Large Mouth Yellow Tactics

[NCBass]

Guys, there are so many conflicting stories/reports out there concerning tactics for Large Mouth yellows. I understand that up to about 2kg they tend to "hang" with their SM cousins in the shallower water, but as they get bigger they move into deeper pools/runs.
I have also heard that they are extremely difficult to catch under our normal dirty water conditions in the middle Vaal.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated

True... the smaller fish can still endure in the faster shallow rapids, but the real monsters will only frequent the deeper waters as they tire very quickly in fast streams due to their size.
Our current situation on the Vaal below Bloemhof is unfortuantely not very favourable due to the heavy rains earlier this year, but the water is slowly turning back to normal from the coffee colour!
Some mouthwatering pics of winter monsters caught and released on the Vaal and Riet rivers around Kimberley in the late winter months... all in deeper stillwaters on woolys and orange/olive hotspot nymphs using the downstream drift technique.

[MaXiMuM]

Great Pics, good to have you on line NC, looking forward to your insights...

[NCBass]

Thanx MaXiMuM, looking forward to learning from other experiences and angling waters around the country...

[Herman Jooste]

Thanks to all for the advice given above.
Can anyone enlighten me iro venues for LM between Potch and the barrage?

I intend to "have a full go" at LM this winter.
I do have a croc2, will this be suitable for my quest?

[Herman Jooste]

Thanks to all for the advice given above.
Can anyone enlighten me iro venues for LM between Potch and the barrage?

I intend to "have a full go" at LM this winter.
I do have a croc2, will this be suitable for my quest?

AWW Come on Guys, don't be so secretive

[Nymph+O-]

Ok Herman, we can go fish my secret spot and trust me these waters are LM heaven

[Herman Jooste]

Ok Herman, we can go fish my secret spot and trust me these waters are LM heaven

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH AAAAYYYY The Psycho Vaal pirate to the rescue. Thanks Ferdie

[Yellowfever]

AWW Come on Guys, don't be so secretive

I'm not the expert I need way more fishing time on the water I missed the post but will try to get some of my advice loaded for all to see.

Yes winter will hopefully pray bring good conditions this year - who knows?? Then you are more than welcome to join me at a venue in the Dome or then Elgro on the loooong drift 13km. It's more a drift fish drift fish, "oei dat dit k@k want jy gaan nie lodge maak voor donker nie"

[Herman Jooste]

I'm not the expert I need way more fishing time on the water I missed the post but will try to get some of my advice loaded for all to see.

Yes winter will hopefully pray bring good conditions this year - who knows?? Then you are more than welcome to join me at a venue in the Dome or then Elgro on the loooong drift 13km. It's more a drift fish drift fish, "oei dat dit k@k want jy gaan nie lodge maak voor donker nie"

thanks very much for the offer which I will gladly take you up on I will PM you closer to the time, around about end April if that's ok?