Good carp fishing in KZN

Carp - With our local dams starting to become more popular at this stage of the year, it is no wonder that reports of carp catches have increased so much. Anglers using conventional tackle have managed to land some lovely carp over the last week and weekend. With the water being so clean at Shongweni at the moment, anglers are forced to downsize their terminal tackle, but have managed to land some good fish even on 6lb hook snootings. Maize has been responsible for most catches, but anglers using specimen tackle have also caught some larger specimens on 12mm boilies and tiger nuts. Albert Falls seems to be slowing down with the bigger fish, with reports of smaller fish up to 5kg being received this week.

Bass - Albert Falls has slowed down somewhat over the last week and has fished well only in the mornings and late afternoons. Spinner baits have worked well in the shallows in the mornings. Shongweni has had an average performance recently with most fish being landed on plastics in the clean water. Mustad Ultralock hooks with their fine gauge wire have been helping out with the presentation of the soft plastics. Hazelmere is very low at the moment, but is still producing fish on spinner baits and larger soft plastics. Darker colours such as Black and Junebug have been producing the goods.

Fly Fishing - Fishing in the Midlands has slowed down substantially over the last month or so, due to the rising water temperatures. Most fishing should be done early in the mornings before the shallows heat up and a floating line will increase your chances of a bite as the fish will be feeding on the surface White Death or DDD patterns will be a good choice at this time of the year and need to be fished extremely slow. If the wind picks up, try fishing with an intermediate line and tungsten weighted fly, the fish will become more active as the wind cools the surface temperature.

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