Fishing Hogsback
I went to Hogsback over the weekend to visit a friend of mine, Anton Pretorius, and his wonderful family. Anton is a magistrate in Middeldrift, and lives in a beautiful little home in Hogsback.
Now, I didn't particularly pay attention to what I packed, so I left the fishing gear at home. HOW STUPID COULD I BE!!! I could not believe what I missed out on! Who knew Hogsback offers at least two dams with abundant fish stocks? Certainly not I. So, there I was, fishing gear-less and hungry for bass fishing. What to do, what to do! Not much you can do if you don't remember your fishing gear.
Improvise
I did what any good boertjie would do under the circumstances. I made my own lure. I used an old Castle bottle cap that I found in the grass (I prefer Miller though), and knocked together something remotely resembling a spinner. It worked OK when I tested it.
Where's the fish then?
Unfortunately, even though I had this hi-tech spinner at my disposal, I could not manage to get even a single bass interested in it. We tried good ol' erdwurm as well, but we had no fish to show at the end of the day. I know, it's pathetic. Next time I'll be prepared though.
Some pics of the dams
Disclaimer: Apologies for the terrible quality of the images. I'm still getting to grips with my new camera.
We visited two dams in the Hogsback vicinity. The one, Sandile dam, is approximately 30km's from Hogsback, while the other, Binfield, is probably about 10km's from this magical little place.
Sandile dam
Binfield dam
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Breathtaking scenery
I drove to Cathcart from Hogsback to see what the place has to offer, and took some pics along the way. Go ahead and drool.
30.07.2008. 23:32
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