Hi all,has anyone fished Doordekraal lately???I go

[Marthin]

I honestly cannot say. But there were MASSIVE MASSIVE carp in there within the first year of it being built. The water was crystal clear and i stood there about chest deep in the water and watched the carp swim around me, when i moved they sped off. Some fish were definately introduced, there was a probably 3-5kg orange and white koi in there that you could see from time to time.

 

[JasonVorster]

Apparently they looking at stopping the guys with tubes at DK? Anyone know anything about this. 1st time I heard about this from the Gaurd there yesterday.

 

[BassMasterNONPro]

JasonVorster wrote:

Apparently they looking at stopping the guys with tubes at DK? Anyone know anything about this. 1st time I heard about this from the Gaurd there yesterday.

No-one is gana stop me, and im sure there a few other i can think of that won't stop tubing there.

 

[JasonVorster]

Agreed. Was just pretty surprised.  Were you guys out yesterday in the wind? gt 3 small one's but thats bout it. Seems there tons of little guys out there at the moment. Got one of round 2.2 earlier in the week -1st time out on a tube. was good fun.

 

[Brushhog]

Hi Jason,i presume it was you who we saw on the dam,we were 4 guys,Ian Bass,MB,myself and Theo(cnt remember his sealine name)anyway,it was slow,Theo got a lovely fish of 2.3kg's and a smaller one and i got one small one and dropped one small one!!!,wind was sick,when i got to the dam the security gaurd walked past me and started chatting to me,he told me that we just shouldnt fish too close to the island,i asked him why,he says that the ducks and birds lay eggs on the island,not asif we go on top of the island anyway,but oh well,then i laughed,this was his words"i suppose its fine if you take your lines and go drop it by the island quickly and then reel it in again"lol,anyway,like BMNP said,if they stop the tubing we'll just go on anyway,theyre reasoning is a bit pathetic!!!

 

[Quinton]

oh my word, that guard is really thick... He always has something to say, it's like everytime he thinks of something new to say... I understand he must get really bored there during the day but hey stop talking ....

When you guys going out on the tubes again. I finally got my tube and wanna try it out soon. Just need to get myself flippers asap...

 

[Quinton]

oh my word, that guard is really thick... He always has something to say, it's like everytime he thinks of something new to say... I understand he must get really bored there during the day but hey stop talking ....

When you guys going out on the tubes again. I finally got my tube and wanna try it out soon. Just need to get myself flippers asap...

 

[JasonVorster]

Hi Brushhog, yip that would have been me you guys saw. That wind was crazy - was more of a workout than an actual fishing trip...lol!!

Yeh actually feel a bit sorry for that guard, seems he is getting mixed messages from the main guys in charge, that and a combination of boredom cant be good!!! Sounds like you guys had a fairly good one, 2.3kg, nothing wrong with that, very nice fish. Know there some monsters in there, do you know whats the biggest to come out thus far?

When you guys going out again? Seems quite a front is pulling through. Would like to join you guys next time. Was only my 2nd time out so still adjusting to it!

 

[Brushhog]

Okay cool,yeah it was just a workout,but i'll do it in those conditions again!!yeah i reckon the gaurd has a crap time there!!!im not sure whats the biggest fish there,i have taken 5 fish over 2kg's there,biggest probably 2.8kg's,its hard to say,because i never have a scale there,but im very certain there are fish of over 3kg's in there,i have seen one or two of that size,i have also been snapped on 15lb line there before,no jokes!!!Im gonna try go next week,but its hard for me now and i mainly get off in the week!!!will keep you posted!!yeah the weather is very strange,i just gt back from sonstraal dam,fished for Tilapia and its really mizerable outside,dnt know how the bass are gonna like it!!!

 

[Douglas]

did the dudes on the tubes catch anything today?

I went out on the ski under the impression the wind would die down...

little was i knowing it would not get less, only colder....

after realising i did nothing wrong i stopped punishing myself and went home for some good pizza and hot coffee....

lol doordekraal beat me again...

 

[Q-bass]

This topic has been going on for a long time about one dam.
This is good. Shows you guys enjoy and care about a very special dam.

Just some quick reply on some topics:
I've seen massive carp cruising around when I was practising from the dam wall a couple of years ago, and I mean massive!
About the Carp guys. Yes, I found them also very accomodating regarding the single spot we have  to launch from. Just always respect their lines when you go in or out with tubes. We should do something about all the reeds though.

Breeding birds: I love birds. I'm on the water not just for fishing, but also enjoying  the other wildlife on it. We are not getting out on the islands and if you do see a nest (like the water hens which breed in the reeds), just keep your space.

The grass has always been there, it is the water level rising and dropping that just hides and show them. My biggest fish there comes of the grass lines...

Anyway, I'm hitting DK tomorrow at 5am. Looking forward to it!

Q..

