[b]VASFONTEIN BASS ESTATE 1. Security [/b]

[Little Green Fish]

VASFONTEIN BASS ESTATE


1. Security
    Security is okay, Main house only several meters away from two main dams, separate dam a little dodgy but still safe.

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    Non-Existant and no going to the bush, see point no 1

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    Built up braai/s at main dams

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Only day visitors fishing from 06:00 to 18:00

5. Popularity
    It isn't all that popular with people who knows it, as it got alot of fishing pressure at times, fishing sometimes very difficult

6. How busy it gets
    It used to get exremely busy at times, but lately due to fishing being difficult its not that busy

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Bank angling only, too small for even a float-tube or kickboat.

8. How well you did
    Normally land about one to three fish on a morning stretch weighing about 300g on average. Managed to land a 1,7 kg kurper before

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    It is located 20km's North of Pretoria

10. Directions 

Take the N1 North towards Pietersburg past Pretoria.  After passing the Petroport that's built over the Highway take the next off -ramp "Wallmansthal" off-ramp.  Turn left on top and travel down this road till it ends in a T-junction with the Old Warmbaths Road.  Turn Right and travel for about 1 to 1,5 km's and trun roght at the Soshanguve Road that goes over the Old Warmbaths Road.  Travel down this road for about 800m's to 1km and you'll see a tar road making a T-junction with the road you are on. Slow down, go past this road and trun right about 50 to 80m's further.

11. Entrance and other fees

Entrance fees used to be R50-00 for the morining session and again R50-00 for the afternoon, however it seems that R50-00 is all you pay nowadays.

12. Map

Google Map and Co-ordinates : 25*32'35.71 S

                                                  28*13'50.24 E

 

[Little Green Fish]

QUARRY IN EDEVALE

1. Security
    Security is good, Ron the owner is currently fencing the area off with pallisade   fencing.

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    Did not check but there are some buildings that could be housing these ammenities

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    No braai facilities but ground fires are allowed as long as the are encircled with stones and controlled. 

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Day visitorsd allowed at R50-00/angler/day, however the Owner plans to set up a fixed membership list of only 100 people at R200-00/ month that can fish any time they feel like, will be issued with a key and will be allowed to stay over.

5. Popularity
    Don't know have only been there once, four anglers for the day was present.

6. How busy it gets
    See point no 5  

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Bank angling and kickboats or fishducks allowed, owner planning to rent out pontoons.

8. How well you did
    We were fishing and not catching, well not even biting, Zero bites=Zero fish.

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    Right behind Builders Warehouse in Bedfordview just off the Van Riebeeck road extention.

10. Directions 

Take the R21 from Pretoria and go past the OR Tambo Int Airport and take the split towards Bruma, Take the Edevale Offramp and trun left at Robot on top of Offramp. At the fisrt set of traffic lights turn left towards Buidlers warehouse and continue straight with that road. It will seem as if you are going towards a smallish factory of some sort with the loading yard of Builders on your left, continue straight and the short road ends in the Quarries grounds/gate.

11. Entrance and other fees

Entrance fee is R50-00/p/d however please refer to point 4 again ito the planned exclusive membership.

12. Contact details

The Owner is a guy called Ron and his cell number is: 083 728 2365

13. Map/s

Curtesy of Little Hobo

 

[Little Green Fish]

KLEIN PARADYS

1. Security
    Security is okay, nothing really to write home about, but never had any problems

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    There are several of these and they are clean in general

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    Portable braai's and smallish lapa's

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Day Visitors as well as overnight facilities (camping) and only Two chalets

5. Popularity
    It is very popular because of the wide range of activities for the rest of the familiy

6. How busy it gets
    It gets exremely busy at times, especially during the hot summer days

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Bank angling only, as you don't need any watercraft.

8. How well you did
    Normally land about 7 fish with an average size of +/- 200grams

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    It is located 17km's North of Brits

10. Directions 

Take the N4 West towards Rustenburg past Pretoria North.  Travel through two toll gates and take the next Off-ramp Brits/Sandton. At the top of the Off-ramp, turn right and go over the N4 towards Brits.  Travel into Brits and at the second set of traffic lights (In Brits itself, Van Deventer street) turn right, zero your oddometer and travel 17km's down this road. When your clock says 17km's you are at the little dirt road (+/- 200m long) that turns out towards the right to that lead s to Klein Paradys, turn right and follow the signs that says Day visitors.

