Buffelspoort dam

[Jacques O Dell]

Hi guys. Have anyone fished at buffelspoort dam before esp at the inlet and the section above the dam (think it is the sterkstroom river)? Was at mountain sanctuary park last weekend. The streams flowing into the dam is crystal clear and it must be awesome to hunt fish there. i'm keen on trying it out, but i'm not sure to whom the section of river above the dam belongs? any ideas?

[chris williams]

I recently stayed at Sparkling Waters and got a few small yellows in the Sterkspruit on their property. I last fished Buffelspoort in 1970 and got my first muddie on fly!

[coop]

Use to live in Mooinooi for a couple of years, we only fished for bass in Buffelspoort, but I think your chances are good for a yellow or two.

[Jacques O Dell]

Eish! Didn't have a good day at bufflespoort today. Firstly we had a moer of a walk from the campsite to the inflow. The little sterkstroom is not realy fishable. Saw a couple of yellows in the river (roughly 30cm) but they were not taking anything. Only a stretch of river about 30m that was fishable. Cought a tiny largemouth (bass...) but no smallscales. At the dam there was lots of activity on the water. Don't know what they were. I'm sure one could fish the dam like sterkies with a dead drift terrestrial. Thing is there is too much activity around the camping area. Cought a small bloukurper in the dam. Happy that I tried it out but rate there are much better trips to do...

[Buzzers]

There is BIG carp (I think at one stage it held the SA record) and bass. Never heard of yellows in the dam. Could be the best news in a long time.

[wernerm]

Went to Buffelspoort today. Worst choice ever. They had some boating day and the dam was ridden with boats, kids with paddle ski's going back and forth across the bank. Loud music and pissed carp fisherman who I countless times had to explain to what I was doing as they have only heard about fly fishing. Mostly the question, does this work?

The dam I found out does hold yellows but are more difficult to catch than at Sterkies. I have however found out that float tubing is the answer there and Bass tipping the scales close to 4kg's come out.

But not today.

Incidently there was one sober fisherman who also enjoys flyfishing. We now have a 6th companion for fly tying evenings. Alas the day was not a total waste.