Author Topic: Vaal River Update (Read 566886 times)

icstuff · « **Reply #1520 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:50:00 AM »

Yes or use a weighted caddis. Silverstrome yellows and muddies love a green caddis.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1521 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:51:16 AM »

Awesome!

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1522 on:** March 12, 2015, 06:58:34 PM »

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Agree Higgins. Get your drift right and you are 95.75% into fish already.

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1523 on:** March 12, 2015, 07:04:31 PM »

Walks don't be skaam

and try a Red hot spot Brassie at Strome as well . 2/3 of my fish landed there this season ( +/- 6 session) have been on the Brassie fished as a 3rd fly 450 mm up from the control fly.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1524 on:** March 14, 2015, 09:13:41 AM »

We hit Strome yesterday, and at first it was tough. In the end Sean, Gavin, Myself and a newbie (He caught his first Yellow), managed about 20 fish, mostly Yellows, but it as weird as we all caught these fish (In different areas) between 12 and 3ish. Gavin got a few nice fish over 2kgs, mine were all under a kg.

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1525 on:** March 14, 2015, 09:23:08 AM »

Quote from: WalkersKiller on March 14, 2015, 09:13:41 AM

We hit Strome yesterday, and at first it was tough. In the end Sean, Gavin, Myself and a newbie (He caught his first Yellow), managed about 20 fish, mostly Yellows, but it as weird as we all caught these fish (In different areas) between 12 and 3ish. Gavin got a few nice fish over 2kgs, mine were all under a kg.

A fantastic day on the water with mates!!!

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1526 on:** March 14, 2015, 10:39:45 AM »

Some pics

yello helmet · « **Reply #1527 on:** March 14, 2015, 12:09:42 PM »

Well Done

Need to still try arrange a pass from the Mrs and have a Vaal bash

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1528 on:** March 15, 2015, 10:49:33 AM »

Quote from: yello helmet on March 14, 2015, 12:09:42 PM

Well Done

Need to still try arrange a pass from the Mrs and have a Vaal bash

For definite bru!!!

doc · « **Reply #1529 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:01:16 PM »

Braved the elements yesterday morning just below Parys. I arrived in a steady to heavy drizzle and left pretty much in the same conditions. Fished for about 3 hours before I gave up due to hypothermia setting in. My only companions on the water was 2 otters, a huge monitor lizzard and 2 giant kingfishers no other human in sight.

Started very slow but finally cracked the code about one and a halve hours into the session. The colour for the day was dark tan and the size small size 18. Got 4 yellows all decent size ranging from 1.5 to just over the 2 kg. The biggest one gave me good rock hopping exercise as I was not able to keep it in the pool and had to go fetch it in the main river. Flows were about 30.

Also caught a new species on fly as well as a new species for the vaal for me. A little greedy tilapia of sorts. Do not know the exact name my guess is banded tilapia or vlei kurper.

doc · « **Reply #1530 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:03:21 PM »

some more pics

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1531 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:10:13 PM »

Awesome stuff Doc!!! Looks like a Dwarf Kurper (Southern Mouthbrooder)...

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1532 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:10:28 PM »

Well done doc thats an interesting species in the Vaal river

Is it note a Dwarf Kurper?

doc · « **Reply #1533 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:26:09 PM »

Think you are right Walks it is a dwarf kurper see the dwarf has a rounded tail and the vlei a square tail. The body shapes also differ with the vlei being more rounder than the vlei

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1534 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:30:08 PM »

Also was reading some stuff a few weeks back, there are quite a lot of Dwarfs in the Vaal River system, especially closer to Parys...

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1535 on:** March 23, 2015, 01:05:50 PM »

Interesting

Any other weird and wonderful species in the Vaal system?

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1536 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:20:34 PM »

There are around 30 or so species in the system, probably more though... A few species of rock catfish, some areas have Canary Kurper (Dont know how), Moggel, a few species of Barb, Mosquitofish and Vlei Kurper.

dodger · « **Reply #1537 on:** March 23, 2015, 07:02:09 PM »

Quote from: WalkersKiller on March 23, 2015, 12:30:08 PM

Also was reading some stuff a few weeks back, there are quite a lot of Dwarfs in the Vaal River system, especially closer to Parys...

has snow white been seen

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1538 on:** March 23, 2015, 07:06:29 PM »

Quote from: dodger on March 23, 2015, 07:02:09 PM

Quote from: WalkersKiller on March 23, 2015, 12:30:08 PM
Also was reading some stuff a few weeks back, there are quite a lot of Dwarfs in the Vaal River system, especially closer to Parys...

has snow white been seen

yello helmet · « **Reply #1539 on:** March 24, 2015, 07:39:28 AM »

Well done