11. Entrance and other fees

Entrance fees used to be R30 per person per day but I'm not sure what they charge currently

12. Other Information

There's a small shop that sells the basic groceries and two swimming pools, one heated, a trampoline and several (too many) paddle ski's, kayaks and so forth.  The best place to fish is right in front of and down the sloep in front of the pumphouse situated on the most southern side of the main dam.  Species in the water are Carp, Barbel, Kurper and Bass (Largemouth)

 

[Little Green Fish]

STRUBEN DAM

1. Security
    Security is good, guard at the gate only one entrance and fenced off with palisade fencing

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    On the far side (Northern side) of the dam, clean enough for a lady to use.

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    No braai facilities but gas braais as the only means of braai-ing are allowed 

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Day visitors only no sleeping over or camping, gate times 06:00 - 18:00

5. Popularity
    Not that well known and get busy but not overcrowded.

6. How busy it gets
    See point no 5  

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Bank angling only.

8. How well you did
    We were fishing and not catching, friend's son landed 1 of +/- 100 grams.

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    Menlyn, Pretoria see attached map


10. Directions 

Take the N1 North and take the Atterburry off-ramp, turn right and go over the highway.  Turn left at Lois ave, take the righthand split of Ingersol road.  Turn left at 1st street called Impy.  Turn right at T-junction with Ikey road and left at 1st street called Innes road, 50 -100m further on the right is Struben Dam, entrance in Innes road.

11. Entrance and other fees

Entrance fee Zero, Nada, Nil, Zilts etc etc, you have to however sign a register.

12. Map


 

 

[Little Green Fish]

BUFFELSPOORT DAM

1. Security
    Security is okay, Guarded main-gate and security Guard on duty after hours

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    Ablution facilities are available but I have never used them (haven't been there long enough)

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    Braai facilities are not really all common so take along a portable unit.

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Day and Overnight visitors allowed

5. Popularity
    It is popular, but due to distance from JHB and PTA not that popular with most of these cities Residents

6. How busy it gets
    It can get very busy, especially in Summer

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Bank angling and boat angling

8. How well you did
    Normally land/boat between 12 and 15 fish for the day

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    It is located +/- 86 km's west of PTA, taking the N4 towards Rustenburg from the N1, just after Zambesi Off-ramp in PTA.

10. Directions 

Take the N1 North towards Pietersburg past Pretoria.  After passing the Zambesi Off-ramp take the next off -ramp N4 Rustenburg and go through two(2) Tollgates (currently R7-20) each. Continue with this road Until you get the Off-ramp Marikana which you then take.  Turn left on top and travel down this road till it ends in a T-junction with the Old Rustenburg road.  Turn Right and travel for about 1 to 1,5 km's until you reach a 3-way stop with a raod joining from the left, turn left and travel down thia road for about 2 - 4 km's and the entrance to the dam should be on your left.  Be on the lookout for Green Plastic water tanks the entrance is just past them.

11. Entrance and other fees

Entrance fees are R10-00 per Vehicle and R15-00 per Adult, I'm not too sure of the fees for staying over and form Boats, Tents and Caravan's.

12. Map

 

[Little Green Fish]

ROODEPLAAT DAM Nature Reserve 

1. Security
    Security is good, been fishing there for 18 years never had any problems.

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    Various Toilets, some full ablution bocks in caravan park, all Gov. Nature Res, style. 

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    Braai facilities all over with Lapa's at some

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Day visitors and overnight or camping allowed, gate times 06:00 - 18:00

5. Popularity
    Very popular especially in summer, carp anglers and way too many Jet-ski's and boats.
6. How busy it gets
    See point no 5  

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Bank and boat angling.

8. How well you did
    Have caught 35 rats and mice in 1 1/2 hours, largest caught 2.12kg's.

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    Moloto road, just north of Kameeldrift East, Pretoria,see attached map.

10. Directions 

Take the N1 North and take the Zambesi off-ramp, turn right and go under the highway.  Turn left at the traffic light at the Moloto road crossing, travel down this road for approximately 5-8 km's.  Approaching a slight hill, the gate will be on the right a little hindin from the Moloto road so slow down on your approach to the hill.

11. Entrance and other fees

Entrance fee's will be updated later, but realy not that expensive i.e. Boat, car and 2 people for the day =R115-00.


12. Map

Google map Co-ordinates : 25*37'17.11 S

                                            28*20'30.46 E


 

 

[Little Green Fish]

THE BASS POND


1. Security
    To be completed

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    To be completed

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    To be completed

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    To be completed

5. Popularity
    To be completed

6. How busy it gets
    To be completed

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    To be completed

8. How well you did
    To be completed

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    The Bass Pond, Witbank/Middelburg, Mpumalanga

10. Directions  
     To be completed

11. Entrance and other fees 
       To be completed

12. Map

 

 

[Ryan]

LGF - thanks for all the great info.............

