Author Topic: Vaal River Update (Read 566729 times)

Homie · « **Reply #1220 on:** September 18, 2014, 07:17:09 AM »

Chaps,
We have beige buffs available. ..
http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=18246.msg311556#msg311556

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1221 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:01:24 AM »

So we departed joburg at around 10:00, short trip and we were on the water. It was a bit of a slow start, I landed a nice muddy on a San Juan worm.

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1222 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:07:58 AM »

After that I moved on to a shallow tributary with carp all over the place so I shortened the distance of my trike indicator and slowly crept up to the fish, dropped my fly down and I was on

After a long run and a hard fight I landed a nice 3.5kg carp on one of my hand tied flys, not sure what it called

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1223 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:09:38 AM »

Awesome Gav, Carp on fly! Sooooo jealous!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1224 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:12:00 AM »

Then we headed to deeper water and drifted some nymphs which proved successful and I landed a nice yellow on a Orange hot spot.

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1225 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:16:47 AM »

Sean landed 2 nice yellows but no photos. The sun started to go down and the yellows began tailing so I threw my Pheasant tailed Flashback nymph,that I ties previously, and let it drift over the rocks... and I was tight!!! Great fish to end the day!!!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1226 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:17:30 AM »

Here is the nymph

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1227 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:18:54 AM »

Hows this for a muddy I hooked... 2.5kgs

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1228 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:21:31 AM »

Awesome Gav! Proper skills there, were these fish on your 4 weight?

Kent · « **Reply #1229 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:23:34 AM »

Quote from: gavin erwin on September 18, 2014, 09:18:54 AM

Hows this for a muddy I hooked... 2.5kgs

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1230 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:24:10 AM »

Thanks WK! Yeah all on my 4wt.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1231 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:28:30 AM »

Must have been fun on the 4

icstuff · « **Reply #1232 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:52:21 AM »

Gavin those muddies must have given you quite a decent fight! and congrats with the carp as well.
That photo of the bent rod - I was fishing just a bit lower than that and I hooked a barbel!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1233 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:56:41 AM »

Hahaha how long did that fight last?

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1234 on:** September 18, 2014, 10:44:04 AM »

Yeah Ive had a few take me on a 4wt, doesn't last very long. Would be cool to actually go out and target them on bigger flys and bigger tackle, there are some big boys in that river!!!

Rory · « **Reply #1235 on:** September 18, 2014, 11:32:55 AM »

Nice Gavin! Super fish there, very lekker

Homie · « **Reply #1236 on:** September 18, 2014, 11:37:30 AM »

Lekker fish Gav !!!

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gavin erwin · « **Reply #1237 on:** September 18, 2014, 12:29:48 PM »

Thanks guys sorry about the topic going off course, I suffer from a thing called ADDHDDH DDD

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #1238 on:** September 19, 2014, 07:11:15 AM »

Good morning Chasps.
How about Erina on Sunday.

, before the rock snot gets too bad.

I will be there around 06:00.

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #1239 on:** September 22, 2014, 07:36:19 AM »

Rory,Doc and I fished Erina on Sunday. It was overcast with a cool downstream breeze.
Water temp was 15, air temp was 13, visibility30 - 40 cms.
Doc hooked 3,all decent size mudies, + 2kg. Rory 1, and I 2. The snot was not as bad as expected.
Considering the cold front on Sat. not a bad day.