Hi Will be fishing at bloemhof(2-5 april) for&nb

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mahomedhoosein

Senior Member
Hi

Will be fishing at bloemhof(2-5 april) for the first time and will be staying in the cabins at the nature reserve.

How far are the cabins from the water?How safe is the area?  Are there electricity points by the water?Are there trees on the water front? Is  there grass or logs in the water that we might get stuck on and whats the depth like? And lastly and most important  what baits should be used,distances and traces(will be fishing for carp and barbel)?

THANKS
 
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Exavier

Senior Member
Mohamed, im by no means a bloemhof expert. I prefer places like die hoek just below bloemhof. Your best bet will be to fish the sandveld side. No electric points by the water. Water will be muddy after the rains i believe. Bloemhof carp have always likes a white dough with a mealie at the tip. maybe rater a floatie at the tip as i believe its gona be extra muddy. On your bom try maybe molassa and a green flourecine. Remember big baits = big barbel. Best barbel bait at bloemhof = fish head. Check out the barbel presentation thread. Depending where you fish at but mostly best success by taking baits in deep (200+m). Hope this helps.
 
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Enigma

Moderator
Hi

The cabins are not to far from the water with the current dam level but you won't be fishing from the cabin.

It's a very safe area, we refer to it as the jagkamp, there are rangers that patrol the area and the access gates are controlled

Excellent fishing there and the biggest Carp I've seen there are 16 and 19kg caught during a practice for a carp comp

The average carp you will get there are around the 3kg mark

There are catfish but not as many as at Sandvelt

The water in that area is generally very shallow as it is part of the area we call the flats but there are a lot of fish.

Currently the fish are in the grass between 20-50m off the bank and there are a lot of them.

Your main species will be carp, lots and lots of small pesky yellowfish but to keep them from taking the bait just add some salt to your dough

Once you get the fish onto your kol you can put sh!t on the hooks and catch fish but the following always works there:

Tjop-Tjop
Little Boy
Always put FX on and if thats not enough then more FX and if it's still not enough then more FX

Soft Bleeding Cina1 floaties of AfriCast (carp world) and Vampire (same brand) will work well, to get bigger fish use 2 floaties and bury them in the bol so when the bigger fish breaks the bol open it will pick up the baits as they come out.

With the water being as high as it is there is some grass that will cause some snagging and there is a bit of a hyacinth problem from time to time.

Any grass carp you get should be loaded on a 6/0 - 10/0 hook and cast in around 40m and you will get a large catfish

Tight Lines
 
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mahomedhoosein

Senior Member
THANKS alot Exavier and Enimga that info helps me alot.::S::S::S

Enigma have you stayed there before? And if so, whats your opinion on this place.
 
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