ultimit basslover
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I heard that there is no bass left in the river and it will take ten year to recover!!!! Is that true or not?????
VAAL RIVER
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VaalieBassman
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From what I hear nobody is catching anything in the River anymore. A local club had a meeting last week and nobody even got a single bit?????
ultimit basslover
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wat does this spell!!! they got to be around!!!!!!
hi guys
Fished the vaal,above the barrage about two weeks ago.
In the vaalpark area,close the the bridge at stone heaven.
Fished from the side,got 3 fish,lost 2.
I also got my PB at about 6pm,about 3.5 kg!
What a fight!
So not too sure about the Vaal not carrying bass anymore?
Cheers!
Fished the vaal,above the barrage about two weeks ago.
In the vaalpark area,close the the bridge at stone heaven.
Fished from the side,got 3 fish,lost 2.
I also got my PB at about 6pm,about 3.5 kg!
What a fight!
So not too sure about the Vaal not carrying bass anymore?
Cheers!
Marthin
Sealiner
agree all you want... but yellowfish is endemic, and with pollution, gill nets and whatnot... can do with every little bit of help it can get... if that means bass has to go so be it.
PS i also enjoy catching bass, but only at controlled private venues, where they do not disturb the natural endemic fish populations.
Who's being selfish now?
PS i also enjoy catching bass, but only at controlled private venues, where they do not disturb the natural endemic fish populations.
Who's being selfish now?
Guys, Bass was rinsed into the Vaal river system by accident. Bass shouldn't be in the Vaal system at all, simply because they are a real threat to the endangered yellowfish.
There are many dams that have Bass, no problem, but the home waters for ie the LM Yellows are the Vaal and Orange river system. I would very much like to see it remain that way.
If you do get a bass in the Vaal, pls take it out.
If you catch your first 4 - 6kg LM Yellow you will be very impressed, one of the great fish there are.
The Yellowfish takes up to 7 years to mature before they spawn for the first time. They breed slow so one has to conserve them.
There are many dams that have Bass, no problem, but the home waters for ie the LM Yellows are the Vaal and Orange river system. I would very much like to see it remain that way.
If you do get a bass in the Vaal, pls take it out.
If you catch your first 4 - 6kg LM Yellow you will be very impressed, one of the great fish there are.
The Yellowfish takes up to 7 years to mature before they spawn for the first time. They breed slow so one has to conserve them.
theres not supposed to be any bass in SA...or carp for that reason!but they are here to stay...i know sterkfontein dam had a lot of BIG yellows in it but i hear bass have been introduced there too...so ja its not looking good for them.also some yellows in rietvlei i see
@marthin maybe you should word your post abit better and state your problem before shouting kill all the bass on a bass forum?
@marthin maybe you should word your post abit better and state your problem before shouting kill all the bass on a bass forum?
Sustan, yes it is true, bass and carp are both foreign species. There were however certain waters allocated to accomodate these fish, iow the yellows were sacreficed because bass and carp have a large support from anglers. All dams in SA used to have at least two species of yellows.
It is however unfair to put bass in all the waters. The Vaal and orange river system should not have bass in it. If you do get them there take them out.
In the old days it was illegal to release fish from one dam into another, I don't know what the law states nowadays.
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It is however unfair to put bass in all the waters. The Vaal and orange river system should not have bass in it. If you do get them there take them out.
In the old days it was illegal to release fish from one dam into another, I don't know what the law states nowadays.
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@ Fanie...seems like you going around in circles??
Iv never caught a yellow fish and definitely would like to, i agree that its sad to see them get decimated by the bass...im saying that you will not be able to kill the bass population if its already thriving in a system even if you and all your friends take out every bass you can, you might keep it under control.I dont like killing fish so i wont, and i can tell you neither will any of my friends.
Its illegal to introduce bass into dams. Its illegal to transport bass without a permit and its illegal to return bass to the water you caught it in the western cape so far as i know (you have to kill it).
and yes i have realized everyones a tough guy on the internet!!!
Iv never caught a yellow fish and definitely would like to, i agree that its sad to see them get decimated by the bass...im saying that you will not be able to kill the bass population if its already thriving in a system even if you and all your friends take out every bass you can, you might keep it under control.I dont like killing fish so i wont, and i can tell you neither will any of my friends.
Its illegal to introduce bass into dams. Its illegal to transport bass without a permit and its illegal to return bass to the water you caught it in the western cape so far as i know (you have to kill it).
and yes i have realized everyones a tough guy on the internet!!!