Author Topic: Vaal River Update (Read 566946 times)

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1500 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:21:19 AM »

Nicely done chaps!!!

CARPKING · « **Reply #1501 on:** March 02, 2015, 09:44:23 AM »

Nice fish there gents

TravisPole · « **Reply #1502 on:** March 02, 2015, 02:33:57 PM »

Rory,

Awesome day on the water. thanks for showing us the ropes!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1503 on:** March 02, 2015, 04:06:17 PM »

We hit the water on Friday. Myself Sean Bisset and my brother Steve. This was his first yellow so he was super chuffed.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1504 on:** March 08, 2015, 05:09:05 PM »

Managed to hit Silwerstrome for a bit yesterday managed 2 Yellows, dropped quite a few and missed plenty. Was awesome though!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1505 on:** March 08, 2015, 06:10:07 PM »

well done bro you are finally on the board!!!

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1506 on:** March 08, 2015, 06:17:15 PM »

Quote from: gavin erwin on March 08, 2015, 06:10:07 PM

well done bro you are finally on the board!!!

Took long enough!!!!

yello helmet · « **Reply #1507 on:** March 09, 2015, 07:01:58 AM »

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1508 on:** March 09, 2015, 07:04:27 AM »

Quote from: yello helmet on March 09, 2015, 07:01:58 AM

Thanks bru!

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1509 on:** March 11, 2015, 07:19:26 PM »

Okes, where can I check the flows? DWAF site still not working?

doc · « **Reply #1510 on:** March 11, 2015, 07:26:34 PM »

Barrage sitting at 15 constantly the whole week.

doc · « **Reply #1511 on:** March 11, 2015, 07:30:10 PM »

http://www.vaalcmf.org.za/flow.htm

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1512 on:** March 11, 2015, 07:30:31 PM »

Nice, dankie doc

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1513 on:** March 11, 2015, 07:39:22 PM »

Also guys, any advice for a "newbie", especially for Strome, that place is awesome. Fished Copper John and Zak as the control and orange hotspot ptn as the point. Managed 2 landed fish and 2 hook ups, but one guy must have caught 6 or 7 yellows in the same drift I hooked one.

What other combo's can I try on the control especially?

Homie · « **Reply #1514 on:** March 12, 2015, 08:33:12 AM »

Black nymph is my go to fly ! Never failed ! Also something with a bit of flash always works....

Not sure I'd use a zak...
try small caddis styles as a control with a ptn hotspot or brassie... go small...14 and 16

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1515 on:** March 12, 2015, 08:35:51 AM »

Quote from: Homie on March 12, 2015, 08:33:12 AM

Black nymph is my go to fly ! Never failed ! Also something with a bit of flash always works....

Not sure I'd use a zak...
try small caddis styles as a control with a ptn hotspot or brassie... go small...14 and 16

Spot on!!! Or should I say Hotspot!?

doc · « **Reply #1516 on:** March 12, 2015, 08:51:14 AM »

Agree with Homes on the flies. My goto is normally mustard caddis as control size 12 or 14 and then orange hotspot or GRHE or black flashback typically size 16 or 18 on point. I hardly change my control but used to change around the point quite often. Recent experiences have me concentrate more on the drift than flies though.

On occasion this season I was in the same position where guys were catching the fish drift by drift and me only getting 1 or 2 fish. Changing flies to the same flies made no difference out of desperation I added a tiny splitshot above the control and started getting fish at the same interval. So now I concentrate on getting my weighting and drift right first before tinkering with flies.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1517 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:07:21 AM »

Awesome thanks guys!

icstuff · « **Reply #1518 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:40:54 AM »

Quote from: doc on March 12, 2015, 08:51:14 AM

Agree with Homes on the flies. My goto is normally mustard caddis as control size 12 or 14 and then orange hotspot or GRHE or black flashback typically size 16 or 18 on point. I hardly change my control but used to change around the point quite often. Recent experiences have me concentrate more on the drift than flies though.

On occasion this season I was in the same position where guys were catching the fish drift by drift and me only getting 1 or 2 fish. Changing flies to the same flies made no difference out of desperation I added a tiny splitshot above the control and started getting fish at the same interval. So now I concentrate on getting my weighting and drift right first before tinkering with flies.

I agree.

If you cant get your flies to where the fish are eating, they will not eat it. Once you are in the correct area you can concentrate on what they are eating. The water is still nice and warm so pick up some rocks and look what is under them. Study the stokvis that you land. Try and match your flies to the the goggas(Size and shape).

You will also find that wading around like a plonker will scare the fish. Sometimes you just have to stand still after moving and the fish will return, drink a beer eat a snack...
I have a hypothesis that people catch fish after changing flies not because of the fly, but because the fish has returned.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1519 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:46:29 AM »

Interesting, thanks Pieter... Would it be wise to use a weighted PTN Hotspot as control and a small unweighted nymph at the point?