ZELPY FISHING AND GAME RESORT
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If the name Zelpy Fishing and Game Resort sounds unfamiliar, campers may recognise it by its old name, Eastco Magalies. But anglers can still cast their lines in the water in the three dams near the stands, plus there are two more dams in the game camp some distance away along the road.
There are also eight new stands complete with paving and shade cloth - in the open behind the heated pool, where you camp on grass. Each have water, a power point, and a braai area.
Like the original three dams, one of the two new ones also has black bass, carp, catfish, and kurper. You don't pay extra to fish, but everything you catch must go back to the water.
The second dam is meant for species anglers, and if you're chasing a record, this is the one for you. The largest carp ever caught here weighed 26 kg.
You have to book to fish at this dam. Surrounding it are are seven stands with a shade net canopy and concrete floor. Three of them don't have electricity, but all have a braai area. Because trophy fish swim around here, a few rules apply: no nets are allowed, you must fish straight in front of your stand, and also not cast past the centre of the dam. And, after a quick photo, the fish must be released immediately.
This story is from the August/September 2022 edition of Go! Camp & Drive.
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