Overview
On the way home
On the last day, on the way home, we decided to visit Potch Dam while driving through Potchefstroom. We had to first ask for directions after getting lost, and the friendly people at Vetties Hengel Hoekie quickly helped us out. They also told us that the bass were biting at the dam currently, so off we went to try our luck.
Driving through the camping area we ended up right at the top of the dam where there were a few people bass fishing from a bridge. We didn't want to intrude, so we rigged up the rubber duck again and headed out to fish among the reeds on the far side.
Fishing
Easy pickings, once we found the colour
The wind was still howling which made fishing a real challenge. But after a while we figured out that they wanted green and purple flukes for some reason, and then it became easy pickings. We caught a few among the reeds and also a few in the gulley towards the bridge.
But we couldn't stay long, and after spending an hour or two on the water we had to pack up and finally head home.
We meant to also visit Klipdrift Dam, east of Potch, just to have a look around, but unfortunately we ran out of time in the end. That'll have to wait for our next North West adventure…
Accommodation
No lodging here — just the campsite
Potchefstroom Dam Campsite, the municipal camping area, is on site — we only drove through it on our way to fish and didn't stay ourselves. Twitcher's Eden was our overnight base for the weekend.