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General Angling Topics => Saltwater Lure Angling => Topic started by: WJ on February 03, 2015, 01:26:38 PM
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It is very seldom that you get the chance to fish some of the secluded rivers in the Transkei. The abundance of live in these rivers reminds you of the old camp stories you here from the balies....those that start with "The good ol'days".
Well last week me and a couple of mates got the opportunity, needless to say we were very excited. New lures, reels and rods were bought very quickly....not that they were needed, but it is an excuse to get some new tackle out of the missus.....lol
Wednesday night the packing started, and did we pack. We took everything, this is what you call FOMO
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Thursday we hit the road. 2 bakkies and 2 boats. One thing you can say about the transkie is the gravel roads are terrible.....but well worth the sights that you see
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We are very blessed to have estuaries still like this, it is secluded and untouched. And it will hopefully stay that way. We spent 3 days on the river and caught well over 60 fish, if we landed all the ones we hooked we would have got 3 times as much. The best lures were the zombie z killer, flutterstick and rapala x rap subwalk. In total 8 species were caught of which every single fish was released....except the one livey that was put out and gobbled up by a small Zambezi....lol
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More pics
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and some more
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:clfoto: Thanks for the report WJ. Some of the catches may qualify for the Angler of the month competition.
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FANTASTIC !!!
Do you mind giving us a bit more info , on what rivers did you fish ?
Best times to go up there , accommodation ect .
Some of the EP and PE guys are lucky enough to have pozi up there.
Thanks for sharing ! WOW ,WOW ,WOW ,WOW.
This type of fishing really gets me excited .
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Best time of year is late January till mid March ( the dry season), as this time of the year the rivers are generally clean. That said we got washed away on the final day, if it was not for the one okes sooped up 4.5l V8 Cruiser we would have never got out. As for rivers....all the estuaries from Mthata river towards Port Shepstone have these fish. Look for them on google earth, then start asking around. Next year we are doing a different river. Give yourself at least a week on these rivers, on our last day we got 40 fish. It takes time to get to know them. As for the exact location of this river....you will have to buy me a beer first :frid Next year I will let you know Lenny, then you can come with.
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Awesome thanks for the report WJ!
Who cares about the story line when we get pics of fish like this
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Super report and super fish! :envy :envy
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Top class estuary fishing (clap) definitely on the bucket list . I have yet to visit the Kei :blush:
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awesome report! + cred to you for sharing!
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(clap) Great report and awesome catches!
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Lovely stuff WJ! Got to do this before I die... awesome fishing!
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Reefs, It will rain the whole time you are there, thats guaranteed.
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Thanks for sharing the report looks like you guys hit it good.
Were there many Skipkjack around could you see any rolling on the surface?
I need to get back to this river some time again soon!
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Best time of year is late January till mid March ( the dry season), as this time of the year the rivers are generally clean. That said we got washed away on the final day, if it was not for the one okes sooped up 4.5l V8 Cruiser we would have never got out. As for rivers....all the estuaries from Mthata river towards Port Shepstone have these fish. Look for them on google earth, then start asking around. Next year we are doing a different river. Give yourself at least a week on these rivers, on our last day we got 40 fish. It takes time to get to know them. As for the exact location of this river....you will have to buy me a beer first :frid Next year I will let you know Lenny, then you can come with.
Exact location not needed bru , and well of course I will buy beers ...
Some of the pics look familiar , but lets be honest , they look very much alike ...
Thanks anyhow man !
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(clap) great stuff WJ , some good catches as well , still to do on the bucket list...
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Awesome stuff!
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Thanks for sharing the report looks like you guys hit it good.
Were there many Skipkjack around could you see any rolling on the surface?
I need to get back to this river some time again soon!
They were there, but we only managed to land 3. They are so difficult to get out.....poormans tarpon for sure. Was good to see them in big shoals and to see the size of some of the fish.
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Fantastic report!! Well done! (clap) There's more good reason not to swim in those rivers...
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Very good river that,not many want to disclose the name as there is a tendency for people to commercialise them. Nearby bay named similar to a famous singer..I have fished that river and it really produces. A friend was there a week ago and picked up a local that had a 17kg GT he caught at the mouth.
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Very good river that,not many want to disclose the name as there is a tendency for people to commercialise them. Nearby bay named similar to a famous singer..I have fished that river and it really produces. A friend was there a week ago and picked up a local that had a 17kg GT he caught at the mouth.
Ah ha!! I know where you talking about. I know someone who has a house there...
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I can imagine, I tried the mouth but the surge was huge. Some beautiful structure though. Next year I will be there.
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The other blind river is tiny and under fished, but produces really lovely kob . The road to and from the river is daunting and not for those who have fancy vehicles without clearance,especially with rain.
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We tried there as well. The water level has dropped by a lot, it is more like a puddle now. Still saw a big chase and managed to get a a quick on off with a bream.
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Best time of year is late January till mid March ( the dry season), as this time of the year the rivers are generally clean. That said we got washed away on the final day, if it was not for the one okes sooped up 4.5l V8 Cruiser we would have never got out. As for rivers....all the estuaries from Mthata river towards Port Shepstone have these fish. Look for them on google earth, then start asking around. Next year we are doing a different river. Give yourself at least a week on these rivers, on our last day we got 40 fish. It takes time to get to know them. As for the exact location of this river....you will have to buy me a beer first :frid Next year I will let you know Lenny, then you can come with.
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I got trip planned early April,should I be expecting allot of rain in Transkei :-(
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Nah you should have great weather....these rivers just generally have more fish in them when the prawns are around.
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Tanx WJ :udman:
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only saw this now wj - mooi man, well done - ja that side of the world makes Mon to Thurs in mthatha worth while - nothing beats heading out there on a Friday morning knowing paradise is basically an hour away -
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Some very nice catches! Well done!
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Some awesome fish there (clap)