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General Angling Topics => Fishing Hotspots and locations => Topic started by: Nakkie on August 03, 2012, 03:29:31 PM
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So, the idea is to take some close friends of mine to St Lucia/Vidal for some serious fishing over the long weekend in September. That's the idea... :creep:
Problem 1: I have only fished that area once before for the Dev nationals... Complete blank <: The fact that I am taking friends with (no pressure seeing as they think I know :pray: "a lot" about our beloved sport) and I would like to... Uhm... NOT look like a chop!!! What kind of fish (eds vs non-eds) should we be targeting for that time of the year? :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:
Problem 2: CG has a league there at the same time and I would like to again, NOT look like a chop!!! :craz:
Please please please with icing and stuff, kindly share your knowledge with me (on pm if you prefer) where we can go to target both eds and non-eds between Vidal and St Lucia!
Pretty please!!!! :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:
:shfan is really the last thing I would like to happen to me :rotfl
:tkx: in advance!!!!
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Nakkie, think Sep/Oct is change of seasons and weather and fishing there is very unpredictable that time of the year.
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As Toppie says fishing at the change of seasons is very dependent on conditions. You might get the summer fish coming early or perhaps its still cold and you will be scratching for the whole time
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So, the idea is to take some close friends of mine to St Lucia/Vidal for some serious fishing over the long weekend in September. That's the idea... :creep:
Problem 1: I have only fished that area once before for the Dev nationals... Complete blank <: The fact that I am taking friends with (no pressure seeing as they think I know :pray: "a lot" about our beloved sport) and I would like to... Uhm... NOT look like a chop!!! What kind of fish (eds vs non-eds) should we be targeting for that time of the year? :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:
Problem 2: CG has a league there at the same time and I would like to again, NOT look like a chop!!! :craz:
Please please please with icing and stuff, kindly share your knowledge with me (on pm if you prefer) where we can go to target both eds and non-eds between Vidal and St Lucia!
Pretty please!!!! :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:
:shfan is really the last thing I would like to happen to me :rotfl
:tkx: in advance!!!!
Nakkie the guys are getting alot of shad and then also some garrick heard this morning that some guys are also getting some salmon i believe that they will be here untill that time .
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:shd: :grk: :blktl: :gt: :brnz: :shrk: All of these should be around. The beach in front of the estuary is the best for shad and garrick, Salmon at night. vidal and mapalane goof for kings and sharks aswell as shad. Mission rocks is excellent for scratching and kings. just north of missions has some very good spots. garrick are also caught here :tite
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Hi Nakkie,
This time of the year is difficult with regard to a constant stable weather pattern, so be prepared to have bad weather but be happily surprised if you get good weather.
St Lucia estuary and the umfolozi is closed so you can walk all the way to Mapelane if need be. The water in front of the st lucia estuary has a bank that is rather shallow so you will have to look for fishy water down the beaches. I know that there is good water north up the beach towards first rocks, I would fish these waters during low light times, night fishing for non-eds will be good with big slide/live baits but also for the Kob with a live bait.
The first point at Mapelane is rather sanded up and you can get into really deep water on a low tide.
There is always fish around this time of the year, but you will have to look for the right water that will produce a bite.
Best to phone Llewellyn Baxendale who does some guiding for out-of-town folk, he is a local guy who has the know-how as to what is biting. Definitely worth a call.
Will PM you his number.......
Cheers
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Thanks for the info gents. Wes, I will give him a call and hopefully the weather and fish will play along! :pray: :pray: :pray:
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take Wesley's advice boet
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Hi Wesley,
I'm off to St Lucia from tomorrow till Sunday
Kindly PM me Llewellyn's number as well
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I would like to... Uhm... NOT look like a chop!!!
Problem 2: I would like to again, NOT look like a chop!!! :craz:
You have Really High hopes for this trip, dont you ?
:crzy
Hope you have :tite and :sreel: Bro !
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Eish bru, I can already see the :shfan & losr chirps coming through!!!
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if the sickness leaves my house i will be going down wednesday
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if the sickness leaves my house i will be going down wednesday
All the best Rory. Please keep us posted on what comes out if any...
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will do
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@ Nakkie...I am going to be in St Lucia from the 31 Aug to 7 Sept and if you are there during this time,I can show you some interesting places which always produces fish even in the gale NE.
The shad,garrick and kob should be around and you might even be surprised with a kingie or two.
PM me
cheers
Garrick
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I heard they got a lot of shad this weekend as well as about 15 garrick over the weekend.
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after all this rain any news on the mouth opening. That will help the fishing.
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HD It is off my understanding that the st Lucia catchment did not get as much as the coast and us further down South??????????Can anybody substantiate this? My F.... that is a big word for a Saturday morning
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the river has broken through the beach so the umfolozi is open to the sea, not great as that water is supposed to be filling up the lake
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Hi Rory
Thanks for the update..... Bad news indeed.
Did it break through the old mouth or closer to Mappies?
Cheers
Wes
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the river has broken through the beach so the umfolozi is open to the sea, not great as that water is supposed to be filling up the lake
O no that is not good news
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What are the chances of them closing it and routing it into the estuary again.
Surely they realise that will be best course for the system since they are no longer in denial?
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water is still flowing into estuary just not as much as it could be
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Morning Gents
I am getting conflicting reports????
Can anyone confirm if the mouth breached at Mappies or close to the Channel they dug to the Estuary??
Is any water flowing into the Estuary or is it all going out to sea?
Is the back channel still operational and flowing in at honeymoon bend??
Thanks
Wes