Fishing at Mapelane

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Hi Guys,

Does anyone have any info on whats coming out at Mapelane ? I have a boys weekend with my three sons at month end. Grunter ? Sharks ? Kingies ? Hell even if the tide goes out all the way to India and it starts snowing  we are going and we will fish ! (and drink a little in between)

 

 

[habib]

HI PLUGGER

we went to mapelane last weekend and the fishing was very bad. only a few fish came out.....a nice catface...and a couple of reef fish. when we were about leaving.....a guy hooked and landed a 100kg+ raggie directly in front of the campsites.....he showed us pics of it as proof. he caught it very close on a bonnie head slide. before that ....he hooked into sumtin that he couldnt stop on a live bait....most probabely a kingfish. the fish are there....just be at the right place at the right time. i wud sujjest fish the bay area dirctly straight down frm the campsite at a high tide...dont throw tooo far cos it seems as if the bay is very deep at high tide and these predators come in very close to feed. try it bro....u will neva knw.

 

[On_Dad]

[color=#006600]habib[/color] wrote:

HI PLUGGER

we went to mapelane last weekend and the fishing was very bad. only a few fish came out.....a nice catface...and a couple of reef fish. when we were about leaving.....a guy hooked and landed a 100kg+ raggie directly in front of the campsites.....he showed us pics of it as proof. he caught it very close on a bonnie head slide. before that ....he hooked into sumtin that he couldnt stop on a live bait....most probabely a kingfish. the fish are there....just be at the right place at the right time. i wud sujjest fish the bay area dirctly straight down frm the campsite at a high tide...dont throw tooo far cos it seems as if the bay is very deep at high tide and these predators come in very close to feed. try it bro....u will neva knw.

I think after all the bait we donated to the water that weekend must have created a lukker feeding ground...lol

 

[habib]

for sure.....im definately visting mapelane again...this tym im goin fishin

 

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Thanks guys. We will let you know when we get back. Maps is an old stamping ground for us, we worked out that we have spent in excess of 40 weeks camping there as a family. Does anybody know of an elderly Afrikaans gentleman named Oom Paul who used to camp there every Christmas and dress up as Father Christmas and hand out presents for the kids ? Is he still around ?

 

[sardinella]

The last time I saw oom Paul is 3 years back - he is quite a legend - Oom Paul se gat is about 200m south past the point on some flat rocks.
He is a dagga fisherman of note and this spot produces some nice ones.
Cheers
Sardinella

 

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Hey Sards I just read your reply. Glad to hear he is still around. I have fished that spot many a time mainly for Stumpie. It used to be almost a tradition to go and say Hi to him when we arrived, he was always on the same site.

 

[Gareth Gregory]

i think that was me,there was a group of about 5 of us?

i mean the ones that showed you the picture of the raggie and im going there this weekend ,but dont worry ill catch your guys share:spite:spite

 

[bigfisf sa]

im also gona be there this weekend. camp site 15. nv land cruiser. i was there 2 weeks ago and no fish but had lots of fun with the big sharks at the mouth area.

 

[bigfisf sa]

wee have been going there from that i opened my eye. my dad took 40 people every year to fish there a father and son week. wee landed kings over 40kg big daggas and sharks that makes your arms 2" longer.i must say this is one of the best places to fish on the noth coast. but you have to put in time to get fish late nights on the incoming tide you wil get the daggas and if you have live shad your in for the time of your live with big sharks

 

[Gareth Gregory]

ok bigfisf ill come say high but im just going for sat night we get there in the afternoon and fish through until about 08h00 then go home.the big daggas seem to be gonna now so we just smoke daggas now.::hippy1:

you might know my uncle he used to work at stannic,tommie wright the one arm bandit?

 

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Bigfist SA & Gareth Gregory did you guys have any luck ? Hows the water ? I see the 7 day forcast for Vryheid is rain. Hopefuly the West will come through. Roll on Friday :sf::::sf:::

 

[Gareth Gregory]

ok guys,i was at mapelane from the 03/05 to 06/05 and it was a disaster.We thought everything was starting out well when we had no problems getting there and then got told that the rates had droped to R35.00 per person.

To make a long story short we fished to the max for all 3 days only stoppingto go back to camp for a good meal once a day,to shower and use the toilet for about 3 hrs a day.the rest of the time our lines where in the water.

we fished the surf and estury,we used spoons,dropshot,chokka,sardines,bonnies and mackeral.we got a small shad on the spoon in the surf and the guy next to us got the biggest stumpie i ever seen in my life,about 450mm.

but that was everythingwe caught,the bay between the shore and reef is full of sand and only about 1.5 meters deep right through to st lucia and the mouth is closed.i blame the sand bank for most of our bad fishing bust must also add that one of the locals went to crayfish point and caught a total of 70 fish yes 70 FISH.they where small kingies,shad,stumpnose and pompano,he had to make three trips on foot back to go fetch them.so if you going to mapelane plan on taking a long walk to crayfish point.it seems like the only place still fishable there and worth the walk.

 

tight lines all

 

 

[sardinella]

Locals catching 70 fish - they must have been about 8 blokes hey - all with permits at the new rates!!!! - were the fish size?
Now that makes my day!!!!!!!!!!