Author Topic: Knysna Estuary - information, news, events and reports (Read 215842 times)

REEFMAN · « **Reply #220 on:** October 09, 2014, 12:31:54 PM »

Wow! Great fish Robin... you guys are on fire!

John F · « **Reply #221 on:** October 09, 2014, 12:40:26 PM »

Champs for sure!

Charles · « **Reply #222 on:** October 09, 2014, 12:44:14 PM »

Nice fish! Well done.

Half-Pint · « **Reply #223 on:** October 09, 2014, 01:01:00 PM »

Awesome fish and on such light tackle too!

SAfish · « **Reply #224 on:** October 09, 2014, 01:25:27 PM »

Great Steenbras,well done Kim.

Guys, it is such a pleasure to fish with Robin and his family. They are so organised and everyone knows exactly what to do when they get a fish. Once the fish is on board it takes only a couple of seconds to get the hook out, fish measured, quick photo and a safe release. They work together like a well oiled machine.
Also something worth mentioning is the effort they put in to clean the lagoon of rubbish. Robin will not drive past a plastic bag or bottle floating in the water, all rubbish gets picked up. HUGE

Mal Hannes · « **Reply #225 on:** October 09, 2014, 11:45:57 PM »

Fantastic river fishing!

That steenie is great!

I have only caught 1 5kg steenbras in all my years fishing the Lagoon. Picked it up close to thetrain bridge and thought I hooked the train.

Well done that is a fish!

RobinF · « **Reply #226 on:** October 10, 2014, 04:39:12 AM »

Thanks for the great comments guys, it's 04h35 and we are about to go again and see what is where. The wind has been a major problem, but all in all so far so good.

Hermann, I will sms you later about tonight, but it looks like the wind will be pumping. Failing that, tomorrow morning? Think you can make that?

SAfish · « **Reply #227 on:** October 10, 2014, 07:48:05 AM »

Thanks Robin. Yes we will have to see because there are a couple of things that came up at work. I am off to Durban to inspect a factory.

L Hooker · « **Reply #228 on:** October 10, 2014, 08:24:22 AM »

Quote from: SAfish on October 08, 2014, 11:11:59 AM

Quote from: L Hooker on October 08, 2014, 10:46:13 AM
Well done some great catches.. I am coming down to Knysna in December staying at Brenton on Lake its been 7yrs since I moved from the Garden Route so looking forward to it! Watching this thread with great interest, keep the pics coming
Let us know when you are here, maybe we can meet up for fishing session or a

Definitely Will do!

Mal Hannes · « **Reply #229 on:** October 10, 2014, 08:59:33 AM »

Hooker

When are you there?

L Hooker · « **Reply #230 on:** October 10, 2014, 09:06:49 AM »

Quote from: Mal Hannes on October 10, 2014, 08:59:33 AM

Hooker

When are you there?

From the15th Dec to around the 3rd Jan

SAfish · « **Reply #231 on:** October 10, 2014, 09:20:30 AM »

Mmm, I see a mini

social on the horizon. We should all get together, either for a fishing session or a beer or a braai.

or all the above.

L Hooker · « **Reply #232 on:** October 10, 2014, 09:30:09 AM »

Quote from: SAfish on October 10, 2014, 09:20:30 AM

Mmm, I see a mini social on the horizon. We should all get together, either for a fishing session or a beer or a braai.
or all the above.

yebo yes

RobinF · « **Reply #233 on:** October 10, 2014, 10:52:44 AM »

Nothing much this morning other than a few smalls. Will go again this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Will update then.

arnoldstrachan · « **Reply #234 on:** October 11, 2014, 11:59:21 AM »

Good Afternoon everyone, I am not new to this forum in the sense that I have spent hours reading posts but I have never posted anything due to the fact that I have many more questions than answers!

My parents just recently moved to Knysna but I have been fishing there all my life. I look forward to posting pics and reports regularly as I come up to Knysna on a three week basis. I will be there from the 15th until the 19th October and will hopefully get some fishing in, between the skiing etc.

can anyone update me on the water temperature in the lagoon at the moment pls? We will probably go look for some bottom fish off natures valley on Saturday and I will post pics of any fish we catch. I look forward to hearing from you

SAfish · « **Reply #235 on:** October 11, 2014, 12:05:09 PM »

Arnold. I am glad you decided to post and I am looking forward to your reports. RobinF has been fishing here the past week and he will be able to give you an update on the water temperature. When I fished with him last Sunday the water temperature ranged from 16 degrees at the Heads to 23 degrees above the white bridge.

arnoldstrachan · « **Reply #236 on:** October 11, 2014, 12:17:12 PM »

Thanks SA FISH! I hope the big leeries are still around! On my last trip in September we managed to land one (shown in my profile picture) on a medium sized mullet in front of the moored yacht "GLEE" but dropped another 3 which seemed as if they couldn't swallow the 30cm/900 gram mullets I was trolling (all I could get hold of). If I understand correctly it is neap tide next week, meaning finding mullets is going to be challenging. Any recommendations as to where to throw a cast net for them? I generally throw in the channels to the left of the road bridge as you drive onto Thesens at low tide but at neap tide I struggle there.

SAfish · « **Reply #237 on:** October 11, 2014, 12:48:31 PM »

That is a good area to get Mullets and you can also try around Leisure Isle. If I am on a boat I normally go to areas where the shore based anglers can't get.

Nellis · « **Reply #238 on:** October 12, 2014, 12:11:31 AM »

That is puffer fish territory.. for me. Vir die laaste 11 jaar het ek nog nooit iets anders as 'n Blaasop daar (waar foto geneem is) gevang nie.
In hindsight everybody has 20/20 vision. This made me think; due to the abundance of Blaasop in the estuary... are they abundant due to Leeries not eating them or are Leeries there to eat them because they are abundant?

Lofty · « **Reply #239 on:** October 12, 2014, 01:06:23 AM »

nothing,as far as I know,eats blaasops(Tobys)...I

them...