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Welcome to gardenroutefishing.com. If you are a local
fisherman or visiting the
Garden Route area, you will be
informed on the latest catches and interesting bits of information.
When visiting Plettenberg
Bay, Sedgefield,
Wilderness, George
or the Mosselbay area, please go to
accommodation to have a
pleasant stay and fishing experience. The Garden route
have some of the best angling spots for rock and surf
fishing. We hope that this website will lead to successful
catches and pleasant experiences.
STEENTJIE or
STREPIE or KARANTEEN (Sarpa sarpa)
Bait: Small to medium
size musselworms are the most effective bait.
Strepies don’t like the musselworm’s rather hard
head, so don’t use it. Thread a piece of worm on to
fill the hook. Because the bait is firm, several
strepies may be caught before it is necessary to
rebait. Thin strips of redbait, white mussel,
sardine or the flesh of sharks may also be used.
How to catch the strepie: You need to do some
pre-baiting by dropping small bits of bait into the
water. A tin of sardine mince is just the thing to
do the trick. Fine bits of redbait, mussels or the
flesh of sharks may also be used. You can actually
see how the shoal of fish rises to the surface to
greedily pick up the bait.
Now it is time to get your line into the water. When
the slight tugs start, allow the strepie to pull the
tip of the rod somewhat down before striking
lightly. If you miss, just wait a moment, for the
tugs will start almost immediately and continue till
the hook is empty or the fish hooked. Strepies are
lively fighters, so don’t use force when playing
them. The best time is when the gully gets foamy
with the pushing tide.
Miscellaneous: This fine baitfish must be
cleaned as soon as possible and put into the
coolbox. By catching strepies yourself, you obtain
cheap and excellent bait for fish such as shad, kob,
blue musselcracker, etc. Live strepie on the hook
are irresistible for most predators. Although too
small to be a favourite table fish, smoked strepie
is very tasty indeed.
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TACKLE
SHOP-GEORGE
TACKLE
SHOP-MOSSELBAY
TACKLE
SHOP-GEORGE
TACKLE
SHOP-KNYSNA
Tip for the wave height link below
If you are from George like us, there is a general rule that we apply when using the wave height information. If the wave height is between 0 and 7 foot, we go fishing east from George (Wilderness and onwards). If the wave height is between 7 and 12 foot, we go fishing west from George (Glentana and onwards). If the wave height is 12 foot or more, we usually stay at home. I hope this
would be helpful for you next fishing trip.
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