LAMBERT'S BAY, South Africa – The boats line up along the jetty, bobbing in the cold south Atlantic waters, to bring in the day's catch in the early afternoon. The long, thin silver snoek fish is one ...

The snoek-fishing community in the Western and Northern Cape can breathe a sigh of relief after the government announced they would be allowed to take advantage of the snoek run despite the 21-day ...

Good news for the weekend! Summer fishing is here, and the KZN coast is looking solid, with everything from sailfish up north ...

Natal snoek are on the run. If you get to the rocks early, you might get hooked onto a decent snoek. Anglers have hooked some nice-sized snoek at Chaka’s Rock, Elephant Rocks and Sandspit in Port ...

For generations, South Africa's coastline has been dotted with small fishing communities that have lived in rhythm with the ...

I have fallen in love again after my first foray of the season on to one of the beautiful trout streams of the Western Cape - with 47 fish landed for the afternoon. Things were not as pleasant for the ...

Lwando Maphumulo (25) with his first fish, a Natal snoek. Fishing may seem like a complicated sport, but it’s not that hard to get set up. Yes, it can be intimidating, especially in huge groups when ...

Those excited to indulge in snoek as they participate in Easter weekend traditions should be cautioned: there might be shortages of the delicacy on the shelves and in pantries this year. This, as the ...

Johannesburg - Although snoek – a fish caught in the Western Cape’s cold waters – is one of the province’s most well-known delicacies, more than half this fish found in some retail chains in Cape Town ...

Ecology and Society, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Dec 2013) (5 pages) ABSTRACT. The Cape Snoek, or Thyrsites atun, is a species of fish that has a significant presence in the history of the Western Cape and the ...