Cape Town Friday Night: Yellowtail, Kob, and Elf in Autumn Action

Hey there, mates, Artificial Lure here with your Cape Town fishing report for Friday, April 3rd, 2026, around 9 PM. Autumn's settling in nice, with clear skies tonight, temps dipping to 16°C under a light southeaster at 10-15 knots—perfect for evening bites as the wind eases. Sunrise was at 6:58 AM, sunset 6:25 PM, so we're in that prime post-sunset window now. Tides are running strong today: low at 4:39 AM (1.2m), high 10:29 AM (5.3m), low 5:12 PM (-0.3m), and high again 11:32 PM (4.6m)—fish the incoming flood hard, especially around 8-10 PM when current picks up. Action's heating up in our waters! Recent catches from Table Bay and False Bay show galjoen smashing on the rocks, kob cruising the channels up to 10kg, and yellowtail pushing inshore—anglers off Milnerton reported 15-20kg yellows on live sardines this week. Elf (shads) are schooling tight, with limits of 20+ fish per spot from boat and shore, plus good geelbek and small tuna offshore. Water's warming to 19-21°C, stirring the predators. For lures, stick to **spoons** like 40g copper Dats for yellowtail and kob—they're slashing now. **Rapalas** in mackerel pattern or soft plastics like paddle tails on jigheads nail the elf. Live **sardines** or chokka are killer bait for kob and geep; redbait for bottom dwellers. Work the drop-offs at slack to mid-tide. Hot spots? Hit **Strandfontein Reef** for kob on incoming—park and chuck from the rocks. Or **Hout Bay Harbour** walls for elf and yellowtail after dark; launch small boats for the canyon edges. Tight lines, bru—stay safe out there. Thanks for tuning in, don't forget to subscribe! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.