| Date of Report: Sunday, 24th May 2026 |
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Name: Brian Clark Email: brianclark@telkomsa.net Phone: 082 537 3285 Our area has been hit by a one in a 100 year flood and large volumes of water went over the spillways of all the three local dams we, the Eastern Province Fresh Water Fish Conservancy fish. This is not a problem for Sand River which is bass water, but we possibly lost a number of trout from Bulk River and Upper van Stadens. Unfortunately, when there are large flows of water in winter in the trout’s spawning season, they are inclined to seek spawning grounds and the easy method in these two dams is to migrate downstream. At present it is difficult to inspect the dams as most of the access roads have been badly damaged. Club outings calendar. June 5 to 7. Gubu Dam in the Amatolas (To be confirmed}. August 7 to 9. Thrift Dam in the Winterberg. October 16 to 18. Rooihoek in the Baviaans Nature Reserve. Smallmouth bass in the Kouga River. October 31. Upper van Stadens Dam. Home waters. November 27 to 29. Settlers Dam near Grahamstown. Largemouth bass.
Upper van Staden’s Dam. |
