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Storms River Mouth
Rock And Surf fishing spot
Storms River Mouth in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park is one of the wildest, most beautiful fishing settings in the country — sheer cliffs, deep gulleys and surging blue water. The gulleys hold big blacktail, bream and galjoen, with musselcracker and kob in the deeper washes.
Crucially, most of the Tsitsikamma MPA is a no-take zone: angling is only permitted in specific designated areas, and regulations are enforced. Confirm the current open zones with SANParks before wetting a line.
Where fishing is allowed, this is heavy-tackle, strong-leader country: the terrain is unforgiving and the swell surges hard into the gulleys. Fish with a partner, wear grippy boots, and never fish exposed ledges in big sea. The reward is fish sizes the protected coast produces.
🎣 Best fishing times today
Major & minor solunar periods from the moon's position. A guide, not a guarantee.
🐟 What's biting now
Cob (Kabeljou)
Red Roman
Galjoen
White Steenbras
Spotted Grunter
Cape Stumpnose
Blacktail
Musselcracker
In season around September on the Garden Route.
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Spot info
-34.0230, 23.9050
Informal parking near the point; don't leave valuables
Rock scramble — sturdy grip shoes essential
Light land breezes and westerly moderate seas
Big SW swell makes ledges lethal; strong easterlies blow out the water
Low tide up for gulley access; pushing tide brings fish onto ledges
Rock ledges, gulleys and mixed reef
Short-to-medium casts — fish often at your feet in the wash
🚫 Prohibited — DFFE (DAFF) bans the use of drones for fishing, deploying baits or spotting fish in South African waters.
Not suitable — rock-and-swell terrain
Redbait and rock baits on some ledges — strict limits, permit required
Permit required; several rocky sections fall inside MPAs — verify zone
Where it is
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