Sounds like you guys had fun, can't wait for the pics. It's great to sometimes fish an over stocked dam.
Popped into a private venue with some other forum members this weekend for a spot of trouting on the highveld.
Despite the cold front and howling wind we managed to bag a pile of fish - mostly bass. The dam we fished has a small bass problem. I won't go into specifics about numbers of fish etc but it was pretty close to a fish a cast on Saturday. Sunday was a lot tougher, we were only getting about 1 fish in three casts. My stripping fingers were aching on Monday.
We netted a few hogs and plenty of juveniles - even a few trout obliged.
It was challenging throwing full 3wt or 4wt lines into the howling wind with bass bugs and gurglers on the end but we managed the distance easily because we had to. Sometimes I wish I had a lighter rod when the fish are that small.
The dam was pretty large and so some form of flotation craft was necessary. I relied on my trusty death-trap (the popular exploder variety). I was particularly pleased with its performance. The other two larny tubes on the water both leaked air and need patching frequently. Just glad I wasn't in an ark in that wind, you think you move quickly down the Vaal when it is pumping at a 100 tonnes.
Even with all the chirps, comments and general tempting of fate on the water I managed to stay upright and dry.
I'll post pics when I get home later. I'll have to crop out some of the scenes of death... not everyone appreciates the beauty of dead bass on a stringer before they meet the fillet knife.
everyone is a "guru" these days - re
Sounds like you guys had fun, can't wait for the pics. It's great to sometimes fish an over stocked dam.
Fishing is just my thing. I don't know what it is but it seems that i just can't get enough of it.
Was great fun yeah. The wind was a beaaatch though. Try as I may, even with a 7wt, I just couldn't get those big popper flies out 32 metres.
This one came in at 1kg on the dot, caught by Graham. The only one I took a pic of. Some bigger ones came out too.
Hi Byron
Sounds like fun! Were you guys @ 3oaks by any chance?
Sounds like the same type of dam
Regards
Rudolf
Hi Just saw the pick!
See it is 3 Oaks, going there for Easter weekend. Hope the troot fishing picks up a little by then.
Rudolf
P.S If you guys go there again and you are looking for a day fishing partner let me know. I am not to far of.
Wolfie...I almost went into the dam from that SAME pier that you fell off!!!
The entire thing lifted up behind me, the front dipped right into the water, and went down again luckily. Almost saw my g@t!
One more inch and I would have moeeeeeered off. haha
My Ninja skills came into play nicely...
Ok now I don't have to post any pics. I also only have shots of Graham - if you've seen one of him and a bass you've seen them all
everyone is a "guru" these days - re
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