Vaal River Update

[JadeDsantos]

Yip man, the Vaal is ****ing disgraceful at the moment. I saw so many dead fish - Largies and Smallies, all big. Didnt see on alive yellowfish, only muddies spawning and the odd carp. I heard now that the DWAF isnt opening the sluices to flush until we have a big rain - so its going to be like that for awhile. There has been some sewage spills upstream, hence the terrible water condition. Worst I have ever seen it. I am ****ing furious about it.

[Korrie]

Yip man, the Vaal is ****ing disgraceful at the moment. I saw so many dead fish - Largies and Smallies, all big. Didnt see on alive yellowfish, only muddies spawning and the odd carp. I heard now that the DWAF isnt opening the sluices to flush until we have a big rain - so its going to be like that for awhile. There has been some sewage spills upstream, hence the terrible water condition. Worst I have ever seen it. I am ****ing furious about it.

Reading this and thinking about the Lower Orange, where I drank the water straight from the river for 4 days and not a problem.

[JadeDsantos]

Reading this and thinking about the Lower Orange, where I drank the water straight from the river for 4 days and not a problem.

Its going to take a very long time for the water to get all the way down there! There was a sewage spill and its ****ed everything up. I actually cant believe how devastated the water looked. I wouldnt have wet-waded . . .

[Et1]

Hello all. I am planning a camping / fishing trip to Oord Nebo and want to know what the conditions are like? Last year it took a turn for the worse when we camped there with unkempt lawns, no hot water in the ablutions and roof nearly blown off the ablutions. There were also a few new buildings going up.

Any feedback will be appreciated.

[Korrie]

you asked for a flushing of the system, seems your prayers has been answer.
HUGE STORM
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Ne...oburg-20171009

[Stephen Louw]

Fished Woelwaters on Sunday. Water was in decent condition, no foam or visible dead fish. Loads of barbel all over the place. And of course, I blanked.

[Korrie]

Fished Woelwaters on Sunday. Water was in decent condition, no foam or visible dead fish. Loads of barbel all over the place. And of course, I blanked.

My Italian friend, who fished numerious world championships and have a couple of medals as well, after I asked him "Have you ever blanked at the worlds?" as I thought he is so good, it is impossible for him to blank, He replied the one worlds he blanked all 5 sessions, I replied, with big shock " how did that happen?"
His reply " Oh, very easy. "

[PieterS]

you asked for a flushing of the system, seems your prayers has been answer.
HUGE STORM
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Ne...oburg-20171009

Most of this water will go directly to Harties and not the Vaal catchment though

[Et1]

Hello all. I am planning a camping / fishing trip to Oord Nebo and want to know what the conditions are like? Last year it took a turn for the worse when we camped there with unkempt lawns, no hot water in the ablutions and roof nearly blown off the ablutions. There were also a few new buildings going up.

Any feedback will be appreciated.

Two mates and I took a drive to Oord Nebo on Sunday to firstly check out the conditions and also cast a fly at a Yellow or two. The advent of the bad weather heading North put paid to our chances with a radical drop in air pressure, the conditions were tough with the water feeling cold and viz at 10cm. Fishing in waders where the bizness and after a 4 hour session, i had 2 on / off's; my one Cormorant mate a juvenile yellow and my other mate a broken pair of new wading boots after a two hour session.

So the positives were:
1. We had great Boeries for lunch fresh from the braai with Medemens relish
2. There are positive changes happening at Oord Nebo
3. It was a great day out of Jozi

[newton]

Quick feedback:
We had some good fun with the Barbel on fly at Bloemhof dam-some really big ones around. Fishing for smallmouth at the bridge/ weir just next to Bloemhof was very good the first day and non existent the next day. Pity about the local we saw netting with a "gooinet" in the rapids, targeting yellows in the process, and one guy jigging . The owner of the resort phoned the police about it but nothing happened.