I Know of a Dam ??????

[Herman Jooste]

There is a dam that I know of ( and have fished, once ) that is a bit of an enigma to me.
The owner tells of 4kg+ sm yellows that treat 3x tippet like spider web as well as rainbow trout over 3kg.
The dam is about +/- 1000m long by about 500m wide at the widest and 20 metres deep at the deepest.
There is a grass bed all around the dam up to 3 metres deep. The dam has an earth and rock wall, against which the yellows supposedly spawn.
My only trip to the venue yielded a Rainbow of around 2.5kg, brought up from 18m deep, wind drifted on an intermediate. I was however fishing for sm yellows .
If there are actually yellows there, which my "buddy" says he has seen, and with vis of about 60cm, how do I catch the buggers?

[DirkI]

If you take me to THAT dam I'll show you...

[skerpieon]

I would like to know this dam as well!

Is the dam in the eastern cape?

[rols]

mmmmm....I think you are going to get more fishing buddy assistance, than "how to" on this one...

[Booger Rose]

Did you try a Olive Woolly Bugger?

[Booger Rose]

Herman, the most SM I've caught in stillwaters was on the dry, especially if you are lucky enough to do a bit of sight fishing. Maybe that is the way to go?

[Herman Jooste]

Did you try a Olive Woolly Bugger?

Amper, twas an Olive red ( one eyed ) damsel in size 10 as per the damsel flyswap of looong ago.

[skerpieon]

Ok on a more serious note, I am no expert but what i am of the opinion that SM yellows are not the happiest fish in still water and I would think that they are best targeted top or sub surface water in areas that yield more oxygen rich water such as at the inlet. I think time of the day would also be more relevant because of the way that light penetrate still water compared to fast flowing water.

[Booger Rose]

Lots of still waters with very happy SM, will only mention Sterkies!

Have found that the water must be clean to fish efectively for them - most of the time.

[Herman Jooste]

Lots of still waters with very happy SM, will only mention Sterkies!

Have found that the water must be clean to fish efectively for them - most of the time.

The water is clean, general vis can be up to 2 metres, depending on the rains.
The yellows however leave the surface action to the "Bows."
Why ?????????