Reply With Quotebeautiful venue and fish. Somewhere i have always wanted to fish ... thanks for sharing.
Hookjaw
Orange River - Douglas
Hi guys,
Me and my good old buddy Bjorn spent a few day with Jacques Marais on the Orange River.
Jacques was a great guide and wonderful host, it was amazing to tap into his fishing knowledge and I've learned so much from him. The fishing was unbelievable and over the 4 days I landed more than a 100 Yellows!
If you want more info about Jacques and his fishing camp have a look at his web page- http://www.flyfishingandhunting.co.za/node/3
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Last edited by dleroux; 09-10-13 at 03:36 PM.
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Steelhead
beautiful venue and fish. Somewhere i have always wanted to fish ... thanks for sharing.
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Steelhead
Great pics Dirk!
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Steelhead
Absolutely amazing...some great fish and great shots too.
My main goal when I return at the end of the year is to fish for yellows....cannot wait!!!
Steelhead
Some very nice fish there. How much did the fish in the 3rd pic weigh ??
From the pic it looks like a monster !
Good report back, thank you.
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Hookjaw
Thank Herman,
We did not weigh any of the fish but according to Jacques's estimates it was closed to 3kg. The Yellow in pic 6 was the biggest on the trip and my guess on the weight is between 3-4Kg ?
Last edited by dleroux; 15-10-13 at 08:15 AM.
A woman who has never seen her husband fly-fish, doesn't know what a patient man she married!
http://dirkleroux.blogspot.com/
Keeper
Wow! Lovely photos and lovely fish. Makes me want to go right NOW!
Steelhead
Awesome trip guys! Some seriously bus fish! I am going to be there in a few weeks!
Any tips on what worked?
J
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Steelhead
Great pics of what looks like a very lekker trip!
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This place has my name on my to do list. After being caught out by someone who "left their flies at home" at Christiana I will most definately be making a turn there. After a long chat with Carel and having watched Jacques' DVD over and over again I am totally sold. Just have to make my calender work.
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