Johan Ryan shared some photos of the 4,7 kg carp caught during his visit to Bosparadys on 4 September 2011. Nice catch Johan!

At the best of times fishing becomes difficult when it’s raining. Temperatures drop and natural food is in abundance. Rain can easily affect a fishing session and it’s often necessary to change your strategy if you want to avoid the dreaded blank. So what do we do when the rain comes pouring down?

With the drop in temperature fish will often move to shallower water and it might be worth your while to move your target area and use natural baits such as earth worms. Inflows to your fishing area are worth considering since predatory fish such as barbel becomes more active in these areas when it’s raining. This is because of the natural food flowing downstream. It is important to note that fish species such as carp will become less active in the colder weather and that overfeeding should be avoided.

On a recent trip to Bon Accord dam, the rain was pouring down and fishing was hard but we managed to catch a barbel and a few small carp by changing our strategy. You can read more about the trip in our Bon Accord fishing at the start of 2011 post.

A beautiful Klipdrift dam carp

We finally managed to organise a second trip to the private side of Klipdrift dam and this time around we managed to get a few lines in the water, the weather was spectacular and fish was in abundance. After the disappointment we experienced during our previous trip to Klipdrift dam and seeing some of the catches submitted by Theo Greyling during his trip to the Lakeview resort side of Klipdrift dam , I was excited by the prospect of what the dam may deliver. I initially struggled to get going but took the opportunity to learn from Casper van Tonder, a local and a frequent angler at Klipdrift dam. He set the pace early on and caught a few beautiful fish.

A carp caught by Casper van Tonder

The fish was active at about 80 to 100 meters and all caught on a microwave white dough. The best catch of the day however must have been a moggel, it’s only the second time I come across this fish specie and I was totally mesmerised by it’s beauty!

A moggel caught at Klipdrift dam

Here you can see more photo’s of Klipdrift dam.

I’ve been interested in art lure fishing for quite a while now, not just for bass but for species including barbel, carp, tiger fish and whatever would be interested in the lure. Taking the time from my busy schedule however is sometimes a daunting task and reading up on this facet of the sport was left until a week or so ago when we got invited to a bass lodge in Nylstroom. I’m sure as is the case with most newbies to bass fishing, the variety of rods, reels and lures left me flabbergasted. So as the well known saying in IT goes, “Google is your friend”. Armed with my left hand on the keyboard and my right hand on one of the pages in the newest Tight Lines, I filtered through the vast variety of information that was yet again presented to me. Experts and beginners alike gave some valuable insight into art lure fishing, all comming to the same conclusion, a conclusion that is simple, a conclusion that I will be following next weekend, a conclusion that is spelled out below!

What equipment do I need?

As a begginer you do not need a boat, the most expensive rods and reels or a fast number of lures. First make sure that you really like this facet of fishing. As a carp angler I’m sure I would love art lure fishing, but different people have different interests! So start off with one of those old light weight fishing rods that is probaly lying around the house somewhere. If you do not have a small rod lying around, borrow one from a friend or buy one of those cheapies. A begginer bass combo (rod and reel) can cost anything from R300.00 to R1000.00, but if you are prepared to start of with the absolute basics, you can get a light weight combo for R100.00 to R200.00.

When it comes to lures, start off with the tried and tested. Rapala is a well known brand in South Africa with a proven track record. Lures can be expensive and one or two is often all you need. To be honest, as a beginner myself, I chose two lures on nothing else but instinct and a bit of common sense. The first lure I chose is a white Bronzeye pop frog by SPRO.

The white Bronzeye Pop frog

The following is said about this lure on the back of the box: ” The Dean Rojas signature series Bronzeye pop frog was designed to attract bass out of the thickest cover with its loud popping sound…”. I chose this lure for a variey of reasons. It’s bright, it makes a loud popping sound, the hooks fit the bait perfectly and it floats. Because this lure float, it is ideal to use at fishing spots with alot of structure causing snags and tangles. According to the loads of information I went through, this kind of lure is especially effective early in the morning, fishing near features such as water lillies. The second lure now part of my arsenal, is the Rapal Shadrap.

