Bass, trout are the pick of the bunch
THE freshwater scene has been producing a lot of fantastic results. The bass and trout have been the pick of the bunch.
The bass fishing has been phenomenal. The smaller venues have seen a good numbers of both big fish and high numbers of fish.
These smaller venues fish very well with either a weightless soft plastic or a surface lure. This is also a great place for families as the smaller bass can keep you busy all day.
Midmar and Albert Falls have been the pick of the bigger venues. Crankbaits and spinnerbaits have produced at both venues and have seen some big fish. Brighter colours have done well, Chartreuse is the most popular.
The carp fishing has been fire in the KZN waters. The summer patterns have set in and fishing has been best before the fronts. Once the pressure gets too high, after the front sets in, the fish tend to lock their jaws and head for deeper waters.
Inanda has been the pick of the specimen venues with some proper fish being brought to the net. Most of the successful baits have been kept a secret, but boilies have been a firm favourite. The fruity additives have been producing good results for the past few weeks.
The conventional anglers have also seen good results with the sweeter/fruitier flavours. Midmar and Albert Falls have been fishing well for the conventional anglers.
The trout fishing has remained pretty good in the Stillwaters despite the warmer weather. The deeper areas of the lakes is where you will want to focus your attention. These areas hold the cooler water that in turn holds more oxygen. With the warm weather, try to keep the fish out of the water for as little time as possible to reduce stress and increase their chance of survival.
The rivers have slowed down in flow rate after the recent rains. Look for areas of deeper water where the trout will sit in ambush. Smaller nymphs paired with a buoyant dry fly will do well for prospecting most rivers.
Sterkfontein Dam, one of the main summer attractions for summer yellowfish fishing, has been providing some good fish. Predominantly on the dry fly – the main reason for fishing there – in a range of sizes from small #18 Midge patterns, to “The Good Dr’s Beetle” (purple seems to be the current favoured colour) and hopper patterns on #10 and #8.
The local rivers for Natal Scaly are however not pretty, and anglers will have sit the one out for a while yet.
The offshore fishing has been very good along the entire KZN coastline. The gamefish have been keeping the reels screaming and the hatches full. The central coast has also seen the same success on lipped and skirted lures with both tuna and dorado. Most of the charters have seen good hauls of dorado for their clients in the past few weeks.
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