Thread: fishing reports

Has anybody been fishing the vaal river or vaal dam lately for bass --please keep me informed on whats happening-----Solly

Originally Posted by solly

Has anybody been fishing the vaal river or vaal dam lately for bass --please keep me informed on whats happening-----Solly

Hi Solly, Apparently the river is flowing fast due of the Vaal dam being 100% full and open now. We were on the Vaal 2 weeks ago and the fishing was bad. We found the fish to be under willows close to Jetties.

Good luck

Originally Posted by solly

Has anybody been fishing the vaal river or vaal dam lately for bass --please keep me informed on whats happening-----Solly

The day I catch a bass on the Vaal, you'll be the first to know!!

I battle there - jetties, willow trees, against the reeds - even with the GWF theory in play!

Originally Posted by solly

Has anybody been fishing the vaal river or vaal dam lately for bass --please keep me informed on whats happening-----Solly

PS - Welcome to the site!!

Solly, welcome to the site...

Welcome to the site.

I don't really know how the vaal looks like over there. But here in Standerton I like to use plastics in the vaal because I don't get stuck that much. Spinnerbaits work great to.

With plastics my luck is best when I use the junebug ringtail worm.

Hope this from news24 helps:
Johannesburg - The flood gates on the Vaal dam will be opened because of the ongoing rainfall and will lead to higher water levels along the Vaal river on Wednesday, Gauteng police warned.

"Because of ongoing rainfall that impacts on the Vaal river water system, it has become a necessity for the relevant authorities to start with a co-ordinated opening of floodgates of the Vaal dam," Superintendent Eugene Opperman said.

"This will bring about a significant rise in water levels along the Vaal river between the Vaal and Bloemhof dams.

"Authorities request that no water craft of any nature should be operated on the stretch of river between [those] dams until further notice...

"It will also be rather dangerous for people to go too near to the river's embankments during this time."

He said boat owners who keep their crafts in sheds along this stretch of river should check on their boats as they could be damaged by the higher water level.

fished their some weeks ago fishing wasnt to bad caught to of 2.5kg