Author Topic: Vaal River Update (Read 566934 times)

deepblu · « **Reply #1600 on:** September 16, 2015, 11:34:15 AM »

DONT know how I missed this thread its going to take me weeks the read all 80 pages. I take it September is the right time of year to target yellows? I got 5-6wt one spool with floating and on with intermediate what is the right setup leaders patterns etc.

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1601 on:** September 16, 2015, 11:57:01 AM »

deepblu a 5/6 is perfect with floating line. September and October seems to be a good time to target big Yellows, but you catch them (Smaalmouth) all the way up until April or so before they start moving to deeper pools and calmer waters...

deepblu · « **Reply #1602 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:07:11 PM »

awesome. what tippets would be good and patterns do u fish this strike indicator ?

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1603 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:16:47 PM »

Quote from: deepblu on September 16, 2015, 12:07:11 PM

awesome. what tippets would be good and patterns do u fish this strike indicator ?

Mr Deepblu

Uncle Rory done some splendid work on fishing the Vaal on the fly :

http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=510.0

http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=7326.0

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1604 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:20:54 PM »

Have a look at UA member Diamondpooch's web site http://yellowfish.co.za/ as well the bloke knows his shyte ......

deepblu · « **Reply #1605 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:03:40 PM »

thanks for the info lichia. great post there rory. what is a good spot at the moment

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1606 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:22:54 PM »

For a 1st Vaal trip I would recommend Silverstrome , easy to find , easy fishing and not that far from Egoli .

deepblu · « **Reply #1607 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:27:32 PM »

lekker what the cost. and has anyone tried to catch

on soft plastics like peeler crab or something I know we always use to look for small crabs the worked well got smoked plenty times on light gear

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1608 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:31:19 PM »

You looking at +/- 50 bucks for the day at Strome . We only do the fly thing but sure soft plastics could get you a

or 2 .

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1609 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM »

Strome is R100 per car per day... I know the guys get largies and even smallmouth Yellowfish on paddletails and minnows, so I am sure a small peeler crab could work!

Lichia amia · « **Reply #1610 on:** September 16, 2015, 02:01:45 PM »

Quote from: WalkersKiller on September 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM

Strome is R100 per car per day... I know the guys get largies and even smallmouth Yellowfish on paddletails and minnows, so I am sure a small peeler crab could work!

You only pay R100 at Strome if you smell like Weed and look like Parkour or Skateboarding Junky

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1611 on:** September 16, 2015, 02:03:27 PM »

must be just me then

deepblu · « **Reply #1612 on:** September 16, 2015, 02:58:51 PM »

do yellows feed like most other predators early morning and late afternoons what is a good time to target them

WalkersKiller · « **Reply #1613 on:** September 16, 2015, 03:03:08 PM »

Late afternoons are great, we have had some of our best success between 11am and 2pm at Strome though, they love the orange hotspot ptn and brassie combo...

deepblu · « **Reply #1614 on:** September 23, 2015, 11:12:38 AM »

is strome open everyday or only weekends ?

doc · « **Reply #1615 on:** September 23, 2015, 11:17:26 AM »

as far as I know everyday

deepblu · « **Reply #1616 on:** September 23, 2015, 03:23:16 PM »

Homie · « **Reply #1617 on:** September 23, 2015, 04:36:45 PM »

Quote from: deepblu on September 23, 2015, 03:23:16 PM

You free Friday

doc · « **Reply #1618 on:** September 25, 2015, 09:01:08 AM »

Fished the vaal yesterday just downstream of Parys. On arriving there were muddies spawning in all the shallow glides. I then decided to just fish the deeper runs and try to stay away from the shallows. As always there were a few okes foul hooking spawning muddies. Luckily they got tired of the muddies quickly and went of in search of yellows in the deeper faster water.

Fishing was not cast for cast but the quality of the fish made up for it. Got 2 nice yellows early in the morning in a slow deep drift both in the 1.5kg range. Then got broken of a few times by what I later saw were barbel. Landed one in the 2kg range out of the same pool later.

Got 4 big muddies in the main river and a nice feisty yellow also in the 1.5kg range that took me into my backing 2 times in the main river running down stream.

The day was ended with my pb yellow in the same pool i fished in the morning. I do not know the weight but know it is bigger than 2.3kg.

Best flies were san juan worm and black control flies

doc · « **Reply #1619 on:** September 25, 2015, 09:01:57 AM »

Pictures of the PB