The Posting of Fish
The Posting of Fish Both recreational fishing, and commercial fishing have been practiced in Port St Johns since humans first started settling here. Port St Johns as a tourism area, attracts all sorts of fishermen: rock and surf, deep sea, fly fishermen, and many world records have been established in the area. Salt Water Fly Fishing Fish sources started dwindling in the 1990's, due to uncontrolled over fishing and exploitation. During the annual ‘runs’ of cob (aka cape salmon or dagga), Garrick ( Leervis in Afrikaans) and spotted grunter, 100’s of these fish were caught, with catches of 10 or more per fisherman, per night, being common. The fish would be laid out on lawns for photographs, inspection and bragging by the fishermen. Discussion...