fish on prawn, mussel, and red bait.

For lure‑heads, your best bets:

- Millers Point and the surrounding reefs at first light, casting 40–60 g spoons and 5–inch paddletails for tail and katonkel if the birds show.

- The inshore reefs off Hout Bay on a weather gap, working 3–4 inch soft plastics on light jigheads for bottom species.

General pattern: fish activity has been best around that evening push and again at crack of dawn. Downsizing your leaders a touch in the cleaner water and keeping baits fresh have made a noticeable difference. Chokka and sardine are still king for kob and elf, while red bait, bloodworm, and prawn are making up the bulk of the baits for reef species. For artificials, keep it simple: white and natural‑baitfish colours in paddletails and jerk shads, plus a handful of chrome or olive‑backed spoons.

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

We’ve got a gentle early-winter pattern going. Light to moderate north‑westerlies along the Peninsula this evening easing overnight, with a cool, partly cloudy sky and only small swell on the Atlantic side. False Bay is a bit more sheltered, with a light chop and decent water clarity inshore. Air temps have been sitting in the low teens, so pack a jacket.

Sun rose around 07:45 and went down just after 17:45, so the bite window has been tight around first light and last light. The cooler water has pushed a lot of the action into those crepuscular periods and into the night sessions.

Tides around Cape Town are on a moderate cycle. Predawn saw a falling tide into low, with a good push back in through the mid‑morning. The late‑afternoon incoming has lined up nicely with sunset, and that’s been the prime slot, especially in False Bay and along the reefs from Oudekraal through to Sea Point.

In terms of fish activity, the inshore winter crew are showing up:

- Along the False Bay surf from Macassar through to Mnandi, anglers have been picking up decent **steenbras**, **elf/shad**, and the odd **kob** at night on fresh bait.

- On the Atlantic side, the kelp gullies around **Oudekraal**, **Bakoven**, and **Llandudno** have produced **galjoen**, **hottentot**, and **blacktail** for those fishing tight to structure.

- Kalk Bay harbor wall and the stretch toward St James have held **hottentot**, small **kob**, and plenty of peckers for patient anglers fishing light.

Most reports from local tackle shops and club anglers say catches haven’t been crazy, but consistent: a handful of legal galjoen per angler on a good Atlantic session, a couple of decent kob in the 4–8 kg range coming out at night in False Bay, and regular pan‑size hottentot and blacktail off the reefs and harbor walls.

Best baits right now:

- For **kob** and **elf**: fresh chokka strips, chokka‑pilchard combo, or a juicy sardine head/fillet.

- For **galjoen** and **blacktail**: red bait, white mussel, and prawn; keep traces short and sinkers firm in the working water.

- For **steenbras**: white mussel and bloodworm where you can get it, fished on slightly lighter hook traces and longer casts past the first bank.

If you’re throwing artificials, pack:

- 1–2 oz bucktail jigs and soft plastics in natural baitfish colours for kob along the Strandfontein and Macassar stretch after dark.

- Small metal spoons and surface plugs for elf on the False Bay side; work them fast in the white water around dusk.

- Light jerkbaits and paddletails around harbor lights and rocky points can still surprise you with a kob or two when the wind drops.

Couple of hot spots to keep in mind tonight and over the next day or so:

- **Strandfontein Pavilion to 5 km**: good night‑time kob prospects on the pushing tide, especially with a bit of colour in the water.

- **Macassar side of False Bay**: deep gutters, great for kob and steenbras with proper fresh bait.

- **Oudekraal and Victoria Road reefs**: target galjoen and hottentot on the mid‑to‑high tide, fish in tight and keep your gear rugged.

- **Kalk Bay harbor wall**: sheltered option for mixed bag scratching if the wind picks up.

Water’s cool, fish are around, but as always this time of year, it rewards the patient guys who time the tides and stick out the cold evenings.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report.

A light winter north‑wester has been pushing in over the peninsula most of the day, with a bit of rain around the mountain and a cool, glassy sea in the early morning. Sunrise came just after 7, with sunset just before 5:45, so we’ve had a short, tight feeding window on either side of the day.

On the Atlantic side, a long‑period swell has left some residual lump on the outer reefs, but the inshore water between Mouille Point and Oudekraal has been surprisingly workable on the pushing tide. The main action has been on the False Bay side, where the water cleaned up nicely by late morning on the mid to high. The incoming this afternoon lined up beautifully with that last bit of light.

