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THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN
SALTWATER 100 CHALLENGE
Current species count - 71


Return to Richards Bay!
Longfin Trevally In march I did yet another trip to Richard's Bay to try and clean up some of the species I am missing up north. Most of...
Jon Anderson
Apr 211 min read
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A different trip to Mbotyi
2025 is here and its hard to believe that I am into my fourth year of this quest! This particular trip to Mbotyi was with a group of...
Jon Anderson
Feb 181 min read
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A bit frustrating but Richards Bay continues to deliver
It has been a hard 5 days fishing in Zululand but fortunately Richards Bay always delivers when it comes to species. The 4 new species...
Jon Anderson
Apr 5, 20241 min read
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Hole in the Wall, Mazeppa Bay & Richards Bay
Hole in the wall: Hole in the wall isn't my favourite destination as the best fishing spots are far away from the base where we stay....
Jon Anderson
Nov 1, 20231 min read
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Post Zululand trip learnings
So all in all it was a fairly successful trip to KZN. I managed six new species in total of which two were completely unexpected,...
Jon Anderson
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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No shark but a Tropical Halfbeak will do!!
The rain came pelting down tonite and we eventually had to leave a bit earlier from where we were fishing. But I got so lucky on...
Jon Anderson
May 19, 20231 min read
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Another species! Pelican Island delivers!
A quick flip to Pelican Island in Richards Bay ahead of tonite turned up another new species! A Sergeant Major!! I caught a few of them...
Jon Anderson
May 18, 20231 min read
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So can I get 10 species in Autumn in KZN?
The trip has started well. I popped in at Tinley Manor en route to Tugela Mouth and saw some fish in the tidal pool. I quickly grabbed by...
Jon Anderson
May 16, 20231 min read
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12 days. How many species?
This journey of pursuing 100 saltwater species has been tougher than I thought. Because I am travelling from inland I am stuck with...
Jon Anderson
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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My first Banana-fish!
We have been in Mtunzini for less than 24hrs but have already got a good chunk of fishing in. We fished in front of the lodge last night...
Jon Anderson
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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Diamonds are everyone's best friend!
So after the Sodwana disaster, I am heading back to Zululand for another crack at a large suite of edibles and inedibles just before...
Jon Anderson
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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Sooooo....Sodwana was a bit of a bust
Just back from the Sodwana trip and it was quite a trip. I didn't catch anywhere near the species I intended to. In fact I ended up with...
Jon Anderson
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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So just how many species are possible in 5 days?
As a super strategic wired person, I have planned, re-planned and the run through my strategy for Sodwana so many times in these last few...
Jon Anderson
Dec 31, 20223 min read
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First outing of 2023
2023 is fast approaching and the opportunity to head to Sodwana for a few days with my fishing buddy Peter has come up. I have fished...
Jon Anderson
Dec 22, 20221 min read
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Daddy & daughter day...... our style
My daughter was keen to try her hand at a Bronze Whaler and so we headed to Langstrand and threw a live bait for her. Before long a...
Jon Anderson
Oct 20, 20221 min read
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Bucket list fish in the bag!!!!!!
Since I was young I have been obsessed with fish. I wanted to be a marine biologist growing up. When I saw guys fishing for sharks, it...
Jon Anderson
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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Spotted Gullies are GREAT!!!
After a really tough day up at Canopy north of Cape Cross, I headed back home a little bummed. I had had such high hopes for the day. I...
Jon Anderson
Oct 14, 20221 min read
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Finally! A galjoen!
It was a good afternoon's fishing. There is still lots of weed in the water so its pretty slow going but it was a good day! I managed a...
Jon Anderson
Oct 12, 20221 min read
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Introduction to fishing Namibia
After a fairly lengthy road-trip from Johannesburg we arrived in Swakopmund. After much talking to people and trying to get info from...
Jon Anderson
Oct 12, 20221 min read
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First time fishing Namibia - planning
From the 3rd to the 25th of October, my family and I will be in Namibia. Besides the obvious site-seeing, I will be fishing there for the...
Jon Anderson
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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