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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Fly fishing => Trout fishing => Topic started by: maganything on July 18, 2013, 02:18:06 PM
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Hi Guys,
This report is overdue and infact happen a while before i joined ultimate. I thought i would sare with you the place where alot of our fishing crews personal bests have been caught!
Banchory is situated in the swartberg area, and there are only big fish in this dam. I have only fished there once and the smallest fish caught was 3.5kg's.
This trip took place in Sept 2011 and here are some pics from the trip.
I arrived at banchory late on a friday afternoon, the other 3 guys (brad, spence and ryan) had taken thurs and friday off and had had some time on the water.
Ryan lost a good fish on the thursday evening session on a Mrs simpson which broke his heart.
Spence got a good fish of around 3.8kg's on the thursday evening session.
Spence's fish
(http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/MGalleryItem.php?id=1562)
friday morning saw no fish come out and i had my first taste of banchory for the late afternoon session.
We were up early on saturday morning and i was first in the water with expectations of my 10lb trout i had been after.
I was fishing a size 12 hamils with black tail (that had been hammered previously on other fishing trips) it looked worse for wear.
I headed down toward the dam wall when all of a suden my line went tight, i though maybe i was stuck in the weed as Banchory is shallow, then all of a sudden all hell broke lose! the fish took off, and jumped straight out the water and i could see it was a big fish.
(http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/MGalleryItem.php?id=1563)
I fought the fish for about 15mins and eventually had him close to my tube, that is when i realised my net might be to small. I shouted to Brad to bring me a net, and when he arrived his was smaller than mine! i managed to squeez the fish into my net. I tried everything to revive the fish but it would not go back.
(http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/MGalleryItem.php?id=1564)
eventually after 20mins of trying to get him to swim i realised he wasnt going to go.
(http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/MGalleryItem.php?id=1567)
Here is a shot of my PB (9.7lb) on the bank on banchory
(http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/MGalleryItem.php?id=1561)
This fish got the boys excited as it was the biggest fish they had seen caught there after fishing there 3 times previously.
The afternoon session we hit the water hard, we fished an area that they hadnt fishied in the dam before and brad got stuck into his PB of 3.8kg's. He got it on a Mrs simpson.
(http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/MGalleryItem.php?id=1566)
after a few snaps of brads fish i was lucky enough to get another fish. this fish had the biggest girth i have seen on a trout, and a monster hook jaw, but it wasnt very long..
(http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/MGalleryItem.php?id=1568)
i caught this beauty on my trusty size 12 hamils and this was the second biggest trout i had caught. My 2 biggest fish in 2 days!
Banchory is a beautiful dam, and we have been back twice since this trip, the first time we went back the fishing was very dissapointing with only 1 fish being caught the entire weekend, and the last time we went back they seemed to have stoked the dam. I think they didnt stock for a while which was clear due to the number of big fish and lack of stockies, but with the recent stocking hopefully there will be some more big fish around soon!
the swartberg is a beautiful fishing area, and one of my favourite in KZN!
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Nice report and fish :envy
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Superb stuff, those are buses!!!!
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Thank you for a nice report and really beautiful fish caught.
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Nice one Mags . 9.7lb or 4.4kg has to be the biggest :trout: I have seen on :ult: .
Catch of a life time , you might have to go to Patagonia to beat that . Well done old Chap (clap)
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Bet you didnt even feel the cold :clwn . Some respectable trout not many fly fishermen have seen them that size.
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Nice one Mags . 9.7lb or 4.4kg has to be the biggest :trout: I have seen on :ult: .
Catch of a life time , you might have to go to Patagonia to beat that . Well done old Chap (clap)
Very nice fish those!
Lichia - how do you rate these trout I caught in the Naknek river Alaska - wild river trout.
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Lovely Fish there Ziggs :envy
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Great report and well done on the pb :trout: . A mate of mine fishes there every Easter and always get good fish but has also mentioned the lack of stockies. Think Ill be heading that direction in Spring
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YIKES it looks cold !
Thanks for sharing !
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Awesome fish. Well done
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Nice one Mags . 9.7lb or 4.4kg has to be the biggest :trout: I have seen on :ult: .
Catch of a life time , you might have to go to Patagonia to beat that . Well done old Chap (clap)
thanks! the sad thing is, June 2012 I lost a fish that would have beaten that 9.7lb at lake st Bernard! but that's life! and also the reason I always return! im desperate for a 10 pounder!
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Great report maganything! Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the report on your 10 pounder!
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Great report and pics Mags. Well done.
I'm still battling to get my 10 pounder small mouth yellow, :blush:
My closest is 9 1/2 lbs, which was 4 years ago.
Fresh water fish of that size are HARD to get.
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Well done Scott, such a nice fish thanks for sharing (clap) . The cold might explain what HD calls small wood :dunno:
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Wow thats an awesome report.. Bro, you have a nack for hooking monster trout.. Pls do share your secret.
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Wow thats an awesome report.. Bro, you have a nack for hooking monster trout.. Pls do share your secret.
haha, if i knew the secret i would have had a 10 pounder .... But its all about a slow retrieve and making the fly you fish swim as naturally as possible... well, thats what i beleive.
You and i both know a stockie will hit anything, but the big fish take what looks the most natural... thats why that wiggle damsel pattern you tied could be one of the most deadly flies to hit our waters!
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Epic fish!!
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Thanks for sharing ....... great report. :happ: