| Date of Report: Tuesday, 15th April 2025 |
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Name: Karin Opperman (bailiff) Email: admin@affc.co.za Phone: 0660828595 AFFC waters. All three dams managed by the AFFC are full or overflowing so it is a good start to the autumn season as the water is cooling down steadily. The large Gubu Dam at 109 ha is thus the largest trout stillwater in the country is the most popular by far. It has a member’s clubhouse, but the fishing is still a bit erratic as this large expanse of water probably needs to cool down and stabilise a bit more. Like all the AFFC dams it is well stocked with both rainbows and browns. The stockies in Gubu are already a feisty 25-30 cm with the average rainbow caught in the 40 to 48 cm class. Popular flies at the moment are Redeye damsels, black taddies and orange coloured flies. The other two dams, Maden at 10 ha and Mnyameni at 18 ha are attractive but are very under-utilised by members at present. Also refer to the club website for more information – www.affc.co.za. Loch Lochy Margo Whyle at 0725220602 who handles the booking for this large dam (26 ha) on the western side of the Hogsback states that since re-opening the dam for fishing a few weeks ago (they close it for fishing during the hot months) good numbers of rainbows of all sizes and some browns have been caught. The dam is full, but they recommend that anglers bring float tubes as the perimeter of the dam is well weeded. They expect a busy season over the next couple of months.
A Loch Lochy brown.
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