Cape Fishing Magazine

16/04/2026

🚨 BEACH SAFETY WARNING | Noordhoek Beach – Lagoon Breakout
⚠️ Community Advisory – Please Share Widely

DSR has received an urgent heads-up from NSRI Kommetjie this morning regarding a near-drowning incident at Noordhoek Beach.
NSRI crew and CMR were activated to assist with a casualty on the northern side of the beach, near the car park.

The cause of concern: the Noordhoek lagoon has broken through to the sea on the northern end — and conditions are currently extremely dangerous.

🌊 The lagoon is reported to be wide, deep, and moving with considerable force as it channels toward the sea. With the tide coming in, the situation on the northern stretch of the beach is especially hazardous.

⛔ The public is urged to:
• Avoid the northern section of Noordhoek Beach, particularly near the car park
• Keep children and pets well away from the water’s edge in this area
• Do not attempt to cross the lagoon channel under any circumstances
• Be aware that conditions can change rapidly while the breakout is active

This advisory is based on a community communication from NSRI Kommetjie and is not an official NSRI incident report. DSR shares this in the interest of public safety.

🙏 Thank you to NSRI Kommetjie and CMR for their swift response this morning.
Stay safe

14/01/2026

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09/01/2026

The Two Oceans Aquarium Marine Wildlife team kicked off 2026 with their biggest rescue yet. On New Year’s Day, they saved a massive sunfish trapped in Sturrock Dry Dock at the Port of Cape Town. The animal weighed around one ton and measured over two meters in length. Dock Master Johan Coetzee first spotted the fish on New Year’s Eve, halting drainage to keep it safe overnight. By morning, Aquarium staff from multiple departments joined forces to attempt the rescue. A custom stretcher platform was built from pallets, scaffolding, and chains to support the giant fish. With help from Teemane Cranes, the sunfish was lifted out and gently lowered back into open water. The team swam alongside the fish, guiding it until it safely reoriented and swam away. A small genetic sample was collected to aid ongoing research into local sunfish species.

[Pictures: Two Oceans Aquarium]

02/01/2026

What a start to 2026!!!
Mitch and his Brother Donovan joined us today- with Gabriel and Avishkar also pulling in- all of them their first time on Macassar.
CONDITIONS:
🌊Clean, clear and flat
💨No wind..
🌡️Water temp around 17-18’c

Lotsa shad around- so i opted to start with solid tjokka baits.
This seem to work as Donovan got the first kob on the second cast of the morning.
The Elf were really a pest- so i switched dingles, removing the foam and building the tjokka bait directly onto the dacron.
First cast on the new rig- and Donovan got leveled out- vasss!
From the runs we knew, this was a beautiful fish- giving us a few stressful moments as it popped in and over the reef.
Huge shoutout to Damian Millingham for going in and landing Don’s pb kob for him- champ!!!
This kob smashing his previous pb💪🏼
Next up- it was brother Mitch’s turn- going vasss, Another solid fish- popping the hook on a reef less than 5 meters out from Damian.
He did make up with two good bluerays.
Avishkar had a almighty pull on his rod, not connecting- with Gabriel unfortunately not having any luck today.
As we packed up- whe had the pleasure to watch a seal klap a big kob- probably 200m offshore.
Boeta also pitched in with a few shad on the Clone Lures, and even catching two occies- “donating” one to Oom Terence.
And thats it!
A dream start to a new year!
Enjoy the pics- and the kob fillets.






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02/01/2026

False Bay still holds by far the best Kob fishing, a beautiful specimen caught by Sulaiman, 125cm.
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