The Rapala Shadrap

This was a choice based purely on the look of the lure. There is really not much to say about Rapala, almost every article book or other piece of information available on bass fishing make mention of Rapala.

Where to fish

It is clear that the majority bass anglers prever the smaller private dams. These dams are often human made with great structures providing the perfect habitat for breeding monster bass.

As they say, practice makes perfect, and hopefully the more I practice the luckier I will get!

Quite often people post a few photo’s via our facebook group. We do however want to keep all out loyal readers informed and will from time to time post some of these photos here in order to show the fish caught at the various venues. You can join our facebook group by searching for Will & Dre’s Fishing Reports and clicking on the join group link.

If you want to send us some photo’s of your own, email the photo’s to readers@willndre.co.za or post them via our facebook group. Remember to provide us with information (where possible of course) such as your name , the type of fish , the weight of the fish , the bait used , the name of the venue , the GPS coordinates or exact fishing spot , the month of the year and if the fish was released.

Thank you Wynand du Plooy for submitting the following photo’s of your trip to the Vaal river. Unfortunately I do not have any information on the baits used, the conditions or the time of year.

This post was send to us by Theo Greyling. As you all know we do not always have the time to visit each and every dam requested by our readers and we appreciate any contribution. Thank you Theo for the very informative and complete discription of your experience at Klipdrift dam.

Here is his story…

Well, we at last made it to Klipdrift Dam. We at least had one day of good fishing although the wind nearly blew us away.

SA Powder used every time.

We were up and out of bed by 4:00 AM Friday morning because I still had to go to work for a few hours before we could leave for Klipdrift dam. The sheer excitement was building inside of me as the morning progressed and for some reason every minute felt like an hour. 11:00 AM finally arrived and I shot home (5:00 till 11:00 AM plus over time the week before made up for the 2 to 3 hours I cut the day short)
When I arrived home, my wife had packed all the last bits and pieces (what a diamond she is) and the only thing for me to do was to hook the trailer,wait for my brother Schalk and off we went.

When we got to the gate at Klipdrift Dam an hour and 30mins later we were told to turn around… and pay at the Café first, luckily just across the road.The dam fees were a bit of a challenge to understand as there were day-fees, children-fees, extra vehicle-fees, overnight-fees and extra person-fees. After we eventually paid, we moved on back to the dam entrance gate. Although the Café has some angling accessories , day-to-day stuff and a small yellow pharmacy (or a bottle store as some of you may know it), we had everything we needed.

Driving down to the water was a bit shaky due to the road conditions, it’s apparent that they had a lot of rain in the past few weeks and the original dirt road looked like a messy-muddy-deurgetrapte-road.
Anyways, at the water to the left are the stands with electricity points and trees available, and to the right are the stands without electricity trees. The R60 difference wasn’t worth the shallower water, and the generator couldn’t possibly use R60 of fuel per day, so it was decides, to the left. The guys sitting at the stands with electricity had it though than us to land fish.

We picked a spot, and by anonymous vote stopped at Stand 68. All the stands on the right side look very similar and very small (tiny in fact for a family of 6), although some flush toilets and water basin cabins are available 100m to 200m apart, so we sat close to one because of the children mostly.

Right, it was now time as usual to get the tent up so that the trailer could be unpacked (the tent was packed at the top of the trailer) so we could get to the fishing gear quickly.A friend of ours, Pieter Bezuidenhout had his tent rigged in no time. We were still getting our tent up, while he was getting his rods ready for the first cast. Pieter, like most boertjies, offered his help, but I denied, and said he should break the ice first (you know, catch the first fish so we don’t blank). Not even 30min later Pieter had his first fish on the line. Not very big, but a fish non the less. We struggled to get the tent anchored because the wind was quite strong. It was actually very unpleasant, but did not bother us much as we have been looking forward to this trip for a long time. So we just carried on. (Our neighbours actually had to throw out their gazebo as the wind got a hold of it and bent it to pieces.)

