Loskop dam Carp

Jake1

Senior Member
I am doing preperations for a competition at Loskop on the 26-27 Feb 2011. Can anyone give me advice on Carp at Loskop.

1) what kind of baits, dips etc. for this time of year?

2) any good spots and/or preferred depth for this time of year?

any info will be highly appreciated.

Jake1
 

b1g5l1ck

New member
Hi There

From my experience:

Fish at a depth of about 5 meters for majority of fish.

Dips:
Windy Conditions, Supercast Devils Fork worked extremely well last time I was there.

Normal conditions, Almond / Caramel / Banana

Floaties:
Windy Conditions, Any strong flavored garlic floaties worked extremely well last time I was there.

Normal conditions, Almond / Caramel / Banana seemed to work best for me.

Mielie Bomb:
50 50 mix of Supercast and Johan van der heever is what I use.

You can also try brown bread or mielies and I would stick to the same flavours as above if they not working then experiment.

I am not a pro but have fished there quite a few occasions and this has always worked for me.
 

Jake1

Senior Member
I will let you know b1g

Here a picture of the boat to be won for Barbel and Carp together over 15kg

 
 

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b1g5l1ck

New member
Nice, definitely would not mind winning that.

I would love to go fish that comp but unfortunately will be away.
 

Otto

Senior Member
@ Jake & fstf roller,

Almost everybody with a boat will fish in the Kabels & Reiers Baai area. It is a large area with dead trees and embankments hosting reeds etc. The fish have also become accustomed to the fact that there is always food available in that specific area. What we have done in the past is to recce the area with fishfinder and once we found a suitable spot we logged the spot on the GPS and prepared the "fishing area" the day we arrive there. One bit of advice, don't target obvious places like the dead trees etc cause everybody goes there, when you get there the next morningsome other boat will be benefitting from your hard work. Look for the drop offs and old river bed blah blah. Stay away from the gorge across from the Forever Resorts launch area, it looks nice but I have never heard of anyone even getting a bite there. The Blue Kurpers are very active at the moment with some of my friends catching up to 40 Kurpers each per day, ranging between 1kg - 2kg. The Carp are active in between the Kurpers. We have caught them on worm, floaties, dough and of course the Barbel are everywhere. You can use rabbit pellets as an attractor, be careful when using maroek as it tends to attract the small fish.
 

Dewald1985

New member
Hi Guys

I agree with Otto. Im from the area and we usually fish on a nice flat section just where you "turn off" from the main section of the dam. I never fish in more then 5m of water.

We fished the 24hour carp comp last year and had good success on plain mielies and vanilla foaties.

Don't feed too in the flats otherwise the muddy's will start bothering you.
 

b1g5l1ck

New member
Jake1 wrote:
b1g5l1ck wrote:
Hi guys

Besides forever resorts does anybody know of any other resort / farm to fish from on Loskop Dam?
Marulani-  their tel number 013 2628110
 

Thanks very much...

Done a search on google and have found some pretty bad reviews of this place on Hello peter etc, anybody here been there before that can give feedback?
 

Jake1

Senior Member
b1g5l1ck wrote:
Jake1 wrote:
b1g5l1ck wrote:
Hi guys

Besides forever resorts does anybody know of any other resort / farm to fish from on Loskop Dam?
Marulani-  their tel number 013 2628110
 

Thanks very much...

Done a search on google and have found some pretty bad reviews of this place on Hello peter etc, anybody here been there before that can give feedback?
 

Just dont expect too much, The only place at Loskop where you can fish quietly and seldom get boats. Friends of mine went camping there and they enjoyed it very much. Your other solution will be Forever resorts Loskop dam. Expect to pay a lot of money, they also have very neat Chalets at a price.
 

b1g5l1ck

New member
Hi Jake

Thanks for the reply.

Ok thanks, I know where the resort is, maybe I will give it a try one of these days.
 

armand8988

New member
sorry to bother guys im going to loskop dam in dec and was wondering if anobody has nice tips on where to fish from the bank we are staying at forever resorts

 
 

Jafta1

Senior Member
During the day you have to fish deep from the shore at 200m plus. If you have a cano, take it along. In the evenings the fish come closer to the shore (80-100m) and it is fun if the carp and barbel start biting. I've also had fun fishing for makriel in the evenings with a small spinner or crankbait while you wait for the other fish to bite. There seem to be a lot of bass around in Loskop and fishing for them during early mornings and late afternoon can also be productive. You need to make a feeding spot. There are also red nose mudfish and they are the best fighter on light tackle and they will bite on dough and floaties. Remember to take a lot of earthworms as this is a magic bait at Loskop.
 
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