Good carp fishing at Inanda Dam
We have received reports of very good carp fishing at Inanda Dam over the past week. One of the carp landed at Inanda was a whopper weighing in at 19kg.
Carp
There has been some excellent carp fishing for the anglers fishing through the week. Inanda Dam came alive with spawning fish, which have been feeding on any baits available. A few fish of around 17kg and one bomber of a fish of 19kg was taken at Inanda. The most productive bait has been FX flavoured Tiger nuts. Shongweni is also fishing extremely well for those who have braved the hazardous conditions, with catches up to 16kg and a few fish which took the direction of nearby structure and did not stop until the line had parted. This is why it is imperative to use the highest quality line available. Daiwa Sensor 15lb will stand up to any fish even in the thickest of laydowns. Midmar seems to be producing smaller fish, but plenty of them. Conventional anglers are doing very well and seem to be into the swing of things early. From this point on, the smaller fish will be plentiful and feed predominantly on conventional tackle.
Tigerfish
Jozini has been on fire lately, producing dozens of good fish. Two fish over 7kg were landed on live bait rigged on a Mustad Red Tarpon 4/0 hook using a short length of either number 4 steel trace or 30lb carbon coated wire. Daiwa Sensor 12-15lb line fished on a Laguna 2500/3000 reel or the new Daiwa Ninja 2500/3000 will be perfect. Medium heavy to heavy action Daiwa Tiger Tamer rods in either 6' 6" or 7' will work wonders for Jozini.
Bass
Most of our dams are fishing extremely well despite the level of water being so low. Recent rains will help to a certain extent. However, a lot more rain will be needed to fill the dams. Albert Falls is producing good catches of fish between 1-2kg on soft plastic baits on the drop-offs and points, as well as on the ridges in the trees. Top water baits such as frogs are getting bigger fish towards the entrance of Kyalami Bay in the trees. Inanda fished well on the weekend, producing a fish of 3.4kg and 2.9kg off the point of Taxi Bay on a drop-shot rigged finesse worm. Around the Cabbage Patch area a regular managed a bass over 2kg on a Strike Pro Thai Stick walking the dog slowly along the surface. The Thai Sticks have become extremely popular top water bait for anglers in both Inanda and Albert Falls over the last year, as the results speak for themselves. Midmar has come into the picture during last week's bad weather, producing a few very good fish on jigs fished slowly along the rocky points, as well as frogs fished in the grassy areas.
There has been some excellent carp fishing for the anglers fishing through the week. Inanda Dam came alive with spawning fish, which have been feeding on any baits available. A few fish of around 17kg and one bomber of a fish of 19kg was taken at Inanda. The most productive bait has been FX flavoured Tiger nuts. Shongweni is also fishing extremely well for those who have braved the hazardous conditions, with catches up to 16kg and a few fish which took the direction of nearby structure and did not stop until the line had parted. This is why it is imperative to use the highest quality line available. Daiwa Sensor 15lb will stand up to any fish even in the thickest of laydowns. Midmar seems to be producing smaller fish, but plenty of them. Conventional anglers are doing very well and seem to be into the swing of things early. From this point on, the smaller fish will be plentiful and feed predominantly on conventional tackle.
Tigerfish
Jozini has been on fire lately, producing dozens of good fish. Two fish over 7kg were landed on live bait rigged on a Mustad Red Tarpon 4/0 hook using a short length of either number 4 steel trace or 30lb carbon coated wire. Daiwa Sensor 12-15lb line fished on a Laguna 2500/3000 reel or the new Daiwa Ninja 2500/3000 will be perfect. Medium heavy to heavy action Daiwa Tiger Tamer rods in either 6' 6" or 7' will work wonders for Jozini.
Bass
Most of our dams are fishing extremely well despite the level of water being so low. Recent rains will help to a certain extent. However, a lot more rain will be needed to fill the dams. Albert Falls is producing good catches of fish between 1-2kg on soft plastic baits on the drop-offs and points, as well as on the ridges in the trees. Top water baits such as frogs are getting bigger fish towards the entrance of Kyalami Bay in the trees. Inanda fished well on the weekend, producing a fish of 3.4kg and 2.9kg off the point of Taxi Bay on a drop-shot rigged finesse worm. Around the Cabbage Patch area a regular managed a bass over 2kg on a Strike Pro Thai Stick walking the dog slowly along the surface. The Thai Sticks have become extremely popular top water bait for anglers in both Inanda and Albert Falls over the last year, as the results speak for themselves. Midmar has come into the picture during last week's bad weather, producing a few very good fish on jigs fished slowly along the rocky points, as well as frogs fished in the grassy areas.
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