We eventually had our tent up and the rigging of the rods started. I mixed some white flour with the dam water, and rigged the traces with white dough and FX Floaty as backing (a tip from some forums on the internet). They were dipped in Gumtree and the mielie-bomb got a bit as well. With the wind straight in our faces I only managed to get the bait out about 100m, although my brother and Pieter said it was more to the 150m mark. Not sure, but at least I got the rods in the water. After about 2 ours of fishing, I landed 2 small fish on the exact same bait. By this time we had to get the fires going as the kids were getting hungry. The wind kept on blowing, with some quieter bits in between which did not last more than 10 minutes at a time. With the wind blowing like that, all sorts of grass and twigs got blown onto the bank, and made it miserable to fish, so I decided to leave my rods out of the water for the night. (Luckily I did because the wind grew stronger during the night and could possibly have made a mess of things.)

I was up again early the next morning before dawn, and started rigging the traces the same as the day before. It took a while for the fish to get active again, but I got my first fish of the day soon after the sun made an appearance. (The wind still blowing strong. Not lekker.) Some friends (Jeanne, Etieen & Alicia) joined us for the day, but were unlucky and didn’t catch anything, even after trying the bait combination I used. After a few 200-300g carps between Pieter and myself, I decided to change to mielies. Our neighbours caught bigger fish (2kg+), on mielies and the decision to use mielies mainly stemmed from that because I was getting tired of catching the small ones.
The top hook was baited with 2 plain mielies (van Heerden’s) and the bottom with 3 small 10 year old Almond and Egg Yellow mielies, with some flouro-jam on the mielie-bomb. It took some time, but after about 2 hours caught the first pan-sized carp of about 2kg.The second rod also delivered a 1.5kg carp. My brother managed to land a few fish on this combination as well.

One of the beautiful carps caught by Theo at Klipdrift dam

Now it was time to make some breakfast… what a challenge again due to the wind factor. Luckily Pieter had his 3-burner gas-braai in the trailer which produces more gas pressure than the conventional gas-braai. At some point we even had to move around to the other side of the tent just to try and get away from the wind and keep the gas-braai going.

Preparing breakfast at Klipdrift dam

After breakfast I baited the rods again with the mielie combination used before, which delivered a few extra carp between 1 & 2kg (mostly on the Almond pitte this time). As the day progressed, the wind got quieter but so did the fish. I managed to land 2 more fish of 2 and 2.5kg, but had to pull out all the stops with getting the bait out far enough. At this time the fish retreated into deeper waters and only found myself and the guys with canoes and bait boats catching some.

Another Klipdrift dam carp

At night time, the fish were really nowhere to be found, so I decided not to put my rods in the water.The wind eventually died down, and we were able to get a better night’s rest.

Up at dawn again, and time to fish with a perfect day ahead of us. Or so I thought with the fresh morning smell in my nostrils. Little did I know fishing would almost be non-existent.Sunday proved to be one of those days, no one catching fish except the guys with the canoes and bait boats taking their bait out at least 300m. Not even a P4 bullet, baited, will get that far, no matter who you are. I tried several baits, dips, riggs etc, but only got one little yellow fish when I tried the white dough with FX floaty and Gumtree dip again. Earthworms, Floaties, Brown bread, Dough, Mielies dipped in TCP, Behoedmiddel, Strawberry, Banjo, FX, Almond, Garlic, Cinnamon etc were tried, but nothing… only a couple of small pushes like the fish pushed the mielie bomb around.The day in itself was perfect, weather wise, but fishing became almost imaginary. My youngest (with the assistance of my wife) managed to catch the last, and only second fish for the day, 2 hours before we started packing up; a 600g carp on an Almond mielie again.(We even got new neighbours on Sunday, but they did not last 4 hours until they decided to leave again because the fish were not biting.)

