A Quick Transkei Trip

[Weedeater]

Fantastic report!! Well done!  There's more good reason not to swim in those rivers...

[BAUMANNATOR]

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.

[Weedeater]

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...

[WJ]

I can imagine, I tried the mouth but the surge was huge. Some beautiful structure though. Next year I will be there.

[BAUMANNATOR]

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.

[WJ]

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.

[Randon]

 

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 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

[WJ]

Nah you should have great weather....these rivers just generally have more  fish in them when the prawns are around.

[Randon]

Tanx WJ

[xtc]

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 -

[Steenie]

Some very nice catches! Well done!

[CARPKING]

Some awesome fish there