Leeuwkop dam… Dam or swimming pool
February 10, 2010 | 
Author Leeuwkop dam. Leeuwkop dam?? I’ve never heard of this dam until someone mentioned it a month or so back. I tried to gain some information on this dam in various forums but no one could really give me sufficient insight, so I decided to make a quick session of it and take two to three hours to explore this venue. The first thought that popped into my head as we arrived at Leeuwkop was “Is this a dam or a swimming pool?”
Leeuwkop dam
We scouted the banks, decided on a spot and started with the 30 second drive to the other side of the dam. Half way to the other side we hid an obstacle, the road was a get-stuck-in-the-mud-disaster waiting to happen.
A get-stuck-in-the-mud-disaster at Leeuwkop dam
Looking around a few bakkies was spotted and I steered Gina towards the mud at a decent speed, against all instinct and Marnus cheering me on from the passanger seat! Left-right-slow-fast-faster and we were through much to the astonishment of onlookers. A high five and a air punch or two was in order with the thought in the back of my mind: “How the hell are we going to get back!”
Gina after a successful drive through the mud
Looking back in my rear-view mirror, two bakkies was following us. After flawlessly, with not too much trouble driving through the mud with my Getz (and here is some free advertising for hyundai) the two bakkies both got stuck!! As you all know a Hyundai Getz is not build for off roading, so if any influential people are reading this, this is your chance to sponsor Willndre with a bakkie! 
So now finally arriving on the other side of the dam, it was time to focus all my energy on the fishing. My strategy was a simple one, because the dam was unknown, I would fish on sweet white dough and a Rietvlei rig. The bottom was a bit muddy but there was no real sign of grass or other water plants. Marnus, not a regular angler took the same approach and we soon had combinations of banjo,mint,perdeby,rose and strawberry in the water.
Marnus at Leeuwkop dam
After almost two hours and with only an hour of my self allotted time left , I decided to investigate the content of our neighbours keep net. The little boy caught a comman carp of +- 2kg on… (Darn the name of the bait escapes me now! All I know is that it was brown, almost unpronounceable).
A Leeuwkop dam carp
+- 2kg carp at Leeuwkop dam
Not having any luck, we did what South African men do best, we had a dop-and-chop.
Having a dop-and-chop at Leeuwkop dam
With our tummies full and thunder somewhere in the distance we packed up, the question always present in the back of my mind of how we are going to get through the mud again. And here is the bit about how the wheel turn and all that… let me explain.Earlier we shared some food with two of the guards, we didn’t think much of it at that moment and continued with what we were doing, when we packed up the two guards came past and said they will show us a second exit that we can use. (and there you have it, the wheel turned again).
As we left Leeuwkop dam , I still had the question, is this a dam or a swimming pool??
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As daar minder gras in die dam is as by Boskop, is dit klaar ‘n goeie begin. So drie weke terug het ons by Boskop gevang en kom ek vertel jou dit was nag. Ek moes die kanoe amper oor die watergras stoot, en die aasbootjie het vasgesit. Ironies dat ek nou langs die viswaters opeindig en meer doen as skottelgoed, maar ek is mos n plaasmeisie daar uit Ermelo se wêreld voordat ek hierdie kant toe geneuk het.
P.S: My skoonouers is visvang fanatics, en ek wil julle net laat weet hulle loer ook hier in. Ek vertel almal van julle, een van die dae moet ek begin komissie kry op die gratis advertensie
HAHAH, dankie man! Ja visvang is mos maar baie lekkerder as skottelgoed was!
Stuur my een of ander tyd ‘n mail, ek het ietsie wat julle site so bietjie exposure kan gee. Dis nou as julle van Potch se wêreld is
Me and the boys went there on Monday . Caught a nice 3.5kg common on garlic and bunspice. Spoke to a guy who spent the night, he said he lost a fish the previous evening and after baiting up went to sleep and found his reel stripped empty the Monday morning. He reckons the dam can produce 16kg carps…
Thank you for the reply Hannes, as a sceptic I would very much like to see a photo of a 16kg carp caught at that dam
I am also very sceptic about the 16kg carp, but then if one look at the size of Laurentia Dam (which is also an irregation dam and approximately the same size as Leeukop) one will never know…
The only difference might be that Laurentia is strictly managed.
HAHA, I suppose so, especially if they stocked the dam with some big carp.
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