aquadementia
Sealiner
Today we headed north to Aloe Creek, said to hold some interesting species - namely the largescale and smallscale yellowfish.
I have always wanted to catch a yellowfish, even since my saltwater days when all that mattered was how big the next shark was gonna be
So when the opportunity to catch some of the less well known yellowfish species presented itself, I made sure I took it
I made a stop at the tackle shop on Friday to stock up on some flies and after some advice I walked out with a selection of caddis and nymph imitations.
Aloe Creek has a river running through it, the bank (for the most part) was thickly covered by bush, reeds and leaning trees. There were some fishable areas but accessing them required crouching, rock climbing and a lot of sweating! it was HOT!
After losing the first two flies in about five minutes, zucas kindly showed me how to roll cast. There was the odd rise and we even had a yellow launching itself totally out of the water after a bug. There was zero interest in our fly-offerings, so I made the call to change to a trusty fish catcher - the Salmo Hornet. In this particular instance it was the Hornet 3 in red head.
I made a cast downstream and retrieved slowly against the current. The next cast downstream had me stuck in a tree but I managed to pull free. I threw upstream and kept the lure speed just above that of the current, the rod's tip vibrating rhythmically.... TAP.. TAP TAP TAP VAS!! unfortunately not much of a fight with the current BUT my first smallscale yellow and first ever yellowfish of any variety!
We persisted and moved around but could raise no more interest from a yellow.
We moved to a small dam on the property and zucas managed one of the most beautiful kurper I have ever seen, this stunning little vlei or Banded Tilapia
by this time it felt about 40 degrees so we called it a day and headed home for a cold one. ::slo
Max, the owner, will allow artlure at Aloe Creek on the following conditions
1) single hooks only - no trebles
2) All hooks to be de-barbed
3) All bass are caught are to be removed
I'm sure all artlure anglers can follow these simple rules so that we may all have the chance at some healthy small and largescale yellows
I have always wanted to catch a yellowfish, even since my saltwater days when all that mattered was how big the next shark was gonna be
So when the opportunity to catch some of the less well known yellowfish species presented itself, I made sure I took it
I made a stop at the tackle shop on Friday to stock up on some flies and after some advice I walked out with a selection of caddis and nymph imitations.
Aloe Creek has a river running through it, the bank (for the most part) was thickly covered by bush, reeds and leaning trees. There were some fishable areas but accessing them required crouching, rock climbing and a lot of sweating! it was HOT!
After losing the first two flies in about five minutes, zucas kindly showed me how to roll cast. There was the odd rise and we even had a yellow launching itself totally out of the water after a bug. There was zero interest in our fly-offerings, so I made the call to change to a trusty fish catcher - the Salmo Hornet. In this particular instance it was the Hornet 3 in red head.
I made a cast downstream and retrieved slowly against the current. The next cast downstream had me stuck in a tree but I managed to pull free. I threw upstream and kept the lure speed just above that of the current, the rod's tip vibrating rhythmically.... TAP.. TAP TAP TAP VAS!! unfortunately not much of a fight with the current BUT my first smallscale yellow and first ever yellowfish of any variety!
We persisted and moved around but could raise no more interest from a yellow.
We moved to a small dam on the property and zucas managed one of the most beautiful kurper I have ever seen, this stunning little vlei or Banded Tilapia
by this time it felt about 40 degrees so we called it a day and headed home for a cold one. ::slo
Max, the owner, will allow artlure at Aloe Creek on the following conditions
1) single hooks only - no trebles
2) All hooks to be de-barbed
3) All bass are caught are to be removed
I'm sure all artlure anglers can follow these simple rules so that we may all have the chance at some healthy small and largescale yellows
