Mike Laubscher

Nikao Fishing Adventures took some guests out on Lake Jozini (Pongolapoort Dam) to chase tiger fish on artificial lures and on fly. We launched at Golela at 05h00 and fished until 18h30.

There was a stiff NE breeze blowing and the water was clear the water surface temperature was around 23 deg. C. In the afternoon the wind died down and it was a really stunning afternoon with a beautiful sunset. It got very hot that day

We targeted the Tiger Fish along the edges of the weed beds along the Pongola River Section using drop shot lures and fly fishing. We managed to land 13 Tiger fish with the smallest being 1.3Kg (2.8lbs) and the largest being 2.5Kg (5.5lbs).

Fish Species: Tiger Fish
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Tackle Used: Light Spinning & Fly Tackle
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Tiger Fish on Drop Shot
Tiger Fish on Drop Shot

Tiger Fish on Fly
Tiger Fish on Fly


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Mike Laubscher

About The Author: Mike Laubscher

Company: Blue Water Charters - Durban

Area Reporting: Durban. KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Bio: I have been fishing since I was 5 years old in Durban and have fished many places around the world and in South Africa, but Durban is my home waters. I fished competitive for many years and I have been running my own charters since 2008 with 2 companies and 2 boats, fish a variety of styles and target a variety of fish species in both Salt and Fresh water, have many published articles in several magazines on fishing. Love nature and outdoors, Am very conservation minded and have a passion for birds. I am crazy about big Tuna, Marlin Fishing and Game Fishing, and also love light tackle spinning, am a total lure junkie. Represented my province in fly fishing for many years and am also pro staff for Rapala/Shimano. I want to write a book on fishing one day. 3 items left on my fishing bucket list, guess then a new bucket list will be in order. As a writer I have my own quote: \"I love taking people fishing because it releases their inner child, and in doing so keeps my inner child alive.\"

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