Author Topic: WK's Vaal Dam Diaries... (Read 60439 times)

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #20 on:** April 08, 2013, 02:30:11 PM »

yip unbelievable actually Kallie

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #21 on:** April 10, 2013, 03:41:12 PM »

Video from the trip below...

Vaal Dam Carp & Barbel Fishing At TAGO - Fish The Sea Action Angling Episode 7

Willemiena · « **Reply #22 on:** October 15, 2013, 01:19:43 PM »

Hi, do you know if the Inloop has reopened? Is the contact number still 082 957 8990? trying to get hold of them but no luck..... I want to go there next weekend and need directions - Know where tago is, but I want to try Inloop. Can you please help with directions and other contact details if possible?

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #23 on:** October 15, 2013, 01:21:26 PM »

Inloop is now closed permanently due to new owners of the farm, not a very nice person and says as long as he owns the place there will be no fishing allowed

my favourite bank angling spot is no more

Willemiena · « **Reply #24 on:** October 15, 2013, 01:28:12 PM »

Agge nee man!! Why does the guy close Inloop, we spoke to him about 3 months ago and he promised to phone as soon as he reopens..... Do you know of any other nice spot to try out? Been to Tago and now lately Mihanzi, bur I want to try more nice places along the Vaaldam where we can camp for the weekend.....

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #25 on:** October 15, 2013, 01:32:18 PM »

We spoke to him about 2 months a go, he also told us before that he was going to reopen it but think he changed his mind. To be honest with you Tago is probably as close as you will get to what inloop offers... Nice and peaceful, big barbel and largemouth yellows but you have to work hard for the larger carp. Havent really been impressed by other vaal dam venues since inloop closed.

Wynand13 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 15, 2013, 02:52:53 PM »

I really hope the silver carps did not make it back to the dam??

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #27 on:** October 15, 2013, 02:55:06 PM »

Havent seen any...

Wynand13 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 15, 2013, 02:56:58 PM »

That is good, Ive heard report that they are coming out a lot now in the Vaal, Oranjeville area?

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #29 on:** October 15, 2013, 02:58:44 PM »

Wow thats not good, Oranjeville is close to tago and inloop, are the not confusing them with grass carp maybe? The grassies are quite full up in that section where it is more shallow.

Wynand13 · « **Reply #30 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:08:25 PM »

It is the Hypophthalmichtys Molitrix they send it to one of the institutes to identify, have a few friends in the area with farms on the dam one of them said this is becoming a problem for them now... Just thought maybe you`ve seen some as its close to your spot.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #31 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:11:14 PM »

Wow thats bad Wynand, havent fished there since end of March, will definitely check it out some time. What sizes have been coming out? Hopefully no big ones?

Wynand13 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:16:06 PM »

Gareth to be honest the concerning thing for me is the sizes they caught minnows in a landing net, a few on line of between 5 - 10 kg, but the minnows are the ones that was identified, this means that they are breeding, they did not want to kill schools of juvies before being sure, but as soon as it was identified they did take a very fine net and killed hundreds according to him.... The fact that they are breeding should worry us, as this means they are now invading at a pace we wont be able to stop...

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #33 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:20:06 PM »

You are right that is cause for concern... Those things breed extremely quickly... I think a culling mission is in order! How did they net them? As there are all sorts of small species that live very close to the shore in the grass, hopefully they do not get exterminated in the process by accident. I have never released a grass carp due to the damage they cause and that silver carp is a grass carp on steroids

Wynand13 · « **Reply #34 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:24:43 PM »

They pulled fine nets in the areas they spotted them, carefully released the few fish that wasn't silver carp and they took the silver carp out they use a home made net pulled by 2 people. He said that he can live with the collateral damage if one or 2 ingenious fish did not make it, but the hundreds of Silvers he killed would have caused a lot more damage to the eco system... They are monitoring the situation, but as soon as the water level rise there is not way to try and control them

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #35 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:39:57 PM »

Scary stuff, where about in Oranjeville Wynand? Would love to lend a hand if possible?

Wynand13 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:40:56 PM »

Send a PM

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #37 on:** October 15, 2013, 03:49:44 PM »

Cool...

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #38 on:** January 21, 2015, 01:09:16 PM »

Time to get this going again! Been a long time since I did some bank angling at the Vaal. Going to Tago this weekend, hopefully it will be good, also will report back.

Wynand13 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 21, 2015, 01:39:49 PM »

When you catch some Silver Carp

them......