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Here are a few Estuaries worth checking out:
North to South:
Umzimkulu River - Depending on rains, this place is hit and miss.... If you get it good, you can have a good shot a Oxeye Tarpon, Springer and Kob right down at the Mouth ( Access from the Soutern/Western Bank, through the Limeworks Train depo.... Fish from the wall. Alternatively, access from the North/East side via the Country Club road and fish off the Sand Banks )
Izotsha River - Great fishing for all manner of species, from Large Mouth Bass to Kingies. Lots of Perch and a pretty healthy population of Rock Salmon (River Snapper) as well.
Best Flies are cockroaches and deerhair sliders. You need a Kick boat or kayak for best access.
Access used to be through Old Macdonalds Farm on the Southern/western side, but that may have changed.
Impenjati River - Short shallow estuary which is open to the ocean more often than most. Good surf fishing at the mouth for Wave Garrick and small kingies.
In the Estuary itself, very easy wading from the mouth to the bridge, best access from the Southern/western side. Fairly shallow near the mouth with nice drop offs. Chance of small kings and springer. Grunter a possible too.
From the Bridge up it gets deeper, and one needs a kickboat. Nice rocky holes with a good population of Perch and Rock Salmon.
Cockroahes, Clousers and Crazy Charlies, as well as small deerhair sliders in the early/late hours could do you well. Its best fished during the week, as its small and on weekedn can get a few swimmers and braaiers making fishing tough. But one can always head down to the mouth.
*** Just a note on safety at Mpnejati - I know in the past there have been a few issues here, so just be aware, and park your car well in site.
Mzamba - 5 years ago I would have sent you here and not even mentioned the others as it is the Jewel of this stretch of coast. Unfortunately, much like alot of Natal's out of the way waters, safety has become an issue here and is in truth not worth the risk, unless you have someone drop you off, get in your kickboat and only come back when someone is there to meet you.... its not worth having all your stuff stolen out the car or being held up at gun point for your cell phone..... Maybe its been cleaned up by now, I last fished it 8 years ago....
Its an amzing estuary, with great fishing for Perch, Kingies, Rockies, Garrick and Pickhandle Cuda, as well as Gurnards and other smaller species. Again Cockroaches and clousers, Charlies and sliders will do you well, and I can imagine a gurgler/flipper would do you well in early/late light.
A Kickboat/kayak is a major plus here as there is alot of water to fish, and some sweeeet spots upriver, with deep water, good banks, and nice rocky holes whith plenty of mullet and bait life that hold BIG Rock Slamon! I've seen some amazing fish come out of here... 10 kilo Garrick, 4 kilo Rockies, plenty nice perch and some kings in the 4 to 5 kilo range.
Hope this helps mate. Your best bet is to get hold of South Coast Fly Anglers and give Dean Winn a call. He is my old next door neighbour, and is now Chairman of the club after my old man resigned ( Dad and I started the club about 12 years back )
Dean is a fishing machine , and knows pretty much every spot there is.
I'll get his number from my old man and PM it to you.
Tight lines and say hello to my hometown for me when you there, its a beautiful part of the world!
Nepps
Last edited by Nepptune; 08-03-07 at 03:38 PM.
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