| Date of Report: Thursday, 28th May 2026 |
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Name: Peter Arderne Email: mwardern@mweb.co.za Phone: 0118823051 DULLSTROOM. John Hunter at the Village Angler says that it has cooled down considerably although they have not had much frost. After a very wet summer and autumn it is drying out at last which is a relief for the many destinations which can only be accessed on dirt roads. Dry flies, especially hopper patterns are still working, and the shop has had a run on yellow Woolly Buggers which have taken good catches at Millstream mainly on intermediate lines. John Thoabala at Mavungana states that their day-ticket Laverpa dams close to the village are doing well with a 3,5kg rainbow netted recently while their trophy dam at Birds of Prey which opened on 22 May after being closed for over 6 months is proving popular. Floating lines with a long leader and a dryfly and small nymph below has produced the goods. This is in addition to the more conventional sinking line with streamer patterns. The Dullstroom Fly Fishers Association dam at Jansons has been regularly stocked this autumn as has their stretch of the upper Crocodile which is still flowing well. The returns board indicates that club members have enjoyed some productive fishing. At the Transvaal Fly Fishers Middelpunt waters (www.tffc.co.za.) all 7 dams totalling 20 hectares are full and well stocked with some very large fish being netted recently. SABIE. Johann van Vuuren, chairman of the Sabie Trout Club, is at sabietrout@gmail.com. Day tickets are available for visitors at Merry Pebbles and Uvuvi in Sabie, or Angling and Outdoors in Nelspruit. The River Clinic held on 3 May was a great success with 30 people, both members and non-members attending. The river is running strongly for this time of year but is now very clear and both stocked trout and wild trout bred in the river are being caught. This coming weekend club members will fish the Maggsleigh dams which are now crystal clear and brim full.
Millstream
Janson’s Dam
Sabie River |