This dam is very shallow at the Lakeview Resort side. Some guys even walked in 80-100m to get their bait out. Even at these distances the water only came up to their chests.

It will be interesting to see what the SAs will deliver at this venue mid March 2010 as it seems the more noise on the bank, the deeper the fish retreats. Logical I suppose. The resort was packed on Sunday with a lot of kids swimming in the dam, thus also contributing to the bank noise, so it’s understandable for the fish to seek quieter waters. The wind was also a factor of cause, a little wind is good for fishing, which obviously also dampens the noise, plus adds oxygen in the water which makes the fish more respondent and lively.

All-in-all I was not very impressed with the resort. First of all, 30 – 50 calls to the resort’s land line (018 290 1104 ) to “book” were fruitless. Luckily I found a cell number (082 215 1413) on the internet , but even this was fruitless, as the owner of that number never returned with a booking or reference number as he said he would, and was somewhat rude when I spoke to him (Perhaps I caught him on a bad day.) We were told when we paid our fees at the Café; Telkom fixed their lines just that morning, so hopefully any future bookings can be made with fewer issues.The shallow water has a lot of green algae and loose grass (nothing like Bloemhof or Harties) but makes it difficult to fish. (A tip: Keep the rods high on the stands with the rod tip at quite an angle to try and clear the first few meters from the bank in order to prevent the line from dangling in the algae and floating grass being washed back by the waves.) The smell from the dam from time-to-time is also very unpleasant. I suppose if the fish played along on Sunday as well, I would have written a more positive report, but the fact of the matter is; the resort has a lot to upgrade before it would become one of my favourite fishing spots, especially at those resort prices.

Best of luck to the guys and gals in the 2010 Freshwater Bank Angling SAs as this venue is very unpredictable from one day to the next. Fishing in itself is very unpredictable, but when things change so much from one day to the next, it obviously makes it even more so challenging. Hard work and dedication should see you through. Don’t expect tons of fish, but work hard, and you will be awarded.

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??

This summer weekend we fished in Brits. We camped at Klein Paradys 4 star resort, a great resort for Bass anglers. We caught Bass, Carp, and Bream (Kurper) on worms as bait.

I was looking forward to fishing at Klein Paradys Resort in Brits with my brother and friends the weekend. I have visited Klein Paradys before, but I never tried fishing the dams.

Bass Fishing at Klein Paradys

I’ve done some research and tried to find out what fish to expect in the dam. I knew that the dam had a lot of bass but what about other species?

When we got there we had to confirm our booking at the office. There were three guys before us so in the meantime I looked at the photos and air shots of the resort. I was pleased to see photo’s of some nice 5kg + carps.

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Later the day we tried some bass fishing with a rampala and some other artificial lure we bought at the shop where I bought the worms. I thought since we are going to a dam with bass we could just as well try catching some bass the proper way.

I didn’t have the right rods but one of my brother’s friends had a small bass fishing rod. He was also the first one to catch a bass about half an hour after we started fishing. That made me very excited and since the carp wasn’t very hungry I decided to give the bass fishing thing a shot.

Jadrick with his first bass

OK so I was new to this and wanted to see how the lure “swims” through the water. I casted under arm and dropped the lure about 5 to 7 meters from the bank. (I’ve seen this on TV ) I looked at the little fishy gliding through the water as I pulled pulled on the rod and then… I caught my first bass! It literally took me less than 5 minutes of trying!

Bass caught at Klein Paradys in Brits

The next day we all tried for carp, kurper or whatever the dam may hold. I had two Banjo dipped boilies on my one line and worms on the other but yet again it was my brother’s buddy, Jadrick, who got the first bite from a nice big blue kurper.

Jadrick with the first Kurper for the day

It turned out that the dam was full of these and they were very decently sized! I caught another 6 that day. Jadrick caught another two and my brother’s other friend, Deon, caught another one. By the end of the day we caught 9 very well sized blue kurpers!

