{"id":1233,"date":"2015-08-24T11:04:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T11:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2015-08-24T14:48:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T14:48:48","slug":"soutpans-without-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?p=1233","title":{"rendered":"Soutpans &#8211; without the water!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the winter months the river is hardly flowing, so its a good time to get in to check out where the rocks are, and to remove any debris. You can learn a lot about the way the water behaves in a rapid like Soutpansdrif by studying where the rocks are!<br \/>\nPics : Pieter Marais<\/p>\n<p>The slot under the bridge:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?attachment_id=1231\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1231\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1231\" src=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBridge.jpg\" alt=\"SoutpansLOWBridge\" width=\"1000\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBridge.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBridge-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBridge-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBridge-201x150.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just below Soutpans bridge:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?attachment_id=1229\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1229\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1229\" src=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddleUpper.jpg\" alt=\"SoutpansLOWMiddleUpper\" width=\"1000\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddleUpper.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddleUpper-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddleUpper-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddleUpper-201x150.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The middle of Soutpans:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?attachment_id=1232\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1232\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1232\" src=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddle.jpg\" alt=\"SoutpansLOWMiddle\" width=\"1000\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddle.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddle-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddle-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWMiddle-201x150.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bottom drop:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?attachment_id=1230\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1230\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1230\" src=\"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBottom.jpg\" alt=\"SoutpansLOWBottom\" width=\"1000\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBottom.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBottom-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBottom-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SoutpansLOWBottom-201x150.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the winter months the river is hardly flowing, so its a good time to get in to check out where the rocks are, and 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