Bass biting at Albert Falls

Bass:

Albert Falls – This dam has been producing a decent amount of fish off the Ridge and to the back of Pelican Bay on Baby Brush Hogs and finesse worms, both in watermelon red colours. Fishing in the off-coloured water towards the river section with a Strike Pro spinner bait proved effective during the week as well. Tim’s Trees are now exposed and have begun fishing very well.

Inanda - Due to the low water level, anglers have struggled to land decent fish as they have been searching for new offshore structure.  In these conditions, anglers should make a point of spending time on the water searching for new spots to fish. It is the ideal time to scan the surroundings of the dam and learn the structure. The majority of competitive anglers will use this to their advantage when fishing in competition, so there is no reason why it will not benefit the average angler.

Hazelmere - For the select few who were willing to launch a boat at Hazelmere over the last week, well done. The dam is extremely low, sitting at around 44% capacity, with chocolate brown waters. There are a few fish that are being landed, however, a rattle and shake approach has been taken in order to get a bite. Fine wire spinner baits, buzz baits, large crank baits and curly tails with rattles in them are the only items that will get a decent bite in this dirty water.

Carp:

Shongweni Dam – This dam has already started to see a drop in the size of fish being landed, due to the rise in temperature. The early summer bite of about 6-8kg fish is on, and although these fish are smaller, there are a fair number of them which are being caught with relative ease.

Albert Falls – This spot has provided ample fun for anglers around the slipways at the day visitor’s site, as well as good fun on fly when the flying ants are out. Most of these fish range between 1-5kg and are plentiful.

Tigerfish:

Now that the dust has settled from this year’s Tiger Fishing Spring Festival at Royal Jozini, here is a brief report back on what took place over that weekend. Fishing was fairly slow and not much activity to report, despite concerted efforts. However, tigers of up to 3kg were caught on live bait, lures, sardines and fly. A handful of barbel were also landed.

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