Big bass at Inanda Dam
There have been plenty of big bass coming out over the last few days at Inanda on the Strike Pro crank baits. With the weather being so hot and the bass lying very deep, the Strike Pro Crank has been the lure of choice when targeting the big boys.
Anglers are fishing a heavy braid and thick nylon for their leaders to allow them to pull the bass from the structure that it has made its home. A heavy braid for this style of fishing is nice as it enables you to cut through the lilies and branches that the bass may be hiding in. A clear or greenish colour crank is working very well for the bass at Inanda at the moment. Nagle has been producing some excellent fish from the kick-boat, again in the deeper areas, but a much more effective fishing method would be to use an actual boat. Anglers on boats are able to fish anywhere they please without the worry of wind or structure, and there has been some sizable bass coming out there as well. Shongweni is still a no-go zone to anglers, but it seems as though there are a couple that have tried their luck and they have been rewarded with some good fish, most of these fish coming out on Pumpkin Seed Flukes and surface poppers towards the evening around the reeds. There have been plenty tilapia coming out on small spinners, live worms and fly over the last week or so as well. Anglers are using the smaller tilapia and swimming them for the bigger bass. This works extremely effectively as the bigger bass cannot resist these baitfish. Albert Falls is still producing excellent fish in the deep parts of the dam. Shaded areas along the banks are also producing some good fish on surface lures such as the Strike Pro Gobi Popper. There have been a couple reports of some really nice fighting bass coming out of this dam recently and we really hope that does not change.
There have been plenty of carp caught all around Inanda Dam. Many holiday-makers have had some incredible catches all the way up to 17kg. Almond Mealies and plain Super Cast feed seems to be working the best at around a 80m cast, with a braided baby shoes rig. There have been a lot of barbel coming out as well on loud lipless cranks. With the anglers from Free State coming down for the holidays, many of them are using the new Poseidon Roep Stok for the barbel, paired with a Daiwa SL30 and 50lb Daiwa J Braid. Anglers shake the tip of the rod in the water to attract the fish, and then release a sinking lure into the area they have stirred up. This is a new way of fishing in Inanda and seems to be producing some excellent fish for those who want to kill time while fishing for the elusive carp. Nagle is producing some excellent fish on specimen gear, some carp in excess of 20kg, with hook baits being 20-24mm boilies. Unfortunately your conventional anglers are not having as much luck with the bigger fish, but are still catching good amounts of fish. Albert Falls has been producing good fish on conventional. Sweetcorn Mealies seems to be the bait of choice with the new SVB Super Cast ground feed working very well for these fish. There are a few fish coming out on specimen tackle between the 5-8kg marks.
Around this time of the year you will find most of your trout in the much deeper waters around the reeds and weed beds. The trout do not like the hotter days and you will find that they will be feeding less on the surface than on the floor. These fish will go for more of a streamer type fly as they will be preying on the smaller minnows around the dam bed. There have been some good catches in a lot of the Kamburg rivers lately with anglers having most luck in shaded areas of the river on delicately presented dry flies such as your Adams Irresistible. These flies are great as they are easy and quick to tie. There have been a lot of brown trout coming out of these rivers lately and should continue to do so. Even though these fish are small, it is a truly invigorating experience to catch them in a river.
(File Photo: AFP)
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There have been plenty of carp caught all around Inanda Dam. Many holiday-makers have had some incredible catches all the way up to 17kg. Almond Mealies and plain Super Cast feed seems to be working the best at around a 80m cast, with a braided baby shoes rig. There have been a lot of barbel coming out as well on loud lipless cranks. With the anglers from Free State coming down for the holidays, many of them are using the new Poseidon Roep Stok for the barbel, paired with a Daiwa SL30 and 50lb Daiwa J Braid. Anglers shake the tip of the rod in the water to attract the fish, and then release a sinking lure into the area they have stirred up. This is a new way of fishing in Inanda and seems to be producing some excellent fish for those who want to kill time while fishing for the elusive carp. Nagle is producing some excellent fish on specimen gear, some carp in excess of 20kg, with hook baits being 20-24mm boilies. Unfortunately your conventional anglers are not having as much luck with the bigger fish, but are still catching good amounts of fish. Albert Falls has been producing good fish on conventional. Sweetcorn Mealies seems to be the bait of choice with the new SVB Super Cast ground feed working very well for these fish. There are a few fish coming out on specimen tackle between the 5-8kg marks.
Around this time of the year you will find most of your trout in the much deeper waters around the reeds and weed beds. The trout do not like the hotter days and you will find that they will be feeding less on the surface than on the floor. These fish will go for more of a streamer type fly as they will be preying on the smaller minnows around the dam bed. There have been some good catches in a lot of the Kamburg rivers lately with anglers having most luck in shaded areas of the river on delicately presented dry flies such as your Adams Irresistible. These flies are great as they are easy and quick to tie. There have been a lot of brown trout coming out of these rivers lately and should continue to do so. Even though these fish are small, it is a truly invigorating experience to catch them in a river.
(File Photo: AFP)
Twitter - @kingfisherdaiwa @SportswaveAndre