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FRESHWATER ANGLING => FW Hotspots/locations => Topic started by: WalkersKiller on April 11, 2012, 03:41:18 PM

Title: Marwan Dam
Post by: WalkersKiller on April 11, 2012, 03:41:18 PM

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The Marwan Fishing Dam is in Kempton Park, on a private piece of land that holds and deals with scrap metal. The dam is very clear and pristine, considering it is surrounded by factories and housing complexes. There are some big fish here, but fishing can be tricky. The dam is very deep, as it was once a quarry. At the time of writing this article entrance to the dam was R15 per person, which is collected by one of the workers. When you arrive there will be 2 gates you will drive through, please open both and close them behind you as there are horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and dogs on the property.

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The Dam is located in Epic Street in west Kempton Park. It is where the big green A is marked on the map.
GPS Co Ordinates: -26.070507,28.193271
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It has been stocked with various fish over the years and no one actually knows what species have bred successfully and what species have died off.

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The species that we are confident still exist here are:

Common Carp
Grass Carp
Mirror Carp
Koi
Barbel
Largemouth Bass
Rainbow Trout
Vlei Kurper
Blue Kurper

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Title: Re: Marwan Dam
Post by: Manuel Junior on April 12, 2012, 09:27:41 AM

 :shre: (clap) (clap) (clap)
Appears to be a good place for fishing :-)

Title: Re: Marwan Dam
Post by: Herman Jooste on April 13, 2012, 07:31:54 PM

Gareth, you beauty.  :happ:
 
Kurper that size this side of Pretoria  :shk   Amazing fish that. Well done on the catch.  (clap)
 
Now the mind starts churning, deep water, kurper and carp.
 
What flies and which line, DI7 or intermediate,  ?  :dunno: :dunno:

Title: Re: Marwan Dam
Post by: WalkersKiller on April 16, 2012, 07:51:50 AM

Herman, we have seen a Blue twice that size swimming around recently, some big fish in that deep water!

Thanks  :-)

Havent got anything on fly there yet, did one 4/5 hour session and no action, tried all sorts, it was the middle of the day, so I blame the weather  :hehe: