Author Topic: Knysna Estuary - information, news, events and reports (Read 215853 times)

Marthin · « **Reply #440 on:** June 08, 2017, 01:04:52 PM »

Videos I have are too large. The one I saw this morning of the aftermath puts things in perspective

SAfish · « **Reply #441 on:** June 08, 2017, 04:30:04 PM »

Quote from: REEFMAN on June 08, 2017, 11:59:49 AM

Quote from: SAfish on June 08, 2017, 10:41:18 AM
Certain parts of the town is still on fire. A couple of friend of ours have lost everything.

Oh my word, that's terrible man!

I have also heard that a work relared friend and his wife and young son passed away yesterday when they got trapped by the fire on their farm. So tragic.

Charles · « **Reply #442 on:** June 08, 2017, 05:45:28 PM »

Indeed a testing time. Glad you are OK Hermann. The tragedy in Knysna, Plett and surrounds is terrible.

Our house and garden had some wind damage in Mosselbay.

SAfish · « **Reply #443 on:** June 10, 2017, 02:22:31 PM »

Please pry for the Garden Route. There are fires burning all over the place. George, Sedgefield, Plett etc. We are experiencing strong winds again and all the fire lines have flared up again. So far there are 408 formal and 200 informal houses that have burned down and they have only surveyed 75% of the area. I personally know of another 6 that burned down in Brenton today. There were people caught setting fires in the George area.

SAfish · « **Reply #444 on:** June 10, 2017, 03:09:43 PM »

This an aerial map of Knysna Heights. The houses with the black crosses have burned down. My house is in the middle far left of the map. The sad part is that it is only one of the town's suburbs.

MIKE PIKE · « **Reply #445 on:** June 10, 2017, 07:47:28 PM »

terrible too see this.

Charles · « **Reply #446 on:** June 11, 2017, 08:57:22 AM »

Complete devastation. An utter tragedy. Our prayers will be heard.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #447 on:** June 12, 2017, 07:49:03 AM »

This is so sad...

SAfish · « **Reply #448 on:** June 15, 2017, 10:30:06 AM »

We woke up this morning with another strong wind blowing. I heard something outside and almost crapped myself when I saw a fire truck outside my house. Someone called them and reported a flare-up in our development but we could see nothing. We did report a flare-up on the other side of the Salt River, it was not too big but you never know what is going to happen in these windy conditions. Everyone seems to be a bit more on edge this morning.

SAfish · « **Reply #449 on:** June 15, 2017, 06:04:39 PM »

Some more aerial photos of the surounding area.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155396697743320&id=729853319

Mal Hannes · « **Reply #450 on:** October 05, 2018, 08:54:06 AM »

I know the last few posts here was about the terrible fires and it was so sad to see my childhood town take a beating like that, but may I bring this discussion back to fishing and boating.

So I am coming to Knysna for a week in December to visit all my old fishing spots.

I am towing my New to me boat down and have booked a place wiith a mooring at the Knysna quays. I t will mostly be myself and Mandy and we cant launch and retrieve multiple times per day.

What I want to know is do I have to register specifically for the Knysna lagoon or is my inland SR number good enough.

This will be my first long distance tow of a biggish boat so any comments on that will also be appreciated.

The boat is not a typical fishing boat it is a real Vaalriver speed boat but it works for fishing.

L Hooker · « **Reply #451 on:** October 05, 2018, 12:54:40 PM »

Quote from: Mal Hannes on October 05, 2018, 08:54:06 AM

I know the last few posts here was about the terrible fires and it was so sad to see my childhood town take a beating like that, but may I bring this discussion back to fishing and boating.

So I am coming to Knysna for a week in December to visit all my old fishing spots.

I am towing my New to me boat down and have booked a place wiith a mooring at the Knysna quays. I t will mostly be myself and Mandy and we cant launch and retrieve multiple times per day.

What I want to know is do I have to register specifically for the Knysna lagoon or is my inland SR number good enough.

This will be my first long distance tow of a biggish boat so any comments on that will also be appreciated.

The boat is not a typical fishing boat it is a real Vaalriver speed boat but it works for fishing.

Hi Mal hannes, for Knysna estuary you need to get an estuary permit can't remember the costs however you can get it at the Parksboard offices at the old Tapa's jetty, The permit costs are calculated based on the size of motor on your boat (HP) I will also be down in Knysna over Dec, will be testing out my little alu boat

SAfish · « **Reply #452 on:** October 06, 2018, 02:31:42 PM »

Quote from: L Hooker on October 05, 2018, 12:54:40 PM

Quote from: Mal Hannes on October 05, 2018, 08:54:06 AM
I know the last few posts here was about the terrible fires and it was so sad to see my childhood town take a beating like that, but may I bring this discussion back to fishing and boating.

So I am coming to Knysna for a week in December to visit all my old fishing spots.

I am towing my New to me boat down and have booked a place wiith a mooring at the Knysna quays. I t will mostly be myself and Mandy and we cant launch and retrieve multiple times per day.

What I want to know is do I have to register specifically for the Knysna lagoon or is my inland SR number good enough.

This will be my first long distance tow of a biggish boat so any comments on that will also be appreciated.

