Flyfishing report: Trout - Western Cape

The West Cape Rivers.

At last, there is a break in the weather with Cape Town registering a high of 34°C today and more hot weather forecast over the weekend with no further cold fronts rolling in in the next week or so. As expected, all beats on both the Smalbaar and Elandspad are fully booked this weekend. With water levels dropping after all the rain some good catches are being made and the warmer weather should give a boost to the insect activity.

The Holsloot on the other hand has been disappointing and bookings have dropped off, but a couple of members tried the Witte, caught only one brownie but spotted another 5 which is encouraging.

The draw for the Jan du Toits has been finalised and the first team of winners went off last weekend with another scheduled to fish this weekend. The CPS River Festival to be held on 1^st to 3^rd November is now fully subscribed

Lakenvlei Dam.

The floods in the area discoloured the dam badly and although it is well stocked with both rainbows and browns few fish were taken up until now. However, the water is clearing to a ginger beer colour so expect catches to improve. Bookings for the hut are quite good but members are poor in reporting back results.

The lovely Elandspad – photo courtesy of Myburgh van Zijl.