Author Topic: Vaal River Update (Read 566781 times)

Rory · « **Reply #220 on:** March 01, 2011, 07:54:28 AM »

Quote from: Herman Jooste on February 28, 2011, 09:27:33 PM

.....Maybe the wedding plans are still interfering with his fishing. .....

When theres wedding plans, theres no fishing. Period.

G!enn · « **Reply #221 on:** March 01, 2011, 10:00:34 AM »

What's the river condition's like at the minute Herman ?

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #222 on:** March 01, 2011, 05:11:46 PM »

Quote from: G!enn on March 01, 2011, 10:00:34 AM

What's the river condition's like at the minute Herman ?

Glenn, the flows are ok at around 47 cubes, in fact almost perfect flows.

The water however is still very silty, with visability around 10 cm or so. This means that you have to virtually drift the fly onto the fish's nose in order for it to be seen.
There is also a fair amount of smaller branches, twigs, and even some trees snagged on the bottom among the rocks.
What it amounts to is tough fishing with loosing a lot of flies.

But hey, who's complaining ?? We bin fishing man.

Monster · « **Reply #223 on:** March 07, 2011, 07:39:26 AM »

Hi Gents

Thank you all for an awesome Saturday, good company ecellent grub and a couple of nice fish!!

Fishwhisperer · « **Reply #224 on:** March 09, 2011, 09:29:18 AM »

The Vaal is so nearly back to normal...little murky but oh so fishable...going again this weekend!!

Flow rate down to about 20! Fish might even start spawning again so be careful out there!

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #225 on:** March 13, 2011, 04:09:52 PM »

I dusted off the Ark and took a morning trip to one of my favourite venues, GVP this morning.

Flows were low, around 25 and visibility around 30 cm's, which is almost normal for this venue.

Went upriver ( as per normal ) past the first reef of the old Fish Eagle, to the second reef and fished the "old" Golden corner. Firstly, it's no longer a corner ( the floods saw to that ) and it's no longer Golden. It's a new MUDDIE HOLE.

. Got 9 muddies and my one and only SM yellow here.

Drifted down to the old muddie hole and only got 2 in 30 minutes.

Drifted down to the small riffles where we pull the boats through and got another 2 muddies, with the last one being the biggest of the day at 2.2kg.

My hat's off to Koos, for a beutifull rod build on the 5# Scott.

Although very supple, and sensitive, that rod has some seriooooouuuusss backbone.
I had a 180 deg bend in that rod on numerous occassions today, and not even the smallest creak. I LIKE IT

Sorry Rory, but if you snooze, you looze

.
I'll let you fish with it though :sml: :sml:

schloshd1 · « **Reply #226 on:** March 13, 2011, 05:10:35 PM »

Nice one Herman, glad to hear you got a few fish and the viz is improving.
OMR and I fished Eastco yesterday and viz was still around 10cm and flows were very low. Only really fished for a few hours in the morning and we got 1 fish each and a few on offs , all in very fast water. Damien and Angi plus a few of their mates came through a bit later in the day and camped over, not sure how they did.
Korrie was doing his thing there and we caught up with Tye, Bryan and a few others.

Crongrats on the purchase of the Scott, if it fishes anything like my 3 weight SAS then it's a real beaut.

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #227 on:** March 13, 2011, 05:22:42 PM »

Quote from: schloshd1 on March 13, 2011, 05:10:35 PM

Nice one Herman, glad to hear you got a few fish and the viz is improving.
OMR and I fished Eastco yesterday and viz was still around 10cm and flows were very low. Only really fished for a few hours in the morning and we got 1 fish each and a few on offs , all in very fast water. Damien and Angi plus a few of their mates came through a bit later in the day and camped over, not sure how they did.
Korrie was doing his thing there and we caught up with Tye, Bryan and a few others.

Crongrats on the purchase of the Scott, if it fishes anything like my 3 weight SAS then it's a real beaut.

The normal mornings fishing then.

The rod is sweet, but was purchased for winter dry fly fishing. I just had to test it's capabilities today, and must say I'm very, very happy.

schloshd1 · « **Reply #228 on:** March 13, 2011, 05:29:39 PM »

Quote from: Herman Jooste on March 13, 2011, 05:22:42 PM

The normal mornings fishing then.

The rod is sweet, but was purchased for winter dry fly fishing. I just had to test it's capabilities today, and must say I'm very, very happy.

Ha ha, yep. Although we did stay until around 4pm, mostly discussing Tye's chrome dome and watching little silvers picking off dead terrestrials in the scum line in the big pool.

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #229 on:** March 14, 2011, 08:14:32 PM »

Quote from: schloshd1 on March 13, 2011, 05:29:39 PM

Ha ha, yep. Although we did stay until around 4pm, mostly discussing Tye's chrome dome and watching little silvers picking off dead terrestrials in the scum line in the big pool.

OMG, don't tell me Tye actually got his boots wet.

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #230 on:** March 20, 2011, 03:59:05 PM »

Craig ( Lichia Amia ), Pieter ( icStuff ), Bryan ( Williaby ), Bryan's buddy Dion and I ended up going to the Italians today. The original venue was Erina, but when I got there at around 05:45 it was locked up tight.

. And from what is lying around hasn't been entered for at least a week.

. I'm afraid this could be the end of Erina as a venue :sadd :sadd

The Italans was quite full ofbank anglers, but only 1 other f/f on the water. After some cold teeth cleaning with the W/H Draught,

off we went .
The flows were the normal 16, the viz the normal cr@p 10 cm's, Pieter shuddering at how much colder the water is here than below the barrage.

