Good fishing at Shongweni

Carp - Shongweni is fishing well despite the water level. Most anglers using conventional tackle have managed to land a few smaller fish up to about 7kg in front of the river mouth section. Specimen anglers fishing across the bay towards the reed lines managed some decent fish, however nothing over 12kg. Albert Falls fished well along the day fishing sites and around the slipways early in the mornings. Inanda came out on top with many anglers traveling by boat towards the mouth managing some very nice fish on specimen tackle. Campers have landed many smaller fish on conventional tackle using mielies as bait, mostly caramel flavour.

Bass - Decent weather and humid conditions have made bass fishing in most of our dams very pleasant. With the fish becoming more active and starting to feed more aggressively particularly in the shallows, anglers are beginning to start angling with drop-shot and crank baits with a lot more success. Albert Falls has fished extremely well into Kyalami Bay and also around the dam wall. Anglers using lipless crank baits have had a lot of success fishing in depths between 3ft and 12ft. The brighter colours will start working better as we move into spawning and a more aggressive retrieval will get a better bite. Inanda Dam fished well during the week as anglers had spots to themselves and took advantage of low pressure situations. Lipless crank baits, spinner baits, top water lures and weightless plastics did the trick in most areas. The drop-off produced a handful of lovely fish ranging between 1kg and 3kg.

For the bigger fish in deep water braid has been used to detect a bite easily, however anglers need to remember to increase the strength of their hooks accordingly. Mustad's Kevin Van Dam signature wide gap hooks boast some of the most powerful hooks under the sun and come with needle point tips to ensure the hook finds its place.

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