Reports from local skippers out of Miller’s Point and Simon’s Town say a few decent yellowtail came out off Cape Point and around Anvil and Bellows, mostly smaller class fish, but enough to keep the rods bent. Most were taken on fast‑retrieved metal spoons and small surface plugs in white and blue, with a couple on trolled deep‑diving hardbaits when the fish went down.

Inshore, the usual suspects made a showing. Off Macassar and Baden Powell, the surf guys found some kob in the low‑light periods on the push. Not a wild run, but a steady pick of school‑size fish with the odd better one. Fresh chokka and pilchard combo baits on sliding traces did the trick, with a few old hands doing well on paddle‑tail plastics in natural and pearl colours worked slowly in the gutter.

From Strandfontein Pavilion through to Mnandi there have been some smaller steenbras and plenty of sandies and smoothhounds. Red bait and worm baits got most of the bites. If you’re after edibles, downsize the hook and keep the traces neat – the fish are a bit finicky in this chilly, clearish water.

On the Atlantic beaches, Melkbos and Blouberg produced the odd galjoen and blacktail over the weekend, mostly on red bait and white mussel in the foamy pockets. The water’s still a bit up and down in colour, so you need to move until you find that nice greenish working bank. Light tackle and short, accurate casts are making the difference.

Lure anglers in the estuaries and sheltered bits – think Zandvlei and the harbour walls when conditions allow – should stick to smaller, natural‑coloured soft plastics and bucktail jigs for leervis and the odd kob. Work the structure slowly, and make the most of the last two hours of the push and the first hour of the drop.

A couple of hotspots to circle right now:

– The reefs off Cape Point on the False Bay side for yellowtail when the birds start working.

– The surf between Macassar and the Eerste River mouth for kob on the evening push.

– Galjoen hunters should keep an eye on Melkbos and the rocky patches near Oudekraal when the swell backs off.

Best overall bets: fresh bait over frozen, lighter leaders in the clear water, and focus your effort around the tide turns and the edges of daylight. The fish are there – you just need to put in the time and be ready to move.

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Artificial Lure here with your Cape Town fishing rundown.

We’re rolling into a settled early‑winter pattern around the peninsula. Light to moderate north‑westerlies this afternoon easing towards evening, with a cool, partly cloudy day and a small to moderate swell on both coasts. Sunrise was around ten to seven this morning and sunset just after half‑past five, so that late‑afternoon golden hour is short but firing.

Tides today gave us a handy pre‑dawn high on the False Bay side with water easing off through the morning, then a pushing afternoon tide that lined up nicely with the sunset bite. On the Atlantic side the push was a bit later, making that last‑light window from the bricks and beaches your best bet.

Water temps have been mid‑teens in False Bay and a touch cooler on the Atlantic. That’s kept the inshore scene mixed. Off Strandfontein and Macassar, anglers have been into good numbers of smaller steenbras, elf/shad and the odd kob when the water has a bit of colour. Around Macassar and Broken Road, fresh chokka and pilchard baits on a sliding trace have been doing the damage for kob and bronzies after dark. Sand prawn and bloodworm are still the go‑to for steenbras and stumpnose in the shallows.

Closer to Simon’s Town and Millers Point, the reefs have produced roman, hottentot and a few galjoen for the rock‑hoppers. Red bait pockets and white mussel baits have been key, with guys scaling down to lighter fluorocarbon to get the bites in the cleaner water between fronts.

On the Atlantic seaboard, from Oudekraal through to Llandudno, the cooler, working water has brought galjoen and blacktail right into the gullies. Red bait and wonderworm fished short, literally in the white water at your feet, is the ticket. Around Blouberg and Melkbos, surf anglers have reported decent elf on the evening push, with chokka‑tipped pilchard on a simple clip trace outfishing fancy rigs.

For the lure anglers: in False Bay, early‑morning and last‑light spinning has turned up elf and the odd kob off the Strand and Macassar side. Slim profile spoons in the 1–2 oz range, white and chartreuse paddletails, and pearl‑coloured jerkbaits have all been productive when worked slow just off the bottom. In the harbours and around the lights, small paddle‑tails and jerk shads in natural baitfish colours are still finding leeries when the wind drops.

