Theewaterskloof Bass fishing

[Bassin Barry]

I live in Kirstenhof and I want to know is it worth it to go try my luck for a big bass.

Does any one know any good freshwater fishing spots in Cape Town are? : :happyd:

 

[Bassin Barry]

In mean in Theewaterskloof

 

[navrik]

The two best dams around Cape Town are Theewaterskloof and Kwaggasloof/Brandvlei which now in the dry season becomes 2 seperate dames again. One of my friends caught a 4kg largemouth in Kwaggas last year and I personally caught a 2.6kg in Brandvlei. Another good spot with a bit of travelling would be Clanwilliam with Bulshoek just 20km north of that.

 

[Bassin Barry]

What bait did you catch the 2.6kg on? And do you have a picture of it.

 

[navrik]

I got it on a Junebug Fluke texas rigged - pitching it next to a tree

 

[chrisv]

I caught bass and barbel at Theewaters recently. Want to go seek out the big ones at the back of the dam next week. Fished off a Stealth BSF kayak. Plan to do a trip to Kwaggas as well.

 

[braailegend]

There is big bass at brandvlei/kwaggas, alot of small mouth, 2kg+ and then also the lurkers. Best part is you can catch them from the side.

Go early, as in be there at 5am. they bite until it starts warming up. Also, it is getting colder now, thus the LM will be harder to catch than the SM

 

[bekkerian]

Hey braaillegend

I will be in CW from Tuesday 26th till Saterday. was planning to fish the river at nekkies, but if you say the smallies are active in Brandvlei Ill try them there aswell.

Can you give me any advice on location as brandvlei doesnt have much entry points from the side(or I just dont know about them) also will you use cranks of plastics for them?

hope I can get a smallie on the other end of the line!!!!

 

 

[IanBass]

bekkerian wrote:

Hey braaillegend

I will be in CW from Tuesday 26th till Saterday. was planning to fish the river at nekkies, but if you say the smallies are active in Brandvlei Ill try them there aswell.

Can you give me any advice on location as brandvlei doesnt have much entry points from the side(or I just dont know about them) also will you use cranks of plastics for them?

hope I can get a smallie on the other end of the line!!!!

 

The text says.

 

"All along this dam wall normally produces smallies, use top water lures, and shallow diving crank baits as well as jerk baits."

 

And

 

"The water might be low enough that there is a island here now"

 

[bekkerian]

Hi IanBass. thanks for the info..Wednesday morning was greeted by heavy cold and snow on the maintains, My dad, brother in law and I got dressed and tried our luck anyway...didnt get anything, but this is what it looked like...will add some more pics as ek get them... see the island you were refering to...

 

Even Nekkies at the pompstation had no luck, saw a fee barbels hanging (biltong) in the "sluis"... locals told us that the barbel are very active in die early mornings and thats basicly all they target

 

[IanBass]

Yes thats the island, if the weather was right, you should of caught, I remember last time I was there when it looked like this with the island visible, we nailed the fish on top water!

Sorry you never had any luck.