Just thought I should give some feedback on the Heyshope trip.
We went, we fished, and we caught some. The stories that went around prior to the KZN fish-off of 72 anglers and 3 fish certainly did their bit scaring the not so good anglers away from the dam.
Tthe real bass anglers, including serious enthusiasts like myself, made the trek and I must say, between the 11 boats that fished there was a helluva lot more fish that was caught. I mean guys like Brenda Van Zuydam, Mack and a couple of other guys caught limits on both days. There was generally fish caught despite the dam being generally very stained.
A very importantthing aboutthe dam is that there is quite a few hazards, like walls, rocks, stupms very shallow under the surface and care should be taken when approaching any of the "shallow" banks by boat.
Well, tight line to all who visit this vast dam. I must say, riding around with the 225 Honda Fourstroke made for some very easy riding, and the petrol bill was nothing to gramce about. I rode up and down the rive four times, from the river to the wall, at full taps and still had enough fuel to run around and took some back with me. No refuelling required for the weekend.