Boat guys launching out of Simon’s Town and Millers have been scratching roman, hottentot and the occasional yellowtail on the inshore reefs when the current lines up. Trolling deep‑diving plugs and casting metal spoons at surface activity has been the standard pattern, with live bait always first prize when you can get it.

A couple of hotspots to keep on your radar right now:

• Strandfontein Pavilion through Macassar on the evening push for kob, elf and steenbras.

• Oudekraal and Llandudno gullies for galjoen and blacktail in the foamy water.

• Melkbos beach on the push for elf and the odd kob if the water’s got colour.

• Simon’s Town reef patches and Millers Point bricks for roman, hotties and the chance of a tail on the right day.

That’s the wrap from Artificial Lure. Tight lines, keep it tidy on the beaches, and look after each other out there.

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This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Cape Town fishing report.

We’re sitting on a waning moon and the tides are moving nicely around the peninsula. Early this morning we had a decent high pushing into False Bay, dropping through mid‑morning, with another workable push late afternoon lining up with sunset. That evening flood is the pick of the bunch for shore anglers, especially around rocky points where the current funnels bait.

Weather along the Atlantic side has been classic Cape Town winter: a light north‑wester early, building into a moderate breeze, with cool temps and a bit of swell still running on the open coast. False Bay has been more sheltered, with lighter winds and a cleaner surface. Skies have been partly cloudy most of the day, enough light for sight but still giving predators confidence. Sunrise was just after 7, sunset just before 6, so your prime bite windows have been first light to about 9, and again from 4 to dark.

Boat and kayak crews working off Cape Point and into the canyon have been picking up the odd yellowtail and longfin tuna on the slower days, but the more consistent action has been inshore. Recently, chokka boats out Simon’s Town side have reported fair numbers of squid at night under the lights, which always pulls snoek and tail into the area over the following days. In the bay, shore anglers have put a few decent kob on the bricks and beaches, plus the usual mix of elf (shad), garrick the odd bronzie pup and plenty of smaller reef fish.

Best producers lately:

- For kob: fresh chokka strips or chokka‑sardine combos on a sliding sinker rig, fished in the gutters at Macassar, Baden Powell and down towards Strandfontein. Work the push of the tide, and be patient.

- For elf and garrick: spoons and plugs worked fast at first light along Blouberg, Melkbos and around Rooikrans when the swell allows. Traditional silver spoons and white surface plugs are still doing the damage.

- For yellowtail: when they come in tight off the Point or around Cape Point reefs, fast‑retrieved metal jigs and small stickbaits in natural or olive patterns have been the go‑to.

- For general scratching: prawn, mussel and red bait around the reefs in False Bay will keep rods bending with galjoen (in season), hottentot and other reefies.

Hot spots to watch right now:

- Strandfontein Pavilion through to Macassar: good working water, colour line just off the back bank, very kob‑ish especially on that evening push.

- Rooikrans and Cape Point area: weather‑dependent, but on calmer days the ledges have been holding tail and the odd big elf, particularly when the current pulls hard and there’s bait around.

- Simon’s Town to Millers Point: night‑time chokka sessions producing bait and the chance of a better fish picking up the squid jigs.

If you’re heading out tonight or tomorrow, pack a mix of bait and artificials. Chokka, sardine and prawn for the bait rods; 1–2 ounce spoons, medium plugs and a couple of slim stickbaits for prospecting. Keep leaders a touch heavier than summer standards; there’s still some swell and reef waiting to tax light tackle.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Cape Town fishing report for this evening.

We’ve got a proper winter pattern settling in now. A passing cold front earlier brought some fresh west to south-westerly wind and a bit of swell running, but things are easing into a cool, partly cloudy night with light offshore patches in the lee of the mountains. Daytime highs sat in the mid-teens on the coast, dropping into single digits inland after dark. Sunrise was just after 7am, sunset just before 6pm, so you’re working tight dawn and dusk windows.

Tides around the peninsula today are on a moderate cycle. Low was in the early afternoon with a pushing tide through late afternoon into early evening – that incoming water has been the trigger for most of the decent bites along the Atlantic side and inside False Bay. The bigger sets are still hitting the open Atlantic points, but False Bay is more sheltered and very fishable.

