My pb carp mission

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DJP

Sealiner
I’ve been fly fishing for carp for a number of years but my pb on fly is around the 8kg mark which I dearly want to break. I’m aiming for the 10kg mark! I decided this after yesterday when I hooked into a monster that ran me into some structure.

The waters I will be targeting are Sonstraal, Vygeboom, Protea valley, Doordekraal , Swart/liesbeek river and maybe some private waters. Are there any other municipal dams in Cape Town that holds carp of more than 10kg and will be fly fishable? Maybe the waterworks dams below Seekoeivlei?

Any tips or comments welcome!
 
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stinkmossel

Sealiner
ive caught a 12kg carp on fly at the outflow of zeekoevlei on baden powell drive, fish with a floating line drifting downcurrent, with bloodworm immitations, its like catching yellowfish on fly!!!
 
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stinkmossel

Sealiner
ek het carp op vlieg gekry in magic forest, en het lelik pak gekry daar. enige dam werk mos maar eintlik waar die mense eende met brood voer, altyd goeie sports.
die size 12 crazy charly (wit) werk oof baie goed, veral as die wind waai en die karp in die skuim lyne voer. en n white death vliegie is maar hulle dood.
sterkte.
 
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stinkmossel

Sealiner
o ja, as jy op die n1 ry, onder die R300 brug is n peol, dit loop van sonstraal dam af deur tot in kuilsrivier, daar is groot karp, kurper, baber, bass en TENCH daarin!
 
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DJP

Sealiner
Sandvlei...one rod for carp and the other for leeries...that could be fun!

Dankie Stinkmossel, ek het al baie gewonder oor daai poel, sal bietjie gaan prospekt. Ek het 'n 9/10wt met 6/7wt tip, lekker baie backbone en sagte punt vir presentation.
 
cptfly

cptfly

Senior Member
stinkmossel wrote:
o ja, as jy op die n1 ry, onder die R300 brug is n peol, dit loop van sonstraal dam af deur tot in kuilsrivier, daar is groot karp, kurper, baber, bass en TENCH daarin!
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Hi Stinkmossel,

Hoe gereeld hengel jy die poel, ek het dit al 'n paar keer gesien en altyd gewonder hoe kom mense daar. Hoe veilige is dit daar en waar parkeer jy ?

Daar in Protea Hoogte is ook 'n dam tussen die huise waar ek bass en karp op vlieg al gevang het
 
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DJP

Sealiner
cptfly wrote:
stinkmossel wrote:
o ja, as jy op die n1 ry, onder die R300 brug is n peol, dit loop van sonstraal dam af deur tot in kuilsrivier, daar is groot karp, kurper, baber, bass en TENCH daarin!
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Hi Stinkmossel,

Hoe gereeld hengel jy die poel, ek het dit al 'n paar keer gesien en altyd gewonder hoe kom mense daar. Hoe veilige is dit daar en waar parkeer jy ?

Daar in Protea Hoogte is ook 'n dam tussen die huise waar ek bass en karp op vlieg al gevang het
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Een van my vriende bly daar naby en blykbaar is daar maar 'n paar lastige bergies, sou nie alleen daar gaan hengel nie maar andersins behoort dit fine te wees.
Tench...nou daars 'n vissie wat ek lanklaas gevang het, sal wag tot so einde Aug. sodat die watervlak bietjie daal en hopenlik skoner word.

Die Protea hoogte dam is dit Majic forest/Protea vallei se dam of die enetjie nog bo dit met die klomp kurpers in?
 
cptfly

cptfly

Senior Member
DJP wrote:
cptfly wrote:
stinkmossel wrote:
o ja, as jy op die n1 ry, onder die R300 brug is n peol, dit loop van sonstraal dam af deur tot in kuilsrivier, daar is groot karp, kurper, baber, bass en TENCH daarin!
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Hi Stinkmossel,

Hoe gereeld hengel jy die poel, ek het dit al 'n paar keer gesien en altyd gewonder hoe kom mense daar. Hoe veilige is dit daar en waar parkeer jy ?

Daar in Protea Hoogte is ook 'n dam tussen die huise waar ek bass en karp op vlieg al gevang het
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Een van my vriende bly daar naby en blykbaar is daar maar 'n paar lastige bergies, sou nie alleen daar gaan hengel nie maar andersins behoort dit fine te wees.
Tench...nou daars 'n vissie wat ek lanklaas gevang het, sal wag tot so einde Aug. sodat die watervlak bietjie daal en hopenlik skoner word.

Die Protea hoogte dam is dit Majic forest/Protea vallei se dam of die enetjie nog bo dit met die klomp kurpers in?
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nee die dam is die een by Protea Hoogte in Brackenfell, as jy belang stel kan ek kyk of ek 'n GPS waypoint kry
 
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TOE 007

Sealiner
we latched on to some big carp in the 8 to 12kg range in Sewerage works dams 2 weeks ago , fishing alluvial fans when its raining hard produces good fish , not very pleasant , but get the fish on the go it seem they love the cold , and rainy condisions , most of the channels in and around there have good oppertuinities to wave a wand ....

just take care at coastal park sometimes theres some scally guys checking you out !
 
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DJP

Sealiner
Toe 007 what flies do you use when fishing in those conditions. I know small bloodworm patterns work well in these dams, but when the water is murky do you rather use a Carp Fritzs or Zulu with bead head?
 
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stinkmossel

Sealiner
PM EERDER OOR DIE LOCATION VAN DIE DAM IN PROTEA HOOGTE! DAAR IS GROOT BABER EN DIE KURPERS VAT KLEIN ROOI VLIEGIES! ALMAL PAK DIT ALTYD TOE! BLERRIE LEKKER PLEKKIE!
 
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TOE 007

Sealiner
DJP wrote:
Toe 007 what flies do you use when fishing in those conditions. I know small bloodworm patterns work well in these dams, but when the water is murky do you rather use a Carp Fritzs or Zulu with bead head?
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lots of guys use them with great success , i have never fished them there , there are some type of worm in the water .

Depending on whats your tactix , we fished dropper ,if the water is rushing out at a pace , you need to get that fly down ,by the in out lets you will get most fish feeding  sight casting to visible feeding Carp , Capr fritz i have taken a few fish , buggers with beads in basicly any colour , the tungsten cones ,weights , theres a few variations on the Fritz i love to use , one that i had lots of succes on in those areas , are obvioulsy olive , with batch chain eyes with one or 2 strands of red flash wrapped around the body and tied off , another tip i can give you is to go a day or two after the rain , those areas you want to fish has got loads of bottles and plastic bags run off ect , and they can quikly spoil and good oppertuinity at a fish !

tight lines !:ifishin
 
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DJP

Sealiner
Got two carp today of about 5kg each, one was a fat pre-spawn female which was probably a touch heavier than the other. Both took me into my backing, it seems the cold water gave them some extra vigour.::S

 Lost a really nice fish after a 15min fight, as I was about to land it my hook broke, go figure...I was speaking fluent duckish! :fbash
 
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Visvinger

Senior Member
Please let me know when you guys are heading out to catch carp on fly again. Would love to join up some time :)
 
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