Kurper in my net

The resort has some rules and because fishing is not the only attraction and for ensuring security that helped in making the place a 4 star holiday resort, fishing is only allowed from 5 am in the morning till 10 pm in the evening. This is a bit sad for the carp anglers but I can tell you that the carp does bite throughout the day… tried and tested

During the day I had two runs on the boily line. Both of which came loose. Later I almost caught a nice big one but it jumped right of the hook about 5m from the side. I was very sad about that but I learned myself a lesson… I already knew to wait until the carp takes the hook and run and not to try “kapping” him when he sucks on the bait, (this method works very well for me but it isn’t the only method), but I decided that from that moment on I won’t pluck any more because I believe when doing that I probably pull the hook right out of the fish’s mouth.

That evening yet another electric storm stopped us from trying for the big ones and we didn’t plan on fishing the next morning because we wanted to get on the road back home at a decent time but the next day the clouds convinced us to fish some more. I just used one rod and because we had to carry everything to the fishing spot we didn’t even take our rod stands with…Yes I just balanced my rod on a branch.

After 2 hours we decided to stay even a bit longer than planned because of the regular movement on our lines. I was sure it was just a matter of time until I’d make up for all those I’ve lost because of my haste or over enthusiasm the previous day. I said to myself that we could go when we caught something and that even if the others wanted to keep their lines in, I’d take out my line for the last time when I catch the big one.

And then…finally! The bite I was waiting for.

Finally I reeled him in

So we fished three days in a row and not one day a blank!

Trip summary:

Fishing period: +- 5am to 10pm

Fish: 8 Blue Kurpers, 2 Bass and 1 Carp

Bait used: Worms

Distance the fish was caught at: +- 50m

Fishing spot: About in the middel GPS: 25 degrees 52?13.02?S, 28 degrees 16?11.05?E

Conditions: Overcast

Day 1:

Arriving at the dam the weather is terrible, clouds are closing in from all sides, it’s starting to drip and the wind makes it difficult to get the second of two tents up.  The second tent are up just in time to watch an enourmous storm unfold infront of our eyes and I feel a familiar pain in my heart as I realize that not much fishing will be taking place throughout the day. At about 10pm I decide to at least try and get a line into the water, but quickly decide against this idea when getting outside.

The two tents

Day 2:

The rain stopped but the wind is still going at it and the sun is nowhere in sight, at least I can prepare some bait now. The water is brown from all the rain and it’s probably best to stick with the stronger dips like mint, garlic, TCP and duiwelsdrek. 2 hours pass… nothing, the sun is starting to break through the clouds and it’s already 9am. The fish in Rietspruit love ‘Wit deegies’ with anything sweet and I decide to stay with the tried and tested. Knowing this dam I quickly prepare a combination of white dough dipped in pineapple and peach for each of my two rigs knowing that I should land my first fish within in the next 20 minutes or so. And surely enough 12 minutes later there is a slight pull… wait … (this must be one of the small muddies or smallmouth yellow’s, they are plentiful in this dam and they love the sweet stuff). There is a slight pull again and this time it takes the bait by full force, I lift the rod and can feel the fish will probably not exceed  300g. A minute or two later I’m unhooking the smallmouth yellow and putting it back into the water. Willem didn’t come with me on this trip and it’s just not the same giving this fish a name… (It’s just not that much fun sharing this tradition with MYSELF!)

The first fish of the trip

The rest of the day is rather productive, nothing big but every hour produces at least 2 – 3 fish all caught on white dough and sweet dips.

Day 3:

Day three starts with an exciting run on my left rod, as I pick up the rod I think to myself : “Wow it feels better than the 15 or so small fish caught on day two”. I’m still busy reeling in when there is a run on my right rod, now totally confused I put down the left rod and take my right rod, I can hear my left rod going at it again, the fish on my right rod do not feel that big and I decide to rather land the fish on the left first. +- 10 to 15 minutes later both are landed, a carp (not as big as hoped) and a small muddy.

