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Offline Herman Jooste

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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #820 on: August 11, 2013, 05:11:39 PM »
Pieter and I fished the same venue again today. Water temp at 07:00 was 11.5 deg, which is an improvement on 2 weeks ago, as was the air temp which was 8 deg. Visibility was again around 40 - 45 cm. There is a lot of detrious in the shallows, which when disturbed releases an awful stench.
 Again very little surface activity so I tried the same tactics as 2 weeks ago. Missed a double knock and that was it.
 Leaving the water at 11:00 the water temp had risen to 13.5.
 Summer is definitely on it's way.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #821 on: August 25, 2013, 04:36:41 PM »
Fished woelwaters today. Morning session was a big blank with some notable "dives". This was done to test the water temp. After the morning crowd left I decided to try my luck again, and was rewarded with 2 nice muddies and a third that was lost when I fell over a rock that was not there earlier.


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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #822 on: August 25, 2013, 04:52:41 PM »
nice fish bud atleast you out fishing would love to fall over a rock at the water edge with a fish on the other end of my rod.......I'm sure the rock was always there maybe the  :frid was just a little to much  w;k   :hehe:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #823 on: August 25, 2013, 04:59:32 PM »
The problem was that this rock was 10m in and 1m deep. It was the second fall today but at least it was warmer in the afternoon!
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #824 on: August 26, 2013, 07:52:23 AM »
Nice fish Pieter! Did you guys measure the water temp?
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #825 on: August 26, 2013, 07:58:20 AM »
We started of at 13~ish and my first fall was quite cold, by my last fall I would say it was "not to bad"
In the afternoon visibility was at 65cm which was the best I have ever seen on the vaal. The fish took a no18 black nymph.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #826 on: August 26, 2013, 08:35:27 AM »
Cold and good visibility  :rck"
 
How bad is the rock snot?
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #827 on: August 26, 2013, 08:44:44 AM »
Quote from: Rory on August 26, 2013, 08:35:27 AM
Cold and good visibility  :rck"
 
How bad is the rock snot?

Bad but I have seen it worse, but if the flows stays the same it will get really bad
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #828 on: August 26, 2013, 08:48:32 AM »
Quote from: icstuff on August 26, 2013, 08:44:44 AM
Bad but I have seen it worse, but if the flows stays the same it will get really bad

 swr <:  I hate that stuff, it could just well drive me to drink...
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #829 on: August 26, 2013, 08:54:09 AM »
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #830 on: August 26, 2013, 10:15:44 AM »
Quote from: icstuff on August 25, 2013, 04:36:41 PM
Fished woelwaters today. Morning session was a big blank with some notable "dives". This was done to test the water temp. After the morning crowd left I decided to try my luck again, and was rewarded with 2 nice muddies and a third that was lost when I fell over a rock that was not there earlier.


Nice fish! that rock could of been the one that nailed me on the Umkomaas while fishing for yellows, or the one that caught me unawares on the Bell in Rhodes - I am told that there are some rocks who can teleport to anywhere!
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #831 on: August 26, 2013, 10:34:06 AM »
Quote from: Ziggy on August 26, 2013, 10:15:44 AM
Nice fish! that rock could of been the one that nailed me on the Umkomaas while fishing for yellows, or the one that caught me unawares on the Bell in Rhodes - I am told that there are some rocks who can teleport to anywhere!

I have also found that they move around, what makes me fall the most is when it was there and moved to go trip another angler
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #832 on: August 27, 2013, 10:03:30 AM »
Herman jumped the gun on the season start  w;k but here is a little promo we have put together with some footage from last season - please let me know what you think.


http://youtu.be/e_kyhNNZ-6c

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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #833 on: August 27, 2013, 10:50:48 AM »
Quote from: UrbanFF on August 27, 2013, 10:03:30 AM
Herman jumped the gun on the season start  w;k but here is a little promo we have put together with some footage from last season - please let me know what you think.


http://youtu.be/e_kyhNNZ-6c

Dig the clip - very lekker. Thats given me yellow fever!
 
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #834 on: August 27, 2013, 12:44:54 PM »
Quote from: Rory on August 27, 2013, 10:50:48 AM
Quote from: UrbanFF on August 27, 2013, 10:03:30 AM
Herman jumped the gun on the season start  w;k but here is a little promo we have put together with some footage from last season - please let me know what you think.


http://youtu.be/e_kyhNNZ-6c

Dig the clip - very lekker. Thats given me yellow fever!
:hehe:  it worked  :rck"
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #835 on: August 27, 2013, 07:27:56 PM »
very cool!


I like the idea of the magnet clip on the net - not on the handle - nice idea to stop the net from catching on branches and stuff
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #836 on: September 10, 2013, 09:51:07 AM »

Brief report back on a day out at Eendekuil.


A small group of decided to have a go at some early spring Yellowfish and decided to try Eendekuil as there is a nice variety of water to try.


First things first , there have been a few changes at the venue, prices have gone up to R 90.00 per day and Tim and Charmaine are almost finished building what look like some very nice flats on the property, not your usual rough and ready fishing huts but rather places that your significant other would feel comfortable sleeping in :) I will update you as soon as I have pricing from the Colliers.


The fishing was typically tough with few fish caught but what did come out was mainly big fish 2.6 kgs - 4.3 kgs, the most successful tactic was to cast across stream and let your flies drift and swing, the Yellows were taking the rising flies on the swing. Most productive flies were small 20-22 black nymphs with some action on white GRHEs in the late afternoon when there was a massive Caddis hatch.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #837 on: September 10, 2013, 10:42:38 AM »
Nothing wrong with that Yellow in the 2nd pic !!
 
What was the water temp , did you wet wade and how is the Rock snot at the mow ????
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #838 on: September 10, 2013, 10:45:47 AM »
Wow, nice fish well done :corrct:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #839 on: September 11, 2013, 12:29:41 PM »
Hi guys. I will be fishing Erina this Sunday.  :fshn:
 Anyone else interested ?
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