This will go a long way to assist not only the learner hunta's but also those learned hunta's too.............................

DOn't you sleep? Get the construction ::jail::swear:headb:swear:uzioutta your head - Maybe it is just that you are such a sealine::craz addict::craz that only they are online at pumpkin hour. :doh

 

[preggs]

 

lgf, you really did a great job here , much information available to all

many thanks to you for the compilation, will come in handy during the holliday

preggs, pretoria

 

[ziyaadb]

hi can i please get directions to bass lake?

 

[Little Green Fish]

BASS LAKE VEREENIGING

1. Security
    Security is just fine, entrance is controlled by security personnel and the lake is situated on a mine's property

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    There are some loo's available but never used them, got fish fever so bad that I never had the need to go

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    Built up braai/s at main dam with lapa's all round

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Only day visitors fishing from 06:00 to 18:00 and only during the week, no fishing is allowed on weekends

5. Popularity
    It isn't all that popular because of the distances from PTA and JHB and a bit expensive see entrance fee's

6. How busy it gets
    It doesn't get all that busy, been there twice and only once saw other people fishing the lake, late afternoon.

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Bank angling and small infalatbles - electric powered, float-tubes or kickboats.

8. How well you did
    On both occasions once during winter and the last early Dec, caught more than single figures, some huge fish in the lake, lake record apparently is a fish over 7 kg's

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    It is located in Henly on Klip near Vereeniging See attached Map.

10. Directions 

From PTA: take the M2 south, then onto the N12 towards Alberton.  Take the R59 towards vereeniging and then take the Henley on Klip off-ramp (Henley Drive) go down this road for approximately 1,2km's and turn left at the second stop sign.  Continue straight down this road and it will take you right up to the entrance of the mine property.

11. Entrance and other fees

Entrance fees are R50-00 per person and an additional R100 for a fishing permit is payable.  In addition to this you'll be required to pay an additional R300 deposit if you prefer not wanting to submit your vehicles keys to the personnel on site.

12. Map

Co-ords: (courtesy of BenBB)

26*30'31.43"S

28*03'57.11"E

 

[ziyaadb]

Thanks LGF now why dontthey alow fishing on weekends

 

[Raggieman]

cause you might end up catching a scuba diver doing their training

mind you a sexy diver wont be bad but my luck I will hook the biggest meanest oke there who has been forced to do the course by is girlfriend and he docent want to be there

 

[ziyaadb]

LOL im sure he will take it easy on you

 

[BenBB]

LGF maybe you could add the GPS coords. if possible:

BASS lake GPS coordinates, my two cents worth :

26~30'31.43"S

28~03'57.11"E

(Google Earth) the ~ stands for the degrees

BenBB

 

 

[Little Green Fish]

THULANI

1. Security
    Two Guards at gate and one roaming whilst guests are fishing

2. Ablution Facilities and their condition
    Are available, but can't elaborate as I had no need to

3. Braai/Cooking Facilities
    Several braai stands and some small (six people) Lapa's

4. Day Venue only or Overnight Facilities
    Guest house but to my knowledge day visitors only

5. Popularity
    Suppose it can get very popular due to location

6. How busy it gets
    See point 5.

7. Bank, Boat or both types of angling is possible
    Mainly bank angling, although they have two busted row boats it's not needed

8. How well you did
    Caught four with the biggest weighing in at 1,34kg's

9. Location (Province, Suburb, Nearest Town) (Map if possible)
    Wonderboom, Pretoria, Gauteng

10. Directions  
     Take the N1 north and get off at Zambesi Drive, go left or West on Zambesi and drive on till you are forced to turn right/North onto the Old warmbaths road.  Pass two sets of traffic lights and turn into the Entrance road (dirt road) at the Next traffic light (to the right is Lindveldt Road that goes to the Wonderboom Airport.

11. Entrance and other fees 
       R80,00 for adults and R10,00 per vehicle. Oh and ONLY barbless hooks are to be used.

12. Map

Only Google map available

Co-ordinates for gate : 25*39'11.76 S

                                      28*11'27.46 E

 

 

[Ryan]

See that Little pin marked highway - my factory is 200m up and right of this pin..........

 

[ziyaadb]

what factory is this?

 

[Ryan]

Blicks

 

[Johanvc]

Some advice on Thulani. It gets seriously busy. We use to fish that spot before they opened as we supplied fish to the owner. Fishing pressure is high. So prepare to battle a bit. Jerk bait always works well there to get a reaction strike out of them