Elgro Lodge - July 2009

Of Large & Small things..

This small mouth yellow fish chowed a Hot Head wooly bugger.

Gerhard Geyser & winter smallie

Some Large mouth Yellow flies, these guys were tied by Maurice , he also nailed some nice fish on them.

Like they say , the proof of the pudding is in the eating!!

Alaska 2009

Jan Nelson with a nice Dolly

Elke Nelson & Red Salmon

Good Dolly Varden

Derek ( Brandy Boy ) & Dog Salmon

Neels Heineke & DOG Salmon

Brandy Boy & KING

BIG Pike

After ALASKA

ALASKA

The guys returned from AK on Tuesday, as always , plenty stories on BIG fish and Long nights. This is a pic of Jonathan with a proper Salmon did did not get away.

Keep a look out for next years dates , but for now we focus on TARPON in Costa Rica.

Alaska , here we come

Howzit,

Derek and Jonathan will be on their way this Friday, hopefully to get into some proper King and Chinook Salmon. This is if they make it through customs?

Good luck guys!

The Perfect Weekend

Hows this for a weekend

Largies O - Maurice 4

then off course .......

THE BULLS !!!!!!

Bulls 61 - Chiefs 17

Rio Azul - March 2009

Murray , Alison and Andi just returned from a 7 day trip at Rio Azul. Rio Azul is situated just off BD point , about 90 km's north of Villanculos MZ.

How's this for a queen fish on fly

A smile like this do deserve a photo, yip Murray's smile too.

Juvenile GT

Andi and a nice Yellow spot king fish

a New species for Andi , - Indian Mirror Fish-

These guys do pull your arms longer!!!

not another one , Andi , well done to Craig and Pam , you run a superb operation

Sterkies once again - can't get enough!

The view from our possie at the parks board center.

Spot the HOPPER, and then the real deal down stairs.

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This is a Sterkfontein Largie, note the position off the eye's, quite a bit above the "middle" line of the fish. This is one of the ways to distinguish between a Large or Small mouth yellow.

Some " take away's"

"Lunch"

Just a nice golden Yellow

Elphus doing the Sterkies thing

How's this , all hooked on Bionics. Tyrone took this fish on a Bionic Bug. ( really clever fish?)

Some more "Fish Food"

HOW can you miss?

This was the fish off the weekend , a 3kg + small mouth yellow.

Sterkfontein Update

Golden Sterkies Yellow,

I have just returned from a weekend at Sterkfontein dam. I can honestly say it was the finest weather i have ever experienced at this awesome piece of still water. The fishing on the other hand (Darren) was a bit more challenging . Members in our group did land several fish with the high light being Hilton's 3.6kg Large Mouth Yellow.

This is the view from our unit at Qwantani. If you ever want to know what is happening with the weather at Sterkies , just visit www.windguru.com. The forecast was 100% spot on.

Jaco fishing for some cruising yellows in Bosckloof. Jaco and Hilton cuaght some nice fish off the banks , while Shane , Tibby and Malcolm were drifting in the bay.
The fish locked on to some # 16 and # 18 black flying ants , later a hatch of redish flying ants also apeared. ( not our rysmiere)
This yellow I hooked on a # 14 PTN - Flash Back nymph. I had a lot of refusals on dries and changed to nymph's , eventualy, tight lines.

We are planing a trip or two , will keep you updated.