Field ans Stream - Dullstroom Mpumalanga

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cougar

New member
Hi Guys going to Field and Stream this weekend! Anybody fished here lately? Any flies that work well in the Mpumalanga area this time of year?
 
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Ryan

Sealiner
Flies.

Egg Pattrerns
Red Eyed Damsels in brown
Dragons
Big Streamers (Brown/Orange)
Fish deep and slow
 
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Zambezi

New member
Fished the Lydenburg area two weeks ago. Orange flies supposed to work but didn't. Majority of fish caught on brown Dragon Buggers.

Also emergers IN the surface. And then when they are not feeding - aggravate them Mickey Finn !!! 
 
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Tuna fish

Senior Member
What everyone has said is spot on but keep an beady eye on the banks as the fish are in spawning mode and will be cruising the banks and inlets.
Tight lines :wfish
 
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RoryB

Sealiner
See if you can find some dragons tied in black or even better with peacock herl. If not, a black woolly bugger or "Speed Cop" should do the trick. Don't be afraid to fish these flies with a New zealand type rig (in the dam) using a small Flashback nymph on the point.
 
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Ryan

Sealiner
Big Streamers = Big Mrs Simpsons / Zonkers / big wolly buggers etc
I fished Belfast 2 weeks ago and the pattern was Egg Patterns fished deep and slow followed closely by the red eyed damsels and Dragons
 
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Zambezi

New member
Dragon Bugger is basically a dragon fly pattern such as a Lake Dragon with the maraboe tail as found on Wooly Buggers - hence Dragon Bugger.

The colour combination of silver body with yellow and orange wing on the Mickey Finn is known to aggravate trout!!

Another good aggravator is the Pangora Woolly Worm. Green/black body with a orange and red maraboe tail. Grizzly hackle and beadhead. This fly has the reputation of fooling big fish.
 
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cougar

New member
awesome thanks Ryan .. what colour egg pattern? big or small eggs and a brown or green red eye damsil??
 
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cougar

New member
Thanks a million Zambezi.. the pangora wolly worm must it have grizzly hackle and bead head to do the trick?
 
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cougar

New member
sorry Zambezi.. i did a google search on Pangora wolly worm and doesnt bring anything up! you got any pics on it??
 
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Babyson

New member
Cougar I could be wrong but think Zambezi is its more likely referring to a pancora woolly worm. I have never heard of a pangora woolly bugger. If memory serves me correctly it was the fly responsible for the old SA record fish taken in Swartwater. 8.215Kg's or something.

Hope that helps.
Rob
 
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cougar

New member
Zambezi.. i just bought some mickey finn's!! yee HAAAAAAAA!!! ::SAlso got some pangora worms!!! Now most importantly... how do you fish them to aggravate the fish? im guessing a fast retrieve??
 
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Babyson

New member
Cool glad you came right. I was close - it was 8.255kg's. check the link. Beaut of a fish. My first trout was actually on the Micky finn:) Good luck, hope you get a couple.

ROb
 
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cougar

New member
Hectic thats a monster!!!!!!!!! whats the best way to fish the Mickey finn Rob?? sinking , floating or intermediate line?? how fast do you retrieve??
 
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