Off the bricks, the winter stalwarts are showing nicely. Kob and elf (shad) have been coming out along the Strandfontein to Macassar stretch and around Mnandi, mostly on that pushing tide into dark. Several local anglers on the Strandfontein wall reported solid kob in the 5–10 kg range over the past couple of evenings, with a few smaller fish mixed in and good numbers of elf in between. Best baits remain fresh chokka-bait combos, pilchard and mackerel fillets, with a bit of red bait thrown in if you’re scratching.

Galjoen season is open and they’re starting to make a more regular appearance along the Atlantic side. The rocky gullies around Melkbos, Oudekraal and the stretch towards Sandy Bay have produced legal galjoen and a few blacktail. Red bait and white mussel are still the go-to baits; keep your traces short and use just enough lead to hold in the wash.

For the lure and artificial crowd, conditions have been decent for kob on paddle-tails and jerkbaits in the dirty water plumes around surf zones and river mouths. Work 4–5 inch paddle-tails in natural mullet and darker “bloodworm” colours slow and near the bottom on the Strandfontein side, or in the calmer corners of Gordon’s Bay harbour wall when the wind allows. Elf are happily smashing small spoons and topwater plugs around first light and last light; scale down your leader if they’re shy, but remember the teeth.

Offshore, when boats have managed to slip out between fronts, the inshore reefs off Strand and Macassar have delivered Roman, hottentot and the odd yellowtail on bait and drifting jigs. Squid, sardine and chokka strips remain the most productive baits there. Farther out, tuna reports have been quieter as the real winter weather starts to bite, but longfin and the occasional yellowfin are still around on the right weather window.

A couple of hotspots to keep on your radar:

- Strandfontein Pavilion to Macassar: evening kob and elf on bait and soft plastics on that incoming tide.

- Melkbos and Oudekraal reefs: galjoen and mixed reef fish in the white water when the swell isn’t too heavy.

- Gordon’s Bay harbour and the Steenbras mouth area: more sheltered option for kob on plastics and light-tackle elf.

Water is cold but not dead – if you line up the tide with a bit of colour in the water and that last light, you stand a good chance of bending a rod.

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Morning folks, Artificial Lure here with your Cape Town fishing run-down for **today, Wednesday 3 June**, along the Peninsula and the nearby coast. The ocean has been the main story: a late-autumn **south-westerly** pattern usually means choppy water on exposed beaches, cleaner pockets in the bays, and better odds around points, gullies, and deep structure than on flat open sand.

For the **tide**, aim for the last push of the incoming tide and the first hour of the turn, because that is when bait gets moving and predators start working. If you are fishing today, the prime window is generally **dawn**, the **tide change**, and again into **late afternoon** toward sunset. **Sunrise is around 7:45 AM** and **sunset around 5:40 PM** in Cape Town at this time of year, so the low-light bite is short but worthwhile.

On the **weather**, expect cool winter air, a brisk coastal wind at times, and water that may be slightly discolored after a blow. That usually helps the bait-fish get pushed tight to structure, which is where the action often happens. On days like this, the fish are often tighter to cover and less spread out, so covering water and fishing the strike zone properly matters more than long casts alone.

Recent inshore reports from the Cape coastline have been pointing to a mixed bag: **Cape yellowtail** when the water is clean enough, **kob**, **shad**, **galjoen** on the right sand-and-rock edges, and smaller species such as **grunter** and **stumpnose** in the bays and estuaries. The better catches lately have usually come from working structure hard rather than just waiting it out. In rougher water, the bite can be patchy, but when it turns on, it often turns on fast.

For **lures**, I’d keep it simple and sharp: a **white or silver paddle-tail** on a jighead, a **small metal spoon** for shad and yellowtail, and a **soft bait with a darker back** if the water is stained. If the sea is pushing hard, go a bit heavier so you stay in contact with the bottom and keep the lure swimming true. A fast retrieve can work for shad and yellowtail, while a slower hop-and-pause is better when you are hunting kob along deeper edges.

For **bait**, the local favorites still earn their keep: **sardine**, **pilchard**, **chokka**, and **mackerel** for general rock-and-surf work, with **pearlies, prawn, and sand prawn** great for grunter and stumpnose when you can get them. Fresh bait always beats fancy bait, and in Cape Town waters, scent matters.

A couple of **hot spots** worth checking are the **False Bay side around Kalk Bay to Strandfontein** when conditions are manageable, and the **Atlantic side around Hout Bay and the edge of the peninsula** when the water has some color but not too much surge. Rocky points, harbour mouths, and any gutter with moving water are the places to watch.

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