The carp that exited me so much

The rest of the day was pretty much the same as day two.

About the dam

This dam probably have some of the best camping facilities that I have seen at a dam. The banks are beautifull there is electricity and the water is clean.

The neat bank - (With mr. SA himself)

The dam

The dam is 99% safe and a great venue for children. My little niece caught 7 -10 fishes at a distance of +- 10m.

My little niece with one of her catches

GPS coordinates: 26o24’34.9″S – 26048’38.4″E

Fishing summary:

Conditions: day two: Overcast, day three: Sunny and warm
Season: Summer
Bait: White dough with anything sweet
Fishing spot: B2
Entrance fee: Apparently this venue is rather expensive compared to other dams, but according to me it wasn’t to bad. It was +- R300 for three days, 2 people

Our catch for the night

During the last week of the summer holiday I decided to join one of my old school friends for a quick (which later became a very long) fishing trip to the nearby Bon Accord dam.

Knowing from recent experience that the hyacinths in Bon Accord sometimes leaves little space for anglers, we set off very early in the morning, in that way keeping Rietvlei an alternative. This time however the hyacinths weren’t so bad. Apart from some around the bank of the dam there were almost no hyacinths in sight. I was still worried about water life though as I heard through the grapevine that hyacinths takes the oxygen out of the water, and since me and Dre didn’t make a catch the previous time we fished Bon Accord I thought it to be a great possibility that there were very little if any fish left in the dam.

Luckily the possibility fell forgotten quickly as lots of small fish started jumping around in the water close by. A few minutes later our neighbors caught the first one. Not very big. I estimate it somewhere between  500 and 700 grams. But as for us we didn’t catch anything..

Until finally at about 16h00 in the afternoon I heard my reel sing, which by this time really sounded like music to my ears. I caught the first one, a 0.6 Kg Carpie on Champion Guava dipped worms. At first I thought it was color that did the trick as the muti contains some red florescence, so I tried it again, but this time some surprising and unforeseen circumstances messed up my attempt.

The hyacinths started creeping closer from where they were hiding around the corner of the dam, so that within a half hour casting became impossible. I almost started packing up when I saw the clear waters behind the hyacinths were also coming closer, so I decided to wait a while to see if it will blow over to the other side, giving us some space to fish.

After a while it paid off. The hyacinths were “gone”, but in the west a storm was brewing. About an hour later we were sitting inside the car, again waiting, not for fish to bite, not for the hyacinths but this time for the storm to pass. And then we were casting again and this time reeling in fish after fish.

Our catch for the night

After my second bite we started a little competition between me, my old pal Rinus and a guy by the name Riaan, that we met there. So now we were fishing for the bigger ones. Riaan, who stays near to Rietvlei taught me a few tricks at applying mieliebom in a way so that it doesnt fall of as easily. It basically comes down to forming the “bom” to a square with your fingers before rounding it.

During the light rain of the evening we caught 9 “keepers” (although the barbel was a bit small) of which I caught 7. Riaan caught another 2.

We kept fishing until 12 at night when the storm came back and the cold became a bit more than just unpleasant, so we drank something to make us warm and went to “bed” in the car as it was to late for building the tent in the rain. Sleeping somewhere, someway, between and on the front seats is no fun (Rinus on the backseats), but at least we could rest from the rain and cold.

The next morning we counted the fish to make sure, reeled in, greeted our neighbours and left for some sleep at home.

Having caught 7 carps on one rod I’d call the trippie a success!

Trip summary:

Fishing period: 6h00 am – 8h00 am (next day)

Catches: 8 Carps, 1 Barbel

Bait used: Guava dipped worms. Caught smaller fish on custard dough, compliments by the neighbours

Distance the fish was caught at: 40 – 70 metres

Fishing spot: Next to waterworks, opposite Onderstepoort. Drive around the dam until about halfway.

Conditions: Bit of everything. Most fish caught at night with some light rain.