Fishing near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

Durban sits on the KwaZulu-Natal coast where the warm Indian Ocean meets a network of estuaries and rivers, making it one of South Africa's most varied fishing cities. Offshore, ski-boat fishing from Vetch's and other launch sites puts anglers over billfish, tuna and bottom species within an hour's run. Closer in, the surf beaches, rocky points and river mouths along both the North and South coasts produce year-round action, while the Umngeni, Tongaat and other nearby rivers hold estuary species and freshwater bass.