Berg River Fishing Spots??

[FishingMommy]

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any spots along the Berg River after the tunnel trough to Ceres that you can stop, walk down and fish the river? Or is it all privately owned? Also wanted to know if there are many fish in the river. I was thinking it could be a nice change.

Thanks

[Baarshaas]

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any spots along the Berg River after the tunnel trough to Ceres that you can stop, walk down and fish the river? Or is it all privately owned? Also wanted to know if there are many fish in the river. I was thinking it could be a nice change.

Thanks

Hi FishingMommy, please remember to update your profile pic as I am sure everybody is wondering who this mommy is...

As for the Berg river, I cant say much about Ceres, but there is fish in the Berg river in general if you find the right spots.Good luck

[BuzzLiteBeer]

On which road is this tunnel to Ceres you speak of? Are you not referring to the Huguenot tunnel to Worcester?

[FishingMommy]

The Huguenot tunnel to Worcester, sorry

[BuzzLiteBeer]

The Huguenot tunnel to Worcester, sorry

Ok, that makes things clearer. That's not the Berg river by the way. This is the Elandspad, Smalblaar and Molenaars system.The rivers in the Limietberg reserve are all fly fishing only water and are administered by the Cape Piscatorial Society on behalf of Cape Nature. Access is managed using a beat system and the number of people on the river is governed by Cape Nature stipulations. The CPS leases the rivers from Cape Nature to provide fly fishing access to club members. Temporary membership and access permits can be arranged through the club if you want to fly fish on a casual basis. A strict catch and release policy is enforced and even mortally injured fish must be returned to the river. If you have any questions feel free to ask or visit <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.piscator.co.za" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.piscator.co.za</a><!-- m -->
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[FishingMommy]

Thank you for all the information. I just need to ask - is there any places that is not just catch and release, where you can actually keep your trout if you so wanted to? Things have changed a lot since I was a kid.....

[Bombasstic]

FM - are you the "fisherman" or is it your kids? - and how keen are they? - and does your husband get involved in the bassing thing?
If you are only fishing from the bank, Pietmans in Villiersdorp will at least give the kids a chance of pulling a bigish bass - and I know Pietman wouldn't mind.

[BuzzLiteBeer]

Thank you for all the information. I just need to ask - is there any places that is not just catch and release, where you can actually keep your trout if you so wanted to? Things have changed a lot since I was a kid.....

There are a few places that are put and take trout fisheries eg. Du Kloof Lodge, Eikendal, Houwhoek Farm Stall, Vaalvlei. However, this can become quite expensive (R100/kg) Also, at this time of the year it's too hot for trout in the stocked ponds so normally this is only viable during winter.

[FishingMommy]

Hi Bombastic, pic is my daughter. She enjoys it, but my son is VERY keen. Take him fishing at least once a week or he drives me insane. All he wanted for his 7th birthday is a new rod and real, and a keepnet!!! Other kids at party thought he crazy. Some bigger fish will really give him a boost, as he catches a lot but all under 1kg. O and I love Bass fishing as well so we make a nice team. Thanks

Hi Buzz, yes and I am not fond of that stocked small dam trout, they are way too easy to land and my son caught 7 on his birthday last month at Eikendal. Was a expensive trip.