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Offline Poenskop

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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #420 on: November 16, 2011, 08:29:56 AM »
Quote from: Poenskop on November 15, 2011, 09:07:59 AM
I went fishing near Ben Jo Saturday for a morning session with my brother-in-law. The fishing was really hard and we struggled to connect. I did manage a 1.8kg, 600g and a small 10cm yellow. I got broken off by a monster on the strike aswell. I need to tie some flies again. After Christiana and this Saturday I am seriously depleted. Will post picks as soon as I get them from the camera.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #421 on: November 16, 2011, 08:33:43 AM »
 (clap) Well done Poensie , that 1.8kg is a beaut !!!
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #422 on: November 16, 2011, 09:00:45 AM »
 (clap) (clap) Awesome stuff Poens.I must say that the fish looks in excellant condition hey.
 
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #423 on: November 16, 2011, 09:01:55 AM »
 (clap) (clap) (clap) Well done
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #424 on: November 16, 2011, 09:07:04 AM »
Eish nice fish Louis!!!    :win:
 
What do you charge for lessons? They way I'm blanking this season I need serious help...... :vio :vio
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #425 on: November 16, 2011, 09:16:48 AM »
Thanks guys.


@Garrick The big one was in very good condition but the smaller one was not that good. If you look in front of the dorsal it looks like a cormorant had a go on it and it was extremely thin.


@Rory I think we need to discuss your tactics at VT on Friday. :clwn :frid
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #426 on: November 16, 2011, 09:19:13 AM »
Quote from: Poenskop on November 16, 2011, 09:16:48 AM
@Rory I think we need to discuss your tactics at VT on Friday. :clwn :frid

Smashing!! Sounds like a sterling idea!!   :ayb   
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #427 on: November 20, 2011, 05:40:17 PM »
Pieter, ( ICStuff ) and I spent the morning at GVP. Arrived nice and early to overcast skies and windless . Soon had the boat inflated, rigged up and off we went.
The river was very low and made rowing upstream very interesting :-) Visibility was around 40cm, and water temp around 20 -22.
 
The muddies were there in force and taking mostly either a black or olive nymph. Pieter got into a few good fish, but just could not get them into the net. :dunno:
 
At about 10:00 we moved down to the muddie hole, and it was almost cast for cast and Pieter was ON. He landed not only his first ever fish on fly, but another 2 after that, and a third which was everything but landed. :happ: :happ:
 
Our tally for 4 hours fishing, Pieter hooked 12, ( including a SM ) landed 3.
Myself, hooked 14, landed 9. ( All muddies ).
 
I'm sure Pieter will forgive me for posting the pics. w;k
 
 
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #428 on: November 20, 2011, 05:46:03 PM »
And a few more pics.
 
Check daai SNOR.  :shk :hehe: :hehe:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #429 on: November 20, 2011, 06:04:47 PM »
Well done Pieter or is it Tom Selleck !!! :hyst:

Herman not a bad day at the office. How is the owner of GFP doing after the unfortunite incident a couple of weeks back?
 
 
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #430 on: November 20, 2011, 06:29:19 PM »
Thanks Craig. Bill is recovering fairly well, but speaking to Bill Jnr. the old man looks better than what he actually is.
Hearing what actually happened makes one GRILLL, barbarious is the only word I can find to desribe it. :unhap :unhap :unhap
The old bugger is tough though, a lot of younger men would  not have survived 45 minutes of being mauled and stillfight back. :resp:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #431 on: November 20, 2011, 09:42:26 PM »
Looks like you guys have good fun when you go down to The Vaal River.

Nice CatFish on fly rod ..  (clap)
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #432 on: November 21, 2011, 07:57:06 AM »
Nice going Herman and Pieter!  :ayb  Those muddies are nice and fat!
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #433 on: November 21, 2011, 08:00:52 AM »
Thank you herman for a wonderful morning on the water. Have never had the pleasure for losing 9 fish in a row, while seeing herman vas almost all the time. The only sad part was that the only yellows we saw was the one I lost, and another that was caught by another angler. The muddies where all fat and in very good condition.

Rory I hope all went well with the outlaws
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #434 on: November 21, 2011, 08:04:09 AM »
Quote from: icstuff on November 21, 2011, 08:00:52 AM
......Rory I hope all went well with the outlaws....

The strength of this mornings babalaas is in direct proportion to the ammount of personality I had to drink into them... :nuts:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #435 on: November 21, 2011, 09:56:10 AM »
Quote from: Rory on November 21, 2011, 08:04:09 AM
Quote from: icstuff on November 21, 2011, 08:00:52 AM
......Rory I hope all went well with the outlaws....

The strength of this mornings babalaas is in direct proportion to the ammount of personality I had to drink into them... :nuts:

 :hyst: :hyst: :hyst:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #436 on: November 21, 2011, 10:40:37 AM »
Well done on some pretty good muddies!
 
Did you guys try the top rapids or just stick to the muddy hole?
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #437 on: November 21, 2011, 10:44:28 AM »
We fished all over and the only thing we hooked was muddies, it was as if the whole place was a muddie hole. We fished the last 30min at the muddie hole. At times you could see schools of them in the rapids.

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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #438 on: November 21, 2011, 11:28:39 AM »
Came back yesterday from a trip at the Vaal Dam. Stopped at the River in Three-Rivers to meet up with some friends fishing there. They only managed three carp between about 8 rods. All caught during the morning. I even tried baiting up one rod but didn't catch anything. Its been like this since end of winter. Very strange indeed as we ussually catch a lot of nice fish there.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #439 on: November 21, 2011, 07:27:06 PM »
Quote from: schloshd1 on November 21, 2011, 10:40:37 AM
Well done on some pretty good muddies!
 
Did you guys try the top rapids or just stick to the muddy hole?

Andrew I went right up the top into the white water and back, ( with a decent Herman drift of about 10 metres  :blush:  ) and no sm, just muddies, everywhere. :shk
I did spook a yellow or 3 while wading, but they were definately where one would expect to find them.
Next time in that water it's single nymph, pocket water, Czech/Polish./French/Hermantor nymphing.
« Last Edit: November 21, 2011, 07:35:47 PM by Herman Jooste »
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