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Caught at Albert Falls
- Thread starter G*S*I
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Nice fish GSI!
Myself & a fellow Sealiner got a few last week, also very dark/black in colour - biggest was 41cm, didn't have a scale on us so just measured & then released them.
I did post a thread regarding the tilapia, requesting a site for length / weight for tilapia - but zero response! We guestimated the biggest ones around 1.5 kg??
Myself & a fellow Sealiner got a few last week, also very dark/black in colour - biggest was 41cm, didn't have a scale on us so just measured & then released them.
I did post a thread regarding the tilapia, requesting a site for length / weight for tilapia - but zero response! We guestimated the biggest ones around 1.5 kg??
G*S*I wrote:
Where were you, slipway 4?Thanks for the feedback guys. This is the first time I've seen a Mozambique Talapia so dark in color.
Hi Bottie,
I was a slipway 4 two Thursday's ago. Picked up a few nice sized carp there. This fish was caught by a friend on Saturday night at Pelican Bay. A few carp and bass were landed as well that night. Nothing really big though. I think this Talapia was the best catch for the night.
@Stinker - there are some really nice sized Talapia in Albert falls. I recall in April catching loads of them. But not the Mozambique Talaapia, just the conventional ones. Where did you catch the darker color ones?
I was a slipway 4 two Thursday's ago. Picked up a few nice sized carp there. This fish was caught by a friend on Saturday night at Pelican Bay. A few carp and bass were landed as well that night. Nothing really big though. I think this Talapia was the best catch for the night.
@Stinker - there are some really nice sized Talapia in Albert falls. I recall in April catching loads of them. But not the Mozambique Talaapia, just the conventional ones. Where did you catch the darker color ones?
Nice blue ! Male breeding suit on. They shuffel a hollow in the sandy bottom in up to about 2m of water where the eggs are layed in and the parients protect the eggs. Once they breed out the small are swallowed by the parients when danger lumes, then spit out when all is safe. If you wade carefully you can sometimes see the cloud in front of the blue which disappears when she sense danger.
While the blues are guarding the nest, they will attack intruder buggs like spinners, lead head and curly tail as well as attack other fish like barbel even if the other fish is a lot larger than themself, so they are very agressive during this time.
Nice sports if you catch them on 4lb line, especially those 2kg jobbies.
While the blues are guarding the nest, they will attack intruder buggs like spinners, lead head and curly tail as well as attack other fish like barbel even if the other fish is a lot larger than themself, so they are very agressive during this time.
Nice sports if you catch them on 4lb line, especially those 2kg jobbies.
Hey GSI
We were at Shongweni targeting carp specimen on a day trip. Then while waiting, got the bass & fly rods out. We noticed the tilapia sitting on their nests & coaxed a few of them to strike. Got 3 or 4 'big black' tilapia & a few other smaller ones amongst the bass. We were walking around the dam, hence not having a camera or scale with us. So we just measured them against the rod then released them. I spoke to another reputable KZN freshwater angler & he estimated the bigger ones at around 2.2kg.
We are regulars at Pelican Bay. Trying to plan another trip there toward end November for a weekend. Maybe we can meet up?
We were at Shongweni targeting carp specimen on a day trip. Then while waiting, got the bass & fly rods out. We noticed the tilapia sitting on their nests & coaxed a few of them to strike. Got 3 or 4 'big black' tilapia & a few other smaller ones amongst the bass. We were walking around the dam, hence not having a camera or scale with us. So we just measured them against the rod then released them. I spoke to another reputable KZN freshwater angler & he estimated the bigger ones at around 2.2kg.
We are regulars at Pelican Bay. Trying to plan another trip there toward end November for a weekend. Maybe we can meet up?
Hi,
Fanie, they are much fun to catch hey. Sometimes the little ones give a better fight than the larger carp. They good fun to catch on light tackle.
@ Stinker - I haven't tried Shongweni yet but I want to go in the near future. I hear there are some huge cats in that dam. Regarding Pelican Bay, I'd love to hook up with a fellow Sealiner. Let me know once you confirm the date and I'll see if I can make myself available that weekend. I must admit that November/December is a busy time for me and I hardly get any fishing done during this period. But let me know, and we'll see what happens
Fanie, they are much fun to catch hey. Sometimes the little ones give a better fight than the larger carp. They good fun to catch on light tackle.
@ Stinker - I haven't tried Shongweni yet but I want to go in the near future. I hear there are some huge cats in that dam. Regarding Pelican Bay, I'd love to hook up with a fellow Sealiner. Let me know once you confirm the date and I'll see if I can make myself available that weekend. I must admit that November/December is a busy time for me and I hardly get any fishing done during this period. But let me know, and we'll see what happens