Author Topic: Vaal River Update (Read 566840 times)

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1560 on:** March 31, 2015, 12:14:08 PM »

Quote from: Homie on March 31, 2015, 10:59:11 AM

Quote from: gavin erwin on March 31, 2015, 08:00:46 AM
Quote from: Homie on March 30, 2015, 07:33:31 PM
Also called klopping, and often done with a "roepstock" similar to the sabiki rod where the line runs inside the blank CLS

The lure often used is a leadhead with hackle and a curly tail attached. This is splashed / slapped on the water to attract old whiskers. Imitates an baby bird that fell from a nest i believe.
Yip thats the one but we just use normal light spinning rods and thrash the surface of the water with rod tip.

At a fly fishing venue ! youve just disgraced us all !

I'm gonna carry my spinning setup the next time Gav, maybe start a thread showing what lures would work best please ?

Hahahahaha What can I say I like the

. Ill get a thread together one I have more footage

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1561 on:** April 03, 2015, 09:23:22 AM »

Hi Guys myself and Sean hit geelvis yesterday for an afternoon sesh. Best we have had in a while. Between us we landed over 20 yellows, 2 of about 2 kgs and my PB of around 3kgs which took me down some nice rapits, my knee is feeling it today

. Brassie and Hotspot were doing the trick once again, got 1 on a San Juan worm too.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1562 on:** April 03, 2015, 09:30:31 AM »

Legendary Gav and Sean! Gav thats a bus Yellow, well done brother

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1563 on:** April 03, 2015, 09:36:49 AM »

Thanks mate im so chuffed with this one, gave a bloody good tussle down the rapids!

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1564 on:** April 03, 2015, 09:46:03 AM »

Quote from: WalkersKiller on April 03, 2015, 09:30:31 AM

Legendary Gav and Sean! Gav thats a bus Yellow, well done brother

Impressive

! Well done Chaps

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1565 on:** April 06, 2015, 05:15:43 PM »

Fished Strome on Sat, was a bit slow but managed 7 landed fish (Including 4 on dry fly caught by a mate of mine, Jason, on an orange Stimulator, size 12). I managed 3 decent fish on a czech nymph, ptn hotspot, and buzzer. Lost a big fish in a pool below some rapids, took me straight down river and the hook eventually popped half way into my backing. There wasnt much flow in the area where the fish ran so it must have been a bus!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1566 on:** April 06, 2015, 05:25:42 PM »

Well done mate. Did Jason get one on dry?

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1567 on:** April 06, 2015, 05:42:11 PM »

Quote from: gavin erwin on April 06, 2015, 05:25:42 PM

Well done mate. Did Jason get one on dry?

4!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1568 on:** April 06, 2015, 06:26:08 PM »

Quote from: WalkersKiller on April 06, 2015, 05:42:11 PM

Quote from: gavin erwin on April 06, 2015, 05:25:42 PM
Well done mate. Did Jason get one on dry?
4!

Holly crab the brilliant!!!

Papparoach · « **Reply #1569 on:** April 07, 2015, 09:30:24 AM »

Hi i also fished Stromme on Easter Friday with a mate of mine, he hammered the fish caught around 20 (all yellows and 1 muddie), i managed 2 on nymph and finally landed my first yellows on dry fly, what an expierience, first tried a DDD but had no takes than used a ELK hair caddis that landed me 3 fish, one i sighted, placed my fly in its window and seen the fly disappear, tighten and fish on

, really enjoyed the expierience.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1570 on:** April 07, 2015, 09:35:51 AM »

Awesome stuff! What size EHC? Casted at fish with one on Sat, but not even a sniff, it was a size 16.

I did get a rise about a month a go on the EHC... Keen to get a Yellow on dry.

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1571 on:** April 07, 2015, 09:48:59 AM »

I also need to get a Vaal yellow on dry fly

. Well done Papparoach that's a great achievement

Papparoach · « **Reply #1572 on:** April 07, 2015, 11:01:42 AM »

Hi i used a number 14 or 16 brown ELK, but i noticed that the fish were rising sporadically and maybe that is key, the vis was also slightly better. I still need to get me a vaal river carp.

icstuff · « **Reply #1573 on:** April 22, 2015, 01:48:42 PM »

icstuff · « **Reply #1574 on:** April 22, 2015, 01:50:23 PM »

For those that want to fish, take your 14wt rods with you!

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1575 on:** April 23, 2015, 01:50:53 PM »

Heres a set of fly's that have worked for me this season. Inspired by the Vaal River. Caddis and Nymph collection. Hope you guys appreciate it

doc · « **Reply #1576 on:** April 23, 2015, 02:16:25 PM »

AWESOME Gavin

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1577 on:** April 23, 2015, 05:15:18 PM »

Very lekker Gav

gavin erwin · « **Reply #1578 on:** April 23, 2015, 05:35:19 PM »

Thanks guys

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1579 on:** May 02, 2015, 12:03:44 PM »

Hit Strome yesterday, had lots of fun, water temp around 17 and the rock snot is in full bloom... Met a friendly guy who must have caught about 30 yellows and muddies on a tan coloured soft hackle which is interesting, I managed to land 1 fish of 1.5kgs, 2 on offs, hooked a few more... My biggest disappointment to date was something that happened in the afternoon. It all went quiet and my indicator stopped for a split second, I struck and felt the weight. I fought the fish for 10 minutes or so until I eventually managed to bring him up. It was a huge Carp, easily 6kgs (I reckon more), and as I got him with feet of the net the hook pulled, I was devastated, but it was amazing to hook a fish that size on my setup and feel the power it has... Maybe next time