By Jan Louis Vewas Rietvlei Dam is one of the biggest water reservoirs in Gauteng supplying most of Pretoria with water. The dam was built in 1932 and extended in the 1980’s to its current size it is today. It is situated inside the Rietvlei nature reserve which...
By Pieter Janse van Rensburg The Venue Bergsig Trout Farm is situated in Muldersdrift just outside of Johannesburg and is a great Carp Fishing venue that offers some truely massive fish. Bergsig has a Specimen Dam which is the main body of water and also 3 smaller...
By Frandre van der Westhuizen and Ian Beneke In the West Rand sits a very special park lake that have made many carp anglers’ dreams come true. Dreams of big leathery mirrors and hard fighting commons. This park is called Coronation Park. The park...
By Jan Louis VewasOne of Gauteng’s true urban waters seeing the skyscrapers light up the night all around you. Unfortunately in 2020 there was a devastating sewerage spill at Wemmer Pan. Anthony Frazer runs the small syndicate area of Wemmer pan that is...
By Brandon Hill – Before we begin, I must say I have a deep love for Struben dam so my opinion may be slightly biased. THE DAM It is the dam where I learnt to ‘specimen’ and even though it is only a day session dam (no camping allowed) it is probably the water...
Just outside of Pretoria lies a secret little dam called Lock Nest – with some pretty noticeable size carp hidden in its depths. THE DAM The dam is about the size of 2 Rugby Fields – possibly 3ha and has amazing structure and margins to fish to. It is...
