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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Fly fishing => Topic started by: icstuff on October 08, 2014, 01:30:30 PM

Title: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 08, 2014, 01:30:30 PM: I am now leaving for the festival, to those that stay behind :crzy
Will return with tall tales and pictures.
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: Poenskop on October 08, 2014, 01:37:11 PM: Enjoy it. That is awesome water with some serious fish. My PB was caught there.
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: Lichia amia on October 08, 2014, 02:12:37 PM: Enjoy Pietertjie , looking forward to you'er report . Gooi :wtr: :wtr: :wtr: :wtr:
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: Homie on October 08, 2014, 02:36:48 PM: Don't forget the 10 ounce in each pocket Pieter.....

Tight lines !
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: Herman Jooste on October 08, 2014, 04:01:08 PM: Homie that is not where they hang...
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 12, 2014, 05:48:36 PM: Just came back from Christiana. Fishing was hard but rewarding, and my fellow fisherman made for excellent companions.
I landed my PB barbel on fly, an estimated 9-10kg fish on 2x tippet (5kg). I had to land it all alone as some people only smiled at me as they drifted past me and the others ignored my cries for help. Bryan landed a bigger fish but it escaped before I could take a pic, somehow the fish managed to lasso it self when it hit the fly.

One of the funniest/Scary stories was our Saturday mission to the other side of the river. And when I say other side it means crossing a 100m run with, some difficult wading, over a small island through a little run and then over a massive island to a pool with the most barbel that I have ever seen. While we were hitting the barbel a storm system trapped us on the island.
you have never seen men wading through water that fast.

Herman took his normal afternoon naps but we could not get a pic this year. The conversation was lively without too many lies.

I will post more pics as I get them.
My barbel
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: Lichia amia on October 13, 2014, 08:05:18 AM: Psst: :wtr: !!! Where is the rest of the pics ???

Well done on the :brbel: , must of rev'ed the :turd out of you .
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 13, 2014, 08:09:04 AM: Herman's camera is now being used by the fish of the vaal, and I am waiting for the rest to send me photos.
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: Lichia amia on October 13, 2014, 08:13:51 AM: Quote from: icstuff on October 13, 2014, 08:09:04 AM
Herman's camera is now being used by the fish of the vaal, and I am waiting for the rest to send me photos.

Eina , not nice !! Had a similar experience on Friday above Aarndsnes , did you Chaps by any chance see my Fly box passing through Christiana ?
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 13, 2014, 09:28:08 AM: No, but we did land a wading stick.
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: WalkersKiller on October 13, 2014, 09:32:18 AM: Quote from: icstuff on October 13, 2014, 09:28:08 AM
No, but we did land a wading stick.
LOL thats probably Seans!

Nice Bruin Marlyn!
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 13, 2014, 06:28:34 PM: Pic of herman not being caught "napping"
(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23678&d=1413216268)
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 14, 2014, 09:55:18 AM: Some pics:

(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23689&d=1413232414)
(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23690&d=1413232436)
(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23681&d=1413226755)

And herman's rim shot:
This is with his expensive new net and just after he realized that the fish stole his camera
(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23692&d=1413232471)
Photos supplied by Bryan and Dion
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 14, 2014, 09:57:42 AM: This is a pic of the stranded men in a lightning storm. It was cold it was wet and my flask was empty.
(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23687&d=1413227816)
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 14, 2014, 10:00:10 AM: And the group:
(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23684&d=1413226862)
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 14, 2014, 10:01:35 AM: This is one of the fish Herman caught on the way back:
(http://www.flytalk.co.za/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23685&d=1413227073)
Title: Re: 3 Provinces Festival, Christiana 2014
Post by: icstuff on October 14, 2014, 10:06:34 AM: We also found out that it is rather important to show all your fingers when holding a fish. People might wonder why the fish's mouth is open.