Bryan and Dion were the first into fish, followed by Pieter. Then the new Yellow King

( Craig ) , got his first Vaal River SM.

Then his second, then his third

.

As far as I know the mornings results were something like, Bryan 8 SM, ( Korries course must work

) Craig 3 SM, Dion 2 SM, Pieter 2 SM.
My score ????

3 full swims ( up to chin level ), one gashed shin, 8 lost flies, 2 lost leaders. 2 small SM yellows netted and 2 lost on the take.

Another great mornings fishing.

G!enn · « **Reply #231 on:** March 20, 2011, 07:13:33 PM »

Quote from: Herman Jooste on March 20, 2011, 03:59:05 PM

Craig ( Lichia Amia ), Pieter ( icStuff ), Bryan ( Williaby ), Bryan's buddy Dion and I ended up going to the Italians today. The original venue was Erina, but when I got there at around 05:45 it was locked up tight. . And from what is lying around hasn't been entered for at least a week. . I'm afraid this could be the end of Erina as a venue :sadd :sadd

The Italans was quite full ofbank anglers, but only 1 other f/f on the water. After some cold teeth cleaning with the W/H Draught, off we went .
The flows were the normal 16, the viz the normal cr@p 10 cm's, Pieter shuddering at how much colder the water is here than below the barrage.

Bryan and Dion were the first into fish, followed by Pieter. Then the new Yellow King ( Craig ) , got his first Vaal River SM. Then his second, then his third .

As far as I know the mornings results were something like, Bryan 8 SM, ( Korries course must work ) Craig 3 SM, Dion 2 SM, Pieter 2 SM.
My score ???? 3 full swims ( up to chin level ), one gashed shin, 8 lost flies, 2 lost leaders. 2 small SM yellows netted and 2 lost on the take.

Another great mornings fishing.

Great stuff Herman . Well done.

Lichia amia · « **Reply #232 on:** March 20, 2011, 07:26:20 PM »

Herman and Co thanks for another whopper of a day ! The Yellow on fly thing has really grabbed me !

schloshd1 · « **Reply #233 on:** March 20, 2011, 08:55:22 PM »

Quote from: Herman Jooste on March 20, 2011, 03:59:05 PM

Craig ( Lichia Amia ), Pieter ( icStuff ), Bryan ( Williaby ), Bryan's buddy Dion and I ended up going to the Italians today. The original venue was Erina, but when I got there at around 05:45 it was locked up tight. . And from what is lying around hasn't been entered for at least a week. . I'm afraid this could be the end of Erina as a venue :sadd :sadd

The Italans was quite full ofbank anglers, but only 1 other f/f on the water. After some cold teeth cleaning with the W/H Draught, off we went .
The flows were the normal 16, the viz the normal cr@p 10 cm's, Pieter shuddering at how much colder the water is here than below the barrage.

Bryan and Dion were the first into fish, followed by Pieter. Then the new Yellow King ( Craig ) , got his first Vaal River SM. Then his second, then his third .

As far as I know the mornings results were something like, Bryan 8 SM, ( Korries course must work ) Craig 3 SM, Dion 2 SM, Pieter 2 SM.
My score ???? 3 full swims ( up to chin level ), one gashed shin, 8 lost flies, 2 lost leaders. 2 small SM yellows netted and 2 lost on the take.

Another great mornings fishing.

Well done on the fish guys

Herman, where is the closest public venue downstream of Erina, I have a cunning plan . . .

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #234 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:58:10 PM »

Quote from: schloshd1 on March 20, 2011, 08:55:22 PM

Well done on the fish guys

Herman, where is the closest public venue downstream of Erina, I have a cunning plan . . .

Andrew, YES PLEASE.

Just below Rand Waters grounds on the opposite bank is a venue that the the bank anglers frequent. YES, YES, YES it's going to work.

Cred to you sir.

Herman Jooste · « **Reply #235 on:** March 21, 2011, 06:19:38 PM »

Quote from: Lichia amia on March 20, 2011, 07:26:20 PM

Herman and Co thanks for another whopper of a day ! The Yellow on fly thing has really grabbed me !

The pleasure was all ours Craig. :sml:

BTW, where's the pics ????? Pieter didn't wade all that way up for you not to post them.

schloshd1 · « **Reply #236 on:** March 22, 2011, 06:47:02 AM »

Quote from: Herman Jooste on March 21, 2011, 04:58:10 PM

Andrew, YES PLEASE.

Just below Rand Waters grounds on the opposite bank is a venue that the the bank anglers frequent. YES, YES, YES it's going to work. Cred to you sir.

Nice! If things go smoothly at work then I will go check it out on Sunday. Will confirm with you later in the week.

Lichia amia · « **Reply #237 on:** March 22, 2011, 07:18:45 AM »

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BTW, where's the pics ????? Pieter didn't wade all that way up for you not to post them. :shk
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So after taking a Klap from a Yellow on the previous trip manage to equal the score . Check out the wet clothing at one stage I was wading till under my arm pits .

Lichia amia · « **Reply #238 on:** March 22, 2011, 07:21:43 AM »

Got the bugger safely in the net , for the Rock and Surf guys note the small hook !

Lichia amia · « **Reply #239 on:** March 22, 2011, 07:27:58 AM »

Handle with care, spot the wading stick ( donkey penis ) an essential part of your equipment fishing the Vaal. With out it you are sure to lose your front teeth .

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