A group of 4 mad fishing nutters decided to revisit Zimbabwe after a sucessful Dec 2009 tour to Mteri Lodge had whet out appetite.
This time we decided to try out some new waters namely:
Nottingham Dam - 40km from Beit Bridge
Nuanetsi Dam - 150km from Beit Bridge
Mteri Lodge - In the Sugar lowveld near Chiredzi
Good news - these waters have been barely fished and whilst we were in the spawn - 100 bass a day were not unusual. The Nuanetsi Dam had not been fished in a year and the water temp had gone above the magic 19 degree mark so the fish had mostly spawned - hence this fish of 3,75kg (8,25lb) was thin as a rake with a massive head and long body - my guess this fish could have been over 10lb if it had guts.
Fishing patterns did not matter due to spawn conditions but we managed a 5 fish bag of 12,85kg on our best day (3,7/3.15/3.10/1,50/1.40) mainly on Zara Spooks (any colour - saltwater) Spinner Bait - white - and Cranks - all soft baits were good especially "fighting Frogs"
There is no doubt that Zimbabwe is still a jungle and the Border/Police Road Blocks/Potholes/ War Veterans actually mean that the fishing pressure will remain moderate for a while yet but for the adventurer and brave souls - the place is pure magic
This time we decided to try out some new waters namely:
Nottingham Dam - 40km from Beit Bridge
Nuanetsi Dam - 150km from Beit Bridge
Mteri Lodge - In the Sugar lowveld near Chiredzi
Good news - these waters have been barely fished and whilst we were in the spawn - 100 bass a day were not unusual. The Nuanetsi Dam had not been fished in a year and the water temp had gone above the magic 19 degree mark so the fish had mostly spawned - hence this fish of 3,75kg (8,25lb) was thin as a rake with a massive head and long body - my guess this fish could have been over 10lb if it had guts.
Fishing patterns did not matter due to spawn conditions but we managed a 5 fish bag of 12,85kg on our best day (3,7/3.15/3.10/1,50/1.40) mainly on Zara Spooks (any colour - saltwater) Spinner Bait - white - and Cranks - all soft baits were good especially "fighting Frogs"
There is no doubt that Zimbabwe is still a jungle and the Border/Police Road Blocks/Potholes/ War Veterans actually mean that the fishing pressure will remain moderate for a while yet but for the adventurer and brave souls - the place is pure magic
