Reply With QuoteGrass is fine and it changes everytime we get to the river. This is the first trip we had found some bright green hair/scum algea growing on some rocks and floating ontop of the river grass.
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Steelhead
The green scum algae is water grass, it is not the Old Mans beard algae they get in the Vaal.Originally Posted by bulkcarrier
But there are certain things to take into consideration.
a. this water grass is very good for the system, it puts oxygen into the water.
b. provides food and shelter for insects.
c. takes out nutrients out of the water, cleaning the water, as it needs this to grow.
d. fertilizer is not a big problem, modern farming, especially these along the Orange, where irrigation is used to give the fertilizer is an EXACT science. The soil has been analized, and the farmer will know exactly how much to put into the water for optimum growth for his grapes etc. To much is useless, and fertilizer is so expensive there is no use to waste money. And the rain is so little the soil has little chance to be leeched out. The days of giving to much fertilizer is long gone.
Korrie Broos
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Halfpounder
Grass is fine and it changes everytime we get to the river. This is the first trip we had found some bright green hair/scum algea growing on some rocks and floating ontop of the river grass.
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Fingerling
I am not sure if this pic presents a bit of a better perspective with regards to the green scum we found in most of the slower sections. Ordinarily we would have taken a dip in this area but because of all the green bubbled algea scum, we opted to find an alternative spot.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jlMsIICkoTw068rB3
What was interesting was seeing / watching a Tilapia who opted to nest in the algea found in a shallow pool, do the necessary "nest" keeping.
Steelhead
Yes, there are areas with the algae. Sometimes had it washed onto our baitlines as well, Very though stuff to get off
Korrie Broos
Don't go knocking on Death's door, ring the bell and run like hell. He hates it. (anon)
Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
Nymphing, is fly fishing in another dimension
Halfpounder
Seeing all the grass in the water just confirms that Grass carp are not yet present in the Lower Orange.
This pest is a concern on the Vaal River being present from Douglas to Standerton. I have not recently been on the Vaal above Standerton so not sure if they have got around the Grootdraai dam wall yet.
Waters are devoid of most water grass where they are present. This reduces insect reproduction and areas that provide cover for damsels and other aquatic invertebrates. They are a real threat to our fresh waters and should be the focus of the DWAF and not trout.
Steelhead
Heard the Vis River (namibia) is in flood. (to confirm)
So the water at Potjies will be zero viz.
Korrie Broos
Don't go knocking on Death's door, ring the bell and run like hell. He hates it. (anon)
Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
Nymphing, is fly fishing in another dimension
Steelhead
There should be some dry rivers that is probably flowing into the Orange all along, so not the time to be there
Korrie Broos
Don't go knocking on Death's door, ring the bell and run like hell. He hates it. (anon)
Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
Nymphing, is fly fishing in another dimension
Hookjaw
Howzit Lower Orange fishers
Korrie, this follows on some of your latest posts regarding Ritchie falls.
We are doing a trip that section later this year. We plan to fish from Ritchie falls all the way to KumKum falls - I think it is about 40km river. Not sure if we are doing a drift or camping out at a few spots.
Has anyone fished this section?
EDIT - our main target will be largemouth yellows - not smallies
Steelhead
Client Frikkie Maartens from Windhoek with two great largemouths from the lower Orange.
Steelhead
Smallies on streamers are great fun. swing streamers ib flowing water, from rapids to deep flows
Korrie Broos
Don't go knocking on Death's door, ring the bell and run like hell. He hates it. (anon)
Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
Nymphing, is fly fishing in another dimension
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