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Liesbeeck River Carp Fishing

By Brett Harris

The Liesbeeck or Black river is a well known land mark in the suburbs of Cape Town. This once beautiful river is badly silted and sadly much polluted. To most keen Carp anglers the river has been long forgotten, written of as a futile fishing exercise.

 If an angler is willing to look past the vast amounts of plastic bottles, bags and containers which litter the banks there is a real fishing treasure lurking beneath the surface. Although severely polluted the water and banks of the river are very nutrient rich and contain an abundance of aquatic plant and insect life. The river banks are composed of rich dark soil, home to the most densely packed earthworm populations I have ever seen. These factors have combined in ensuring that the fish stocks have flourished over the years. There is an amazing variety of species including Carp, Catfish, Tilapia, Tench, Grass Carp and Large Mouth Bass. 

 The venue is a specimen hunters dream with plenty of big fish feeding throughout the day. Most fish can be targeted and caught by sight fishing or stalking using a variety of baits. The strange thing about the Liesbeeck is although the river is subject to very little fishing pressure the fish are surprisingly weary to presented rigs and baits. An angler can easily spot and stalk a number of big fish without causing any alarm to an obviously feeding shoal. The trick comes when you try introducing hook baits into the mix. I have tried a variety of rigs and baits and have had varied success. Nine out of every ten attempts the introduction of a hook bait results in the immediate evacuation of every fish. In some instances the bait will be closely examined by just about every fish and then completely ignored. When this happens the chances of a hook-up are not certain. However again nine out of ten times the fish you catch is a new fish to the swim overconfident in the fact that his buddies were happily feeding around your rig.

Although I have not yet caught a Trophy Carp from the Liesbeeck, this does not mean I have not seen them. Without fail I will see at least five individual Carp in the 30Lbs plus mark cruising past or feeding on my swim. I have not yet had the opportunity to really make my mark on the river, but my intention is to spend some quality effort and time introducing custom baits on a number of the deeper swims. My 30Lbs plus fish awaits!

A minimum 8 Hour session is recommended to secure that Trophy catch

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