Myponga Reservoir , South Australia.... kayaking and fishing access

[@tylalander668]

It’s a great place out there, I’ve been out twice now and launched from the “beach” first. The mud is prolific and stinky, so I think I’ll stick with the launch for all of my future visits. I headed out Tuesday morning and picked up 8 reddies in a couple of hours before work, they were everywhere!

[@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215]

Yep Tyler the readies were everywhere, unfortunately lots of small ones but lotsa fun too. The mud at the Warren in the summer is terrible for biting bugs so I use the launch pontoon there too. Might see you on the water some day but enjoy either way.

[@tylalander668]

@@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215 no matter the size, I was stoked to real in my first fish on the yak after being on the water for all of a minute! They taste bloody beautiful as well! I’m a southerner, but keen to check out the northern ressies soon and more inshore stuff along the coast as well. I’ll keep an eye out for you mate

[@tonypaine4958]

What a great idea

[@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215]

Yep, have further ones coming on South Para and Warren also. Stay tuned.

[@davidlong4262]

Nice work Alby, Yes the pontoon/slide is too narrow for my PA 14.

[@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215]

Yes and nearly too narrow for my K2F 11.5. Hopefully SA Water will adjust new installs.

[@merc9999]

how do you get the fishing lisence? thanks

[@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215]

Go online to SA Water and search fishing licence. You can apply and pay online

[@snapperhead51]

the road entrance to the launch sit i s full of pot holes and very bumpy , car parkm is good ,you do not need a permit to fish SA resivors ,the site says you do but if you ring SA water they will tell you you do not need a permit to fish the dams, what the permit allows you to do is use a net in the resivors , interesting ! we need to be able to use battery operated motors in all resivors and acces to the launch site by car for us older fokes , not have to walk hundreds of meters to launch a kayak like south para ,where a new car park is allway locked ?? what a waist of money and even further away from launch site ?? let get the kayak site upgraded please SA water ,they have the $$$ use it !

[@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215]

John Yates, I am not sure who you spoke to at SA Water but you do need a permit to access the Reservoirs; I have one and the conditions are stated on the permit. I suggest you qualify your comments with some factual documentation which you can post on the SA kayak fishing facebook pages. I am 63, have recently had spinal surgery so get what you are saying about the launch areas but I manage with a trolley for a large 50+ kg kayak. Re motors on the reservoirs I personally am not in favour even though I will get on at some stage. Thanks for your thoughts, AQ

[@pitchkapizda8355]

Absolute crap launching facilities not very well thought out

[@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215]

I think when the water levels are up it is ok however I hear there is now a new drop off point either open now or coming soon. That should help a lot. Agree that when it was with the long haul and low water level that it was bad.

[@pitchkapizda8355]

@@albyskayakstuffaustralia3215 about time the one there was a very poor effort