Just got back from a few days at Umbotyi on the Pondoland coast. We managed to get some time in on a couple of the smaller rivers to chase Nkula Nkula (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) and River Perch (Acanthopagrus berda).
We didn’t get any Nkula Nkula but we get get a few Perch.
Perch, or River Bream, are a fun and hugely under utilised angling species. They live in and around structure and eat flies without qualms; they even smash top water patterns such as sliders, flippers and gurglers.
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- J had to flex his guns to pull this beast out from the structure 🙂
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- Flipper caught Perch
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- Every bay in the Kei holds another river… Some big, some, like this, small and cosy!
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- Nick Filmalter prospecting under the trees.
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- JD working a hole…
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- Typical Perch and Nkula Nkula territory. Against the bank in amongst the stones.
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- JD Filmalter chuffed with another Perch.
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- Transkei mud is always going to be a nuisance during summer fishing.
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- And there’s always a thousand other things to keep you distracted in the Transkei! Fraser Falls, Pondoland.
Looks like a lot of fun. Definitely on my species list. How far up the estuaries do you get them?