Pongola Game Reserve Fishing Report

Temp (River):

Minimum:18 ºC Average:20 ºC Maximum:21 ºC

Water Clarity:

Clear to murky in places

Water Level:

37,7%

Rainfall:

0mm

Fishing Area:

Elephant Bay and the river mouth where it enters the main lake. (Lot of structure in this area)

Average Size:

Tiger Fish caught ranged from 1kg – 5.5kg. Some good fish were caught, for example: • A 5.2 kg Tiger Fish was caught trolling. It was caught on an orange Rapala. Skipper Langa • A 3.8 kg Tiger Fish was caught on sardine. Skipper Jetro • 5.5 kg Tiger Fish was caught trolling with an orange Rapala. Skipper Nathi

Other Conditions:

We have experienced some windy days out on the lake. With the water level dropping we concentrated at the mouth of the lake. We had no rain except a quick drizzle that passed at the end of August. Due to the water level being quite low the fishing spots have moved further towards the mouth.

Total Tiger Fish:

93 Tiger Fish that we know of were caught on the Pongola Game Reserve boats

Other Species:

A couple of Barbel came out with the biggest 10 kg

Bait of the Month:

lure colour of the month: orange

General Info:

Table: Indicate how the fish was caught during August 2017