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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Fly fishing => Trout fishing => Topic started by: WalkersKiller on October 14, 2010, 11:45:40 AM
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Hi guys, just want to create a thread for everyone to share their biggest Trout catches... My pb is 2.4kgs unfrortunately didnt have a camera with me then so here is my biggest of the year so far, a 1kg Rainbow caught on a Black Woolly Bugger in May...
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my effort 4.something kg
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my effort 4.something kg
Nice Jaen
Wat se tiepe trout is dit daai??
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Nice Jaen
Wat se tiepe trout is dit daai??
Lyk na n Rainbow??
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Nice Jaen
Wat se tiepe trout is dit daai??
It's a rainbow trout...a hen. I hooked her on my 2wt outfit and gave me such a rev she fought till the end. Had to take her.
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It's a rainbow trout...a hen. I hooked her on my 2wt outfit and gave me such a rev she fought till the end. Had to take her.
Mooi Man - waar is die pix van die trout in die pan - yum yum
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Mooi Man - waar is die pix van die trout in die pan - yum yum
Will this do :-)
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Will this do :-)
Ek het geweet jy sal baie gou n foto van die heerlike trout he voor daar net grate
oor was
Water tand lekker foto - sjoe hoe lus ek nou
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Unfortunately I dont have a pic of the 11-12 pound trout I caught in Alaska - but Id o have a pick of a smaller one caught on the Naknek river in King Salmon - Alaska. Here it is:
(http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/ziggygonzo/alaska1.jpg)
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Nice fish Ziggy, that water looks awesome
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Stunning place - see my story that I wrote about that trip http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php/topic,1979.msg18818.html#msg18818 (http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php/topic,1979.msg18818.html#msg18818)
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Unfortunately I dont have a pic of the 11-12 pound trout I caught in Alaska - but Id o have a pick of a smaller one caught on the Naknek river in King Salmon - Alaska. Here it is:
(http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x475/ziggygonzo/alaska1.jpg)
Great picture
I was hoping you would add here as you love Trout and Fly Fishing
Give us some more here please
What about the different trout we have in SA??
Where you will find them??
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Basically we have rainbow trout and brown trout in South Africa. You can find them in various places where the water is cool enough. The main places in Natal are the Southern Drakensberg (although you also get them in the northern berg), Nottingham Road and the Dargle. There are a few other places but not as abundant in trout. In the W Cape, there are some fantastic rivers with small trout (Elandspad, Smalblaar etc) and some dams - again there are many other smaller concentrations. In the E Cap - the best area for river fishing is the Rhodes area and surrounds - also Ugie/Maclear. Stutterheim and hogsback also have trout. In Gauteng - there are small dams that have put and take trout - but no rivers. Then you have the area of Dullstroom in Mphumalanga (also around the Sabie area. In Limpopo there are a couple of places near Tzaneen. There are other places too - but these are the main ones.
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Basically we have rainbow trout and brown trout in South Africa. You can find them in various places where the water is cool enough. The main places in Natal are the Southern Drakensberg (although you also get them in the northern berg), Nottingham Road and the Dargle. There are a few other places but not as abundant in trout. In the W Cape, there are some fantastic rivers with small trout (Elandspad, Smalblaar etc) and some dams - again there are many other smaller concentrations. In the E Cap - the best area for river fishing is the Rhodes area and surrounds - also Ugie/Maclear. Stutterheim and hogsback also have trout. In Gauteng - there are small dams that have put and take trout - but no rivers. Then you have the area of Dullstroom in Mphumalanga (also around the Sabie area. In Limpopo there are a couple of places near Tzaneen. There are other places too - but these are the main ones.
Also do not forget that we also get golden trout, brook trout and the elusive silver salmon.
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brook trout are scarce in SA - golden trout is a hybrid - as is the albino trout - never seen a silver salmon!
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brook trout are scarce in SA - golden trout is a hybrid - as is the albino trout - never seen a silver salmon!
100% correct.
One place you can still get the silver salmon if you put in the hours is the big dam at trout hideaway.
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for reference, golden trout
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My book on trout of the world does not have a trout called a silver salmon - or a golden trout....
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See this: http://treeferns.co.za/flyfishing/trout-species-155/ (http://treeferns.co.za/flyfishing/trout-species-155/)
By the way - the only place in Africa where trout are indigenous is the Atlas mountains in Morrocco
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My book on trout of the world does not have a trout called a silver salmon - or a golden trout....
lol..it is odd hey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_trout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_trout)
The silver salmon or landlocked salmon as described in Bill Hansfors-Steele's book "African Fly Fishing handbook" is not common.
Read this part about other salmonoids found in SA, he also photographed it
http://books.google.com/books?id=XwPJJO4vOJkC&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=salmon+%22trout+hideaway%22&source=bl&ots=T9tVK0NUiG&sig=XsO4tJ0Nl6a4t2_D8gm7ncpH8dA&hl=en&ei=_T-3TMriC4bGlQeii627DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=salmon%20%22trout%20hideaway%22&f=false (http://books.google.com/books?id=XwPJJO4vOJkC&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=salmon+%22trout+hideaway%22&source=bl&ots=T9tVK0NUiG&sig=XsO4tJ0Nl6a4t2_D8gm7ncpH8dA&hl=en&ei=_T-3TMriC4bGlQeii627DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=salmon%20%22trout%20hideaway%22&f=false)
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Come - give us more info on SA Trout please
How many species of trout found in SA?
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Come - give us more info on SA Trout please
How many species of trout found in SA?
Natively none.
wild populations introduced - only 4 species.\
Eastern cape - Rainbow Trout
Natal Midlands - Rainbow, Brown and brook trout
Mpumalanga - Rainbow, brown and landlocked salmon
All Golden trout I have ever seen were stocked.
That makes it 5 species that I am aware of.
The Rainbow is by far the most abundant.
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Natively none.
wild populations introduced - only 4 species.\
Eastern cape - Rainbow Trout
Natal Midlands - Rainbow, Brown and brook trout
Mpumalanga - Rainbow, brown and landlocked salmon
All Golden trout I have ever seen were stocked.
That makes it 5 species that I am aware of.
The Rainbow is by far the most abundant.
Thanks Jaen
That info makes it interesting for us non trout anglers
I will fish with Stephan next Winter
What do you think to arrange a UA get together next winter at Stephans Trout Lodge??
Can we start something please??
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Thanks Jaen
That info makes it interesting for us non trout anglers
I will fish with Stephan next Winter
What do you think to arrange a UA get together next winter at Stephans Trout Lodge??
Can we start something please??
Ill definitely be there. I love fly fishing for those magnificent fish.
Will tie us some Jaen special flies for the event
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that is not the same golden trout as in your pic - the one found is SA is a hybrid - In fact, this last week I was with Wolf Avni - a trout breeder and very knowledgeable about throut - especially in SA - he told me about its hybridisation - it is a reccessive gene that has been in bred to get the gold
As for the silver salmon - its a salmon not a trout actually
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that is not the same golden trout as in your pic - the one found is SA is a hybrid - In fact, this last week I was with Wolf Avni - a trout breeder and very knowledgeable about throut - especially in SA - he told me about its hybridisation - it is a reccessive gene that has been in bred to get the gold
As for the silver salmon - its a salmon not a trout actually
as you wish :-) albino , golden hybrid or whatever..you can catch them.
Salmon and trout are very very close family, but you are right they are sibling in the family tree
I know Wolf well and have been to Giants Cup a few times. Very opinionated. But interesting man. I quite enjoyed his books, different style of writing but nice
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Wow great stuff guys thanks for sharing! :happ: