Outeniqua Trout Lodge?

[saml]

If they advertise fishing on their website you should demand your money back!? In fact even if they don't you should still? Upon making the initial request with the lodge they should have informed you before asking you to pay a deposit? On top of it all the place is called Outeniqua Trout Lodge!!!? I wouldn't stand for it?

[BuzzLiteBeer]

I fished OTL many years ago when the lodge was still under construction. Caught my first wild rainbow in the river. I remember Ingo being a nice guy, even trusting me with the keys to the bar. The river levels rose while we there and we were stranded for 3 days. We were the only people on site and we had a great time. Sad that conditions have gone downhill.

[briansflyfishing]

I used to go and stay there every week end before the 2007 floods and enjoyed the fishing in the rivers, using the dams to help my newby friends getting into fly fishing. But after the floods that also took out his hatchery there was no more fishing. I spoke to Ingo in July and it seems that conditions have not changed.
This is sad as this is the only place locals can go get there trout fix.
the other farm also informed me that there is no more fish to catch.
Sad news all round I am afraid to say.

[Super_daav]

Brian is the other place the Keurbooms River Game trails?

[NeilRowe]

The trib entering from above as one views the photo is the Kwaai. This had wild browns in it. Bet you it still does:wink:

[briansflyfishing]

It is Willliamsburg Farm.
He also has not come back to me regarding his fishing.

[Super_daav]

Brian, I got a reply from Nigel at Williamsburg Mountain Reserve. No fishing as floods destroyed their dam and it hasn't been repaired yet.

Neil, is it worth exploring the Kwaai and if so, where would be the best place to start (I'm in Plett shortly) if you don't mind sharing a secret or two?

[Andre]

Better idea while you are in Plett, is to head towards Calitzdorp for a day, and go for yellowfish in the Gouritz. The "rumours" of browns in the Kwaai, are just that..."rumours". If there were any, there were very few, and very difficult to catch, and no guarantees that there are any left. They were stocked years ago, and the large populations of otters in the reserve, would have cleaned them out long ago. Even the Southern Cross Fly fishing club, who apparently put them there years ago, don't bother with it anymore. It is extremely difficult to access due to having to get through private land, and very bushed in. If you can get access, perhaps go and have a look, and speak to the landowner upstream from the lodge, or even the lodge people themselves, and find out if it is worth a go. My honest opinion, is to forget about trout in and around Plett, and rather focus on the Bitou and Keurbooms for estuary fishing... can be a lot of fun.

[dtayl13]

Lots of redfins in the kwaai. I have fished it just after heavy floods and apparently in floods like that the fish go upstream because much of the insect life gets washed away (according to Ingo anyway) and so in about 3km of river I didn't see a single rise or any sign of trout at all. It is a fantastically beautiful river however and worth hiking up even without tackle.

[smallstreams.co.za]

Lots of redfins in the kwaai. I have fished it just after heavy floods and apparently in floods like that the fish go upstream because much of the insect life gets washed away (according to Ingo anyway) and so in about 3km of river I didn't see a single rise or any sign of trout at all. It is a fantastically beautiful river however and worth hiking up even without tackle.

The Kwaai should still have some browns in it. Even when they were there officially there were not many ...

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