| Date of Report: Friday, 28th November 2025 |
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Name: Horst Filter Phone: 082 628 7702 SE Mpumalanga. As is customary, Horst stops fishing for yellows—both small and largescale species—in his local rivers, such as the Phongola and Assegai, to avoid disturbing them on their spawning beds. In any case these rivers are too discoloured now while the rainy season lasts. As an alternative he has access to very good tilapia and bass dams in the area which are an excellent alternative for the flyfisher. KZN. Carl Freese states that in northern KZN the main stem of the Tugela is unfishable now the rains have set in and probably the only opportunity to target yellows will be the upper tributaries of the Tugela system close to the trout zone. In the southern KZN Michael Aadensgaard says the middle section of the Umkomaas is unfishable and may remain so through the rainy season but some of the tributaries are often worth a try during a dry spell. This probably hold true also for the Midlands rivers like the Mooi and Bushmans.
A Tugela tributary courtesy of Carl Freese. |
