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Offline icstuff

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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1200 on: August 22, 2014, 09:09:12 AM »
This is what you want just blacker size 18 -12 , team up with a weighted fly red humpty or a copper john
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1201 on: August 22, 2014, 09:09:52 AM »
not sure fishing will be fun with the weather this weekend
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1202 on: August 22, 2014, 09:16:02 AM »
Aaaaah I see, what about little hot spots?
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1203 on: August 22, 2014, 09:36:50 AM »
Quote from: gavin erwin on August 22, 2014, 09:16:02 AM
Aaaaah I see, what about little hot spots?

Whatever works for you  :crzy
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1204 on: September 11, 2014, 08:41:53 PM »
I'm fishing :fshn: Oord Nebo on Sunday.  :-)

Anyone keen to join me, :dunno:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1205 on: September 11, 2014, 08:52:27 PM »
Apologies for the late report chasps....I know this session was reported on on the other thread but lets get the old Vaal Update thread ticking over. The usual gang of reprobates fished at Strome this Sunday for a little pre season "rust removal". Currently the river is very low and the slower sections are full of rotting vegetation/sludge/detritus which will be with us till the first good rains flush the river. As Herman reported he measured the water temp at 13 deg to start and we finished up at 14.5 deg. The accepted theory is that the yellows will be more active at the magical 18deg but we've had good early season sessions at lower than that in previous seasons anyways. There was a constant caddis hatch from when we got onto the river until we got off, nothing wow or massive, they were just there the whole session. Small goggas. The fish are there and they feeding, Martin and myself found pods of them in the deeper sections, always in the slower water right on the edge/seam of the faster current. Get your flies down and concentrate on your drift and you'll connect with fish. Theres been a lot of coverage in various media about the pollution in the Vaal of late, so if you are going to wade without waders make sure you have a good scrub when you get home.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1206 on: September 11, 2014, 08:53:32 PM »
Quote from: Herman Jooste on September 11, 2014, 08:41:53 PM
I'm fishing :fshn: Oord Nebo on Sunday.  :-)

Anyone keen to join me, :dunno:


Eish not this weekend Herman, lets make a plan for the weekend after?
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1207 on: September 12, 2014, 07:13:15 AM »
Quote from: Rory on September 11, 2014, 08:53:32 PM
Quote from: Herman Jooste on September 11, 2014, 08:41:53 PM
I'm fishing :fshn: Oord Nebo on Sunday.  :-)

Anyone keen to join me, :dunno:


Eish not this weekend Herman, lets make a plan for the weekend after?
Next weekend ? Of course YES  duh  The season is now in full swing  :fshn: :frid :geet :vio
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1208 on: September 12, 2014, 07:52:22 AM »
Quote from: Herman Jooste on September 12, 2014, 07:13:15 AM
Quote from: Rory on September 11, 2014, 08:53:32 PM
Quote from: Herman Jooste on September 11, 2014, 08:41:53 PM
I'm fishing :fshn: Oord Nebo on Sunday.  :-)

Anyone keen to join me, :dunno:


Eish not this weekend Herman, lets make a plan for the weekend after?
Next weekend ? Of course YES  duh  The season is now in full swing  :fshn: :frid :geet :vio

If you are going to nebo next week, I will make an effort to join.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1209 on: September 12, 2014, 08:39:51 AM »
man I really need to go fish.... but cant in the next 2 weekends.....
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1210 on: September 12, 2014, 09:17:28 AM »
Quote from: icstuff on September 12, 2014, 07:52:22 AM
If you are going to nebo next week, I will make an effort to join.


As lekker as Nebo is, its a bit of a pull just for one day. Lets fish somewhere closer?
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1211 on: September 12, 2014, 10:47:24 AM »
VT? :hnthnt:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1212 on: September 12, 2014, 10:58:48 AM »
Anybody Man enough for the Elgro Drift ?????? Give me a shout .
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1213 on: September 12, 2014, 02:10:34 PM »
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1214 on: September 14, 2014, 06:24:06 PM »
Firstly where the feck is VT  :dunno: :dunno:

Doc and I took the road to Nebo today. We got on the water around 7:30 ish. Water temp was 17 - 18. Doc thought I hadn't left the thermo in the water long enough,  as the air temp was already 23.

WE crossed over to the reeds on the opposite bank and worked our way up river. After changing very many flies, and a leader or 2 I finally hooked and landed a SM of around 700 grms. Before that Doc was clapping the fish, but I will let him report back with the pics noggal. (clap)

A wonderful day on the Vaal. I hooked 3 and landed 1, Doc hooked 8  and landed 3. :blush: :blush:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1215 on: September 14, 2014, 06:27:55 PM »
Yes!!! Thats the news I was looking for!!! Nice one guys  (clap)  What fly's were working :dunno:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1216 on: September 15, 2014, 11:16:26 AM »
Thanks for a great day Hermann. I had a lot of fish take the Orange hotspot early in the day the first 5 fish all had me palming the spool to try and stop them and having the hooks pull.


I had revert to a green emerger with a orange head after donating a few hotspots to the trees and reeds. Landed a Muddie of about 1.5kg and a Yellow of 1.8kg on it and landed a smaller yellow in the 1kg range on a brown flashback.


The green algae was a pest and you had to clean your flies about every second to third drift.


Hermann took a few great action shots.
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1217 on: September 15, 2014, 11:51:21 AM »
 :envy  Nice report back guys! Where we fishing this Sunday? :hnthnt:
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1218 on: September 15, 2014, 12:47:58 PM »
Quote from: Rory on September 15, 2014, 11:51:21 AM
:envy  Nice report back guys! Where we fishing this Sunday? :hnthnt:
Depending on numbers, either Erina or oom Koos , Woelwaters or Strome. Maybe even the lockup  :craz: :nuts:  from the other side ?  :dunno:
 
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Re: Vaal River Update
« Reply #1219 on: September 15, 2014, 02:36:49 PM »
Nice fish guys, myself and sean are going to silverstroom on Wednesday.
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