 

[Douglas]

just got off the dam...

was a good day...

saw some huge carp today, one surfaced totally head out as i looked in its direction, totally awesome, not at all under 4kg!

Had a bite that was no where near a bass bite that im used to - any idea anyone?
lure lay still for a while (watermelon seed lizard), the lure then got sucked in it felt like, then felt the weight and as i struck i missed im guessing... thats not how a bass bites.. what could it be?

Biggest catch today for me came in at 1.3kg as per the scale ( cant say its accurate though, im thinking more the 800 / 900g mark)

Good Dam though, loving it.

maybe il be joining the mornin crusade...

 

[Douglas]

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[Marthin]

Douglas, there are plenty barbel higher up in the system, magic forest etc....

Also i've witnessed 15kg carp caught at the dam, and some bigger ones lost. I've had a carp simply empty my light tackle reel from the wall in the direction of the big island. I hooked it on a weightless single mielie pip, and it just never turned around. I don't know about carp growth rate and ideal conditions, but there must be some 20kg plus cruizing around there.

I've seen 1 big blue kurper.

That about covers the bigger fish.

 

[Douglas]

do you guys reckon that with the healthy thriving carp population it could be affecting the bass?

yesterday when i went out the early morning, was on before 5, had to leave after a break in when my alarm went off, but got back on the afternoon. other than small ones and little bites, i caught stubborn crabs!

Water was surprisingly cold.

Was out for about an hour and a half. where i launched 2 guys came there to catch carp, when i returned they were bragging with 2 nice sized carp - one of 6kg, and one 0f 8kg...

On the bassing note :
anyone know what is the largest bass that has come out of Theewaterskloof dam? The one dude claims a 10kg bass from that dam..... i aint no wizz but to my knowledge there is only 1 dam in SA that has the floridan strain in it, the rest has the northern strain or something...
any idea to the biggest size? i know of a 5kg thats come out there...

 

[JasonVorster]

 10kg - none of that size have come out there as of yet, biggest i have heard of to date is in the 3kg- 4kg range. As for the florida bass majority of our waters here in the cape are way to cold for them to survive properly. 

 

In fact DK was stocked with Bass from Theewaters many years ago. When they were put in they were 800gm to 1.2 kg or so, so there some big one's there. Biggest I know that has come out was 3.2kg on spinnner bait and this was a few years back.

As for the carp - there monsters there and plenty of them. Just by having a look at the amount of carp rises on the surface in the evening's will give you a clear indication - down the channel.

Lets hope it doesnt become over populated with Carp. I know the main effect they have is dirtying up the water as they are prdominantly bottom feeders, also creates a problem over bass nests as they will obviously go through and mess up the eggs.

 

Anyone fish DK this morning? Wanted to go out but sleep wwas needed. Possibly tomorrow am round 6 for 2 hours or so if anyone is keen?

 



 

 

[Q-bass]

Hi Douglas
It was nice meeting you on the water. Cr@p about your cellphone though.
Rather park where everybody else park and squeeze past the carp guys.

I also blanked. Had a couple of small nibbles and lost one. I think the weather had a lot to do with it as it turned over night.
They started biting, then suddenly gone. These were in areas where I normally pick up small ones at regular intervals.

 

[Douglas]

THe pleasure was all mine.
Saw when i came back you just got out.

haha likewise hey.
i like fishing the grass area. i took a row over, or more in between and noticed lots of small small bass in those grass, obviously must be where the bass are breeding...
also have noticed carp amongst them there tho.
Had a bass take my lure in that area, which was no bigger than the bait i had on!! hehe, cant wait to catch him when he is fully grown..
I normally catch a few there. And i am sure there must be a lunker hiding there to.

Im not hooking alot of my bites in DK, is that maybe a regular thing for everyone or am i the only one sitting with it?
im using a 1/0 bass hook, should i up to 2/0?

 

[JasonVorster]

Hi Douglas, you can even go up to a 3/0 hook. Which is your normal size for a texas rig. Also depends on what worms you using - for grubs you can go 1/0 or 2/0 depending on the size of the grub, then your normal ringworms, 6 inch lizard etc go for the 3/0. Trick worms and flukes 4 or 5/0 or alternatively wide gap hooks.

Reason for probably not hooking alot of the bites is because of the little one's there taking short and generally they often only hold on the tail etc. You will see that often they just about get the whole worm off the hook so think we all get that quite alot. For the bigger ones now thats a different story. Chances are you wont miss those bites. Found watermelon brush hogs working extremely well there for me, infact I dont think i have thrown much other than that.

Hope this info helps a bit?

 

[Quinton]

howsit guys,

I was at dk saturday morning around 6... was out on the float tube till 11;30, hooked into 2 fish under the 1kg mark, normally we hook into same decent fish there, just didnt seem to be our day thou.
my cousin got 2 as well but nothing big...

how was the wind yesterday there?
wanted to go down but decided to visit gt40's dam and caught 5 nice fish there.