| Date of Report: Monday, 20th January 2025 |
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Name: Vikki Geldenhuys (Cape Piscatorial Society Secretary) Email: cps@piscator.co.za Phone: 081 826 0835 The trout rivers. Flyfishers were fortunate to be able to fish well into December because of higher-than-normal stream flows but catch rates have now dropped apart from bass which are very active in the warmer water. So, it is really a matter of waiting to autumn and the onset of the rainy season. CPS members have noted the continual littering of the Smalblaar which is particularly bad over the holiday season. Culprits are mainly picknickers and church parties undertaking baptisms and who leave their litter on the banks with the result that CPS members have to organise regular clean-up parties. Lakenvlei Dam. It was reported that with water temperatures now climbing well over 20°C very few or no trout have been taken recently, and catches comprise only bass which are regarded as a pest and as in the case of the trout rivers are killed. This dam has been well stocked with both browns and rainbows over the last few years so fishing will pick up again as winter approaches.
Smalblaar River – photo courtesy of Myburgh van Zijl. |
