What an absolutely smashing day we had for our Club Day and Bring-and-Braai! Huge thanks to all the members and families who came out to enjoy the fantastic fishing, beautiful setting, and great company.
Highlights & catch report
Early Birds: A dedicated crew kicked off early on Sunday morning, fishing from the bank, with more members joining later on float tubes.
It was brilliant to see parents and experienced anglers supporting and teaching the next generation.
It was a very sociable event as everyone gathered in the shade of the trees to enjoy lunch together. Later, the bank fishers took to the water on tubes, some of them for the first time and they had a fishing fest
Catch Summary: Over 60 Fish were brought to net. The top rods with counts of impressive numbers of 19, 16, and 12 fish. Fish sizes from 35-60cm. All in good nick. The key at this stage is to net the fish as fast as possible. The water is murky in the middle and fast retrieves work best. So I doubt that fine tippet is required. The bigger fish are very strong and thus take a few minutes of full-on fight which leaves them exhausted. Please support fish to revive them. There is no need to whoosh them in the water, they just need to he supported to stay right-side up while they recover.
Double fly rigs with Woolly Buggers at point and a blob on the dropper seemed to produce the best results. The warm conditions meant the fish were holding down deep. Once they were located, both bank and float tube anglers had great sport.
The water is warming up, and the fish are active. We strongly encourage all members to make use of these ideal conditions. We probably only have 6 weeks left to enjoy this season before it gets too hot.