Big bass at Albert Falls
We have been told of good bass fishing at Albert Falls over the past week.
Carp
In most of our waters barbel are still present and have not gone off the bite as yet. Only once the water temperature has dropped substantially will anglers start to see a decline in barbel activity. Reports from Inanda are improving as the water temperature becomes ideal, and the fish start feeding far better. Shongweni is still relatively quiet, with some barbel activity over-powering the carp activity. The average carp at Inanda has been far bigger than in previous weeks and seem to be feeding extensively in certain areas closer to the river inlet.
Bass
As is usual for this time of year, bass anglers find themselves engulfed by warm winter wear and travel from one spot to the next has slowed down in fear of near frost bite. The bass have fed themselves to the point of bursting and many anglers will be in on the action in most of our dams. Albert Falls is yet to disappoint, with many stocky bass being landed over the weekend. Inanda has surprised us with the amount of fish, unfortunately the average size being relatively smaller than that of Albert Falls. Shongweni has fished quite well off the banks and has produced some fine specimens. Most anglers have been using flukes and have had loads of success. New on the market is the Daiwa J Braid in a 15lb breaking strain - ideal for throwing weightless flukes around grass.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @kingfisherdaiwa @SportswaveAndre
In most of our waters barbel are still present and have not gone off the bite as yet. Only once the water temperature has dropped substantially will anglers start to see a decline in barbel activity. Reports from Inanda are improving as the water temperature becomes ideal, and the fish start feeding far better. Shongweni is still relatively quiet, with some barbel activity over-powering the carp activity. The average carp at Inanda has been far bigger than in previous weeks and seem to be feeding extensively in certain areas closer to the river inlet.
Bass
As is usual for this time of year, bass anglers find themselves engulfed by warm winter wear and travel from one spot to the next has slowed down in fear of near frost bite. The bass have fed themselves to the point of bursting and many anglers will be in on the action in most of our dams. Albert Falls is yet to disappoint, with many stocky bass being landed over the weekend. Inanda has surprised us with the amount of fish, unfortunately the average size being relatively smaller than that of Albert Falls. Shongweni has fished quite well off the banks and has produced some fine specimens. Most anglers have been using flukes and have had loads of success. New on the market is the Daiwa J Braid in a 15lb breaking strain - ideal for throwing weightless flukes around grass.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @kingfisherdaiwa @SportswaveAndre