Mike Laubscher

Nikao Fishing Adventures spent an afternoon on the southern side Lake Jozini (Pongolapoort Dam) scouting the dam to see where the Tiger Fish where active.

Launching from Nkonkoni at about 14h00 there was a stiff NE breeze and the water surface temperature was averaging at around 23 deg. C. the water was slightly turbid.

The first waters to be tested where the weed beds on the western shores and there was very little Tiger Fish activity, and then the next target was the gorge where Tiger Fish where found active along steep rocky banks and the water here was clear.

4 Tiger Fish where landed within an hour all between 1.5Kg (3.3lbs) – 3.0Kg (6.6lbs) on drop shot lures, and about another 6 fish of similar size where lost on the jump. The fish where very aggressive and gave a really good fight. All the fish were released.

Fish Species: Tiger Fish
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Tackle Used: Light
Method Used: Drop Shot Lures
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Tiger on Drop Shot
Tiger on Drop Shot

Close up of Tiger on Drop Shot
Close up of Tiger on Drop Shot


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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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