Hey Chris when was the last time you drifted a fly? seem you have salt in your veins these days.:::SIf it's the trout in the ponds at the hotel in Du Toits Kloof that you are refering to, then I would suggest something along the lines of a size 12 black wooly bugger, Walkers Killer/Mrs Simpson and maybe an egg fly or two.
For the stream, I would suggest size 14 to 18 black gnats, klinkhammers, parachute duns/mayfly, Adams for surface action, and similar size PTN, GRHE, Zakk nymphs for subsurface/dropper fishing.
This selection will definitely get you into a few fish if you get the presentation right, i.e. drag free drifts and minimal false-casting.
Oh and another thing mr. Lubbe, Chris is the right person to ask when talking flyfishing, i know ,i had to listen to him in the 70s english oral class. That was all he could talk about back then, so you cant go wrong there, and he had a good mentor in his father. now we just cannot get him to stop his rambling about Henties,lol, but hopefully i can join him on next years trip.::teas:: then i can also see what its all about.Chris Shelton wrote:Hey Chris when was the last time you drifted a fly? seem you have salt in your veins these days.:::SIf it's the trout in the ponds at the hotel in Du Toits Kloof that you are refering to, then I would suggest something along the lines of a size 12 black wooly bugger, Walkers Killer/Mrs Simpson and maybe an egg fly or two.
For the stream, I would suggest size 14 to 18 black gnats, klinkhammers, parachute duns/mayfly, Adams for surface action, and similar size PTN, GRHE, Zakk nymphs for subsurface/dropper fishing.
This selection will definitely get you into a few fish if you get the presentation right, i.e. drag free drifts and minimal false-casting.
Chris you have been away from Fly Fishing way too long!If it's the trout in the ponds at the hotel in Du Toits Kloof that you are refering to, then I would suggest something along the lines of a size 12 black wooly bugger, Walkers Killer/Mrs Simpson and maybe an egg fly or two.
For the stream, I would suggest size 14 to 18 black gnats, klinkhammers, parachute duns/mayfly, Adams for surface action, and similar size PTN, GRHE, Zakk nymphs for subsurface/dropper fishing.
This selection will definitely get you into a few fish if you get the presentation right, i.e. drag free drifts and minimal false-casting.