The Namibia Bass Angling Association (NBAA) kicked off its 2021 fishing season with two Bank Windhoek National Angling Competitions at Lake Oanob outside Rehoboth. The two-day tournament took place on Saturday, 20, and Sunday, 21 February 2021. A total of 118 fish made it to the scale during the contests.On Saturday, 18 senior and two junior anglers, including a few from Tsumeb and Otjiwarongo, took part in the first tournament. Sixty-one fish over 30 centimetres in length made it to the weigh station. The top five anglers were Jürgen Geiger, Lourens Delport, Neels van Tonder, Johan Coetzee, and Willie Sowden. The results for Saturday are:
| Rank | Name of Angler | Quantity of fish | Points |
| 1 | Jürgen Geiger | 5 | 7.506 |
| 2 | Lourens Delport | 5 | 7.080 |
| 3 | Neels van Tonder | 5 | 6.222 |
| 4 | Johan Coetzee | 5 | 5.630 |
| 5 | Willie Sowden | 5 | 5.371 |
Junior results:
| Rank | Name of Angler | Quantity of fish | Points |
| 1 | Alexander Sowden | 5 | 4.773 |
| 2 | Bian Coertzen | 4 | 3.483 |
| 3 | Schalk Willem van Wyk | 2 | 2.222 |
On Sunday, the anglers returned for the second tournament. A total of 57 fish made it to the scales for the day. Jürgen Geiger caught the heaviest fish, weighing 1,803 kilogrammes (kg). In the junior's category, Bian Coertzen caught the biggest fish weighing 1,615 kg. The results for Sunday are:
| Rank | Name of Angler | Quantity of fish | Points |
| 1 | Jürgen Geiger | 5 | 7.057 |
| 2 | Neels van Tonder | 5 | 5.802 |
| 3 | Johan Coetzee | 5 | 5.708 |
| 4 | Thinus William | 5 | 5.554 |
| 5 | Richard Grant | 5 | 5.429 |
Junior results:
| Rank | Name of Angler | Quantity of fish | Points |
| 1 | Alexander Sowden | 5 | 4.621 |
| 2 | Bian Coertzen | 1 | 2.115 |
With the good rains received countywide, NBAA's Public Relations Officer, Andrew Hall, said that prospects for the rest of 2021 look promising. “We predict a good fishing season at both Von Bach and Lake Oanob for the rest of the year," he said as he thanked Bank Windhoek for its continued support.
Next on the bass angling calendar, is the Bass Nations Qualifiers taking place from Friday, 12 until Sunday, 14 March 2021.
