fishermanswife2
New member
My husband's birthday is coming up at the end of January, and I'd really like to organise a weekend away so he can do some bass fishing.
He loves bass fishing but only ever really fishes on our annual trip to Knysna at Groenvlei/lake pleasant. He has a small inflatable and electric motor that he uses on the dam. He never really fishes in Joburg, so I have no idea of where to go.
I'm looking for somewhere close to Joburg (up to 3/4 hours away) that we could go for the weekend. We'll probably bring at least 1 friend with their family, so we need accommodation that's nice (not too rustic) and I'm happy to spend money on a decent place.
I've been researching as best I can.
My options so far:
Would love to hear your thoughts.
He loves bass fishing but only ever really fishes on our annual trip to Knysna at Groenvlei/lake pleasant. He has a small inflatable and electric motor that he uses on the dam. He never really fishes in Joburg, so I have no idea of where to go.
I'm looking for somewhere close to Joburg (up to 3/4 hours away) that we could go for the weekend. We'll probably bring at least 1 friend with their family, so we need accommodation that's nice (not too rustic) and I'm happy to spend money on a decent place.
I've been researching as best I can.
My options so far:
- Clarens - book a self catering place in town, I see there is fishing at the Clarens conservancy dam, and I see there is a company called 'Clarens Fishing' that can organize trips out (not sure if they concentrate on fly fishing?).
[/*] - Vaal river - I see there is a nice accommodation at Vaal de Grace, which is near Parys. Is that too far down the river to catch bass? Otherwise maybe I can find a place in between the dam and Parys, but I don't know how easy it would be to fish without a petrol motor?
[/*] - Dullstroom - he's not into fly fishing, but I could try find a dam that you can fish for bass on with normal rod and lures?[/*]
- Bronkhorspruit - I keep seeing this mentioned on forums but I cannot find any accommodation on the dam. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place?[/*]
- Zebula - thought this would be a nice option, but I contacted them and they say the dams dried up because of the drought.[/*]
- Bass Lake? - I've only seen this in the forums, not sure where to stay around there?[/*]
Would love to hear your thoughts.