Good night fishing at Shongweni
We have been told of good carp fishing in the evenings at Shongweni Dam over the past week.
Carp
With Shongweni Dam becoming busier by the day, most fish reported have been landed during the evenings. A few good fish up to 12kg have been landed at Shongweni over the last week. Inanda seems to be the dam of choice when targeting bigger fish. Quite a few fish up to 15kg have been landed by a local group fishing during the week. The general idea seems to be to get the baits in a swim for long enough to allow the fish to come across it in their own time, as they have been difficult targets to lure into an area. Conventional anglers at Albert Falls have been smashing the smaller fish, with quantities of up to 20 per session all on sweetcorn. The new Kingfisher Sniper 12ft Carp rod is now available and is doing extremely well for anglers fishing conventionally.
Bass
Albert Falls has had a drop in productivity over the last week, with only a few anglers coming back with decent bags. Most fish caught were on the ridge and other deep water drop-offs due to most of the islands being out of the water at the moment. Spinner baits and crank baits have done well. Inanda is doing well and anglers who have a good knowledge of the deeper water have managed to land some good fish and good numbers too. After some disappointing angling from Goedetrou Dam over the last few weeks, there seems to be a drop in catches to the point that many anglers have stopped fishing, probably due to the extremely low water levels. Anglers are urged to fish other waters to avoid disappointment.
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With Shongweni Dam becoming busier by the day, most fish reported have been landed during the evenings. A few good fish up to 12kg have been landed at Shongweni over the last week. Inanda seems to be the dam of choice when targeting bigger fish. Quite a few fish up to 15kg have been landed by a local group fishing during the week. The general idea seems to be to get the baits in a swim for long enough to allow the fish to come across it in their own time, as they have been difficult targets to lure into an area. Conventional anglers at Albert Falls have been smashing the smaller fish, with quantities of up to 20 per session all on sweetcorn. The new Kingfisher Sniper 12ft Carp rod is now available and is doing extremely well for anglers fishing conventionally.
Bass
Albert Falls has had a drop in productivity over the last week, with only a few anglers coming back with decent bags. Most fish caught were on the ridge and other deep water drop-offs due to most of the islands being out of the water at the moment. Spinner baits and crank baits have done well. Inanda is doing well and anglers who have a good knowledge of the deeper water have managed to land some good fish and good numbers too. After some disappointing angling from Goedetrou Dam over the last few weeks, there seems to be a drop in catches to the point that many anglers have stopped fishing, probably due to the extremely low water levels. Anglers are urged to fish other waters to avoid disappointment.
(File Photo: Gallo Images)
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre @kingfisherdaiwa
Facebook - ECRSportswave