The boat is not a typical fishing boat it is a real Vaalriver speed boat but it works for fishing.

Hi Mal hannes, for Knysna estuary you need to get an estuary permit can't remember the costs however you can get it at the Parksboard offices at the old Tapa's jetty, The permit costs are calculated based on the size of motor on your boat (HP) I will also be down in Knysna over Dec, will be testing out my little alu boat

You are 100% correct, the fee is based on the size of your motor. If you guys want I'll go to the PB office and find out what the fees are. I am going to Still Bay in December but will spend some time at home as well. If you guys are keen we can get togerther for a mini UA social?

L Hooker · « **Reply #453 on:** October 08, 2018, 10:21:39 AM »

Hi Herman, will drop you a call when im down, would be great to catchup

SAfish · « **Reply #454 on:** November 03, 2018, 09:13:41 PM »

The extend of the fires in the Garden Route is just mind boggling!

Please keep the fire fighters in your prayers.

Visenvryheid · « **Reply #455 on:** November 03, 2018, 11:25:42 PM »

Ja ous, if anyone has any prayers to spare, send them our way!!!! Touch and go..

colin · « **Reply #456 on:** November 04, 2018, 05:31:45 AM »

These fires seem too widespread to be coincidence or natural ,

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SAfish · « **Reply #457 on:** November 04, 2018, 09:19:01 AM »

Quote from: colin on November 04, 2018, 05:31:45 AM

These fires seem too widespread to be coincidence or natural , .

Colin, an electrical cable sparked due to high wind and caused the first fire. The others were caused by lightning. Yesterday the garden refuse area in Knysna was set allight by some brainless person.

This is the current situation:
https://www.knysnaplettherald.com/News/Article/General/sunday-morning-garden-route-fires-201811040838

SAfish · « **Reply #458 on:** November 04, 2018, 02:33:56 PM »

Update on the fire:
This fire is 4 times bigger in area than last year's fire. It has covered an area of 80 000 hectares with a circumference of 250km. It is massive. A sawmill burned down and unfortunately it is also a place structural timber is CCA (Cromated Copper Arsenate) treated. When a place like this burns it gives off a lot of smoke due to the sawdust but it also releases the Arsenic into the air which can pose a danger to all forms of life. A fire burning in a pine plantation is scary, check this video that was posted on FB.
https://www.facebook.com/717544198/posts/10158264183064199/

I know this is not fishing related but I think it is worth sharing as the Garden Route is one of our most beautiful holiday destinations.

Visenvryheid · « **Reply #459 on:** November 04, 2018, 10:08:21 PM »

We survived! Thank the Almighty and all the angels! And the firefighter who saved our asses!
Fires not man made,except for dooses lighting rubbish on bergwind days in knysna?!
Was big lightning storm on tuesday afternoon/evening that lit up every mountain peak from George to Jbay.. We watched the show which came after a few days of bergwinds and bush was tinder, thought oh no hier kom k@k. Then when trees come down on powerlines in stormwinds they light fires. Last years ones were mainly due to that. Our one that burnt around us last year (thank GOD!) was started by eskom lines along with fires on our property under our lines which came down. Luckily wind was not gale from the north this year which is the wind that drops trees on the lines which generally run E-W on the coast. Last year was 160km/h north wind in the middle of drought..at 5 in morning. oops. Worst case scenario. This year winds more favourable thank God.

It was toooo close last night though, all going pear shaped in these neck of the woods. eish..firefighters doing sterling job! We had inferno raging across the road from us with wind behind it, but these ous know their stuff! One fire here (out of hundreds) was caused by embers from land clearing and stump burning but was in a fire break that went up, fanned by gale SW's and made no difference as behind it was an entire mountain range glowing, fires bearing down started by lightning deep in the wilderness. Shame the animals and birds are the hardest hit, springtime here..The birds and buck were streaming out of the mountains the last 24 hours. Leopards and elephants I hope survived? We saw old ballie buckbucks (2 big boys) last night that looked me at eye level at 6ft tall..they were fleeing to the coast..The land snails were all cooked, the snakes and skinks all baked..very bad for wildlife.. My resident fish eagles and flying fox bats all gone since the fires started, they knew..everything else has babies or is on the nest..Already our resident hornbills and lourie numbers are down 90% after last years fires. It is such a shame..Shame our local wildlife rehad centre got raised last night, they will need donations to get going again for sure, the fire still looked out of control down that way this afternoon.. I am crying inside for the animals..they have been hit so badly by this fire.

The big issue is all the pine plantations. The plantation managers on the ground though are lifesavers..to quote one this morning who sacrificed a plantation to save our farm, telling his firefighters to abandon the fireline and to pull out and move ahead take out all the plantation in a backburn and save all of us upwind,"F these pines, its just paper, go save those properties and our offices!" he was shouting at them

Sorry for the ramble, have not slept..or eaten. If anyone who cares could pray for rain, we need it bad! A big soaking rain that will douse stumps underground! If a strong north wind picks up before rain this fire is going get a whole lot worse. Lucky wind has been NE-SW-NE-SW-NE-SW so fire relatively easy to control for how out of control it is..weather predictions look good though.