Good bass action at Inanda
Inanda Dam is fishing incredibly well for bass off the banks with anglers using the McArthy Watermelon Red Flukes. These fish may be smaller than the fish that you will find in the deep, but they put up an incredible fight.
With the dam being on the clearer side, anglers are doing a lot of sight fishing. If you find that you are not getting the accuracy with your spinning set-up, take a look at getting yourself a bait casting set-up. The accuracy is greatly improved when using a bait caster over a spinning reel. There are plenty of decent sized fish coming out around the edges of the campsite, with smaller numbers but the same size coming out around the braai area.
Nagle is producing some good bass around the sunken trees along the edges. June Bug Flukes and Buzz baits seem to be working the best at the moment. Buzz baits are not big with our social anglers, but it really is a lure that everyone should have in their box. This lure works brilliantly on overcast and poor condition days. The vibration in the water near any structure mimics a distressed animal or bird, and with bass being a predator fish, they are designed to take the bait.
Albert Falls is still fishing well in the deep on big-lipped cranks and dark flukes. Anglers have been reporting a lot of tilapia activity with these fish taking smaller cranks, poppers and jerk baits. This tilapia has also been known to take trick-worms rigged on drop-shot. There are a few species of tilapia in Albert Falls, but the main species that will be taking the bait will be the Mozambique tilapia. There have been a few reports of redbreast tilapia, but these will mainly be caught on fly and are few and far between.
Midmar has been quiet over the last week with only smaller bass coming out. There have been a number of bigger bass caught off the boat between the 2 and 3kg range.
Carp fishing at Albert Falls has been very productive for the conventional guys with anglers catching plenty of fish in the 2kg and 6kg range. Most anglers having luck are using the Super Cast Vaal Dam feed with a hook bait of a plain mielie. Some anglers have been crushing egg shells into their mix to add a different texture in hopes it will keep the fish around for longer. Most of these bites are happening in the late afternoon and early evening. Anglers are dropping or casting their baits at a distance of 60m–120m. The bigger fish seem to be coming out in the deeper areas. Anglers fishing specimen are getting a lot of fish, but unfortunately it has been more about quantity then quality. A lot of 8kg and under fish are coming out but nothing huge. Anglers are fishing particles with a high protein feed and added milk powder. This milk powder gives off a cloud which allows for a much bigger feeding area. Carp can sense the milk powder in the water and will follow it to the feeding area.
All carp fishing in Inanda has been very mediocre over the past week as the rain has had quite an effect on the dam. Visibility has decreased dramatically and so most fish are coming out on high visibility baits. The best bait to use in Inanda would be the Banjo floaties with an Aniseed flavour in the ground feed.
Nagle is producing some good bass around the sunken trees along the edges. June Bug Flukes and Buzz baits seem to be working the best at the moment. Buzz baits are not big with our social anglers, but it really is a lure that everyone should have in their box. This lure works brilliantly on overcast and poor condition days. The vibration in the water near any structure mimics a distressed animal or bird, and with bass being a predator fish, they are designed to take the bait.
Albert Falls is still fishing well in the deep on big-lipped cranks and dark flukes. Anglers have been reporting a lot of tilapia activity with these fish taking smaller cranks, poppers and jerk baits. This tilapia has also been known to take trick-worms rigged on drop-shot. There are a few species of tilapia in Albert Falls, but the main species that will be taking the bait will be the Mozambique tilapia. There have been a few reports of redbreast tilapia, but these will mainly be caught on fly and are few and far between.
Midmar has been quiet over the last week with only smaller bass coming out. There have been a number of bigger bass caught off the boat between the 2 and 3kg range.
Carp fishing at Albert Falls has been very productive for the conventional guys with anglers catching plenty of fish in the 2kg and 6kg range. Most anglers having luck are using the Super Cast Vaal Dam feed with a hook bait of a plain mielie. Some anglers have been crushing egg shells into their mix to add a different texture in hopes it will keep the fish around for longer. Most of these bites are happening in the late afternoon and early evening. Anglers are dropping or casting their baits at a distance of 60m–120m. The bigger fish seem to be coming out in the deeper areas. Anglers fishing specimen are getting a lot of fish, but unfortunately it has been more about quantity then quality. A lot of 8kg and under fish are coming out but nothing huge. Anglers are fishing particles with a high protein feed and added milk powder. This milk powder gives off a cloud which allows for a much bigger feeding area. Carp can sense the milk powder in the water and will follow it to the feeding area.
All carp fishing in Inanda has been very mediocre over the past week as the rain has had quite an effect on the dam. Visibility has decreased dramatically and so most fish are coming out on high visibility baits. The best bait to use in Inanda would be the Banjo floaties with an Aniseed flavour in the ground feed.
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