| Date of Report: Wednesday, 11th September 2024 |
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Name: Horst Filter Phone: 082 628 7702 SE Mpumalanga. Horst has announced that he has closed his yellowfishing services until the ending of the spawning season which often stretches through to April. This is a bit earlier than usual, but he has noted that some fish are already moving into spawning mode. This last winter and early spring season has been an excellent one with plenty of good sized small and largescale specimens being netted and even a chiselmouth or two. In the meantime, he is on the lookout for illegal netting which is a constant menace in low water conditions and when fish tend to congregate. Northern Natal. As there is no significant rain forecast for the next couple of weeks it could be a good time to target scalies (Natal yellowfish) in the middle Tugela at venues like Zingela. Good sized fish have already been taken (up to 3,6kg) in this section of the river but once the rains commence the river becomes very discoloured. Southern Natal. Michael Ardensgaard (0716735927) states that their Nyala Pans middle section of the Umkomaas which is Natal yellowfish (Scaly) water is very clear and low and looking stunning. It’s a bit cold now but once it warms up the fishing should be excellent as the yellows move into the shallower water. In the section of river below the the Nyala Pans stretch the NFFC have access to the water and Jan Korrubel reports that initially members were catching plenty of <20cm yellows but last weekend prior to the current cold front the fishing took off with 40 to 50cm fish being netted.
An Umkomaas scaly. |
