Inanda producing big carp

Carp - Good catches in most of our dams have been reported. Inanda seems to be in top form as many anglers have managed to maintain an excellent catch rate over the last week. Fish of over 19kg have not been uncommon for the specimen anglers at Inanda and the bait of choice has been 18mm boilies. Shongweni is also producing good fish, but more so in numbers than size. The barbel have once again proved to be an issue, but with the use of smaller baits and less ground feed, anglers seem to have been able to stay away from the whiskered critters.

Bass - Some excellent fish have been landed throughout the week and weekend at Inanda. Most fish have been caught on deep, slow retrieved plastics such as magnum flukes and magnum brush hogs. Any deep point or ledge has worked and anglers working the shallows have caught smaller fish on finesse worms and small Rattlers. Albert Falls has fished well, but with a shortage of larger bass around, comes second to Inanda Dam. Anglers fishing off the banks and slipways have done particularly well in the evenings on small poppers and crank baits. In winter the fish move towards any rocky area or slipway late in the afternoon as the sun goes down. Any heavy structure heats up throughout the day and holds its heat for longer than most areas in the dam, which attracts the fish. Shongweni has had some decent fishing towards the wall area, fishing very deep with large lures. With the aid of tungsten weights, anglers have increased their catches in the deep.

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