Well guys I have just had the most fantastic 2 days fishing down here in Cape Town, I got the opportunity to spend some time with Korrie Broos & Andre Blignault while I was down in Cape Town and had an excellent 2 days fishing.
From the minute he picked me up from my hotel until he dropped me off after the second days fishing Korrie not only explained different techniques for fishing the Cape Streams but explained some about the local area on the way to and from the fishing he showed me a new knot for tying on my flies, excellent for us short-sighted fishermen, he then proceeded to tie my flies on for me and continually advise me on potential lies for fish over the 2 days, his sole aim seamed to be to get me onto fish at every opportunity .
Hes pretty handy with a camera as well by the way!!
One thing that really impressed me was seeing Andre taking time with some junior anglers in the parking area to hold a teach-in, not only showing the lads the correct way to set up leaders, flies etc but explaining why this was the correct way.
Andre with the Juniors in the Parking Area and me about to set offI must say the way these two gentlemen dispensed their knowledge of the sport to others is a credit to the club they belong to and gives you a good feeling about the future of Fly Fishing in the Cape area.
My advice to anyone thinking of coming to Cape Town to fish the Cape Streams would be these guys need to be your first point of contact; best way is to visit
http://www.flytalk.co.za/ a South African Fly Fishing forum, these guys are regular contributors.
Well over the 2 days I caught 11 fish missed quite a few until I got used to the different techniques involved, 15ft tapered leader & about a foot and a half of fly line on a 3wt rod, fish that are lightning fast & dont hook themselves.
So with a few dry flies I had taken with me we set off on what at first glance looked like an area that wasnt worth fishing, very little water, huge boulders & nothing bigger than a couple of feet to cast into, how wrong my first impression was, once Korrie had explained the system we were to use we started & not long in I had a rise, too slow, missed it, however once I got my act together it was a different story, you very quickly become aware of fish lying in extremely small pockets, spotting the shadows is easier than spotting the fish. All in all over the 2 days it was a great experience, fantastic condition fish, beautiful surroundings & excellent company it doesnt come much better than that. I certainly hope to be back again later in the year, need to source a 3wt rod and get some practice in.
Fish On!!! A beautiful Rainbow They dont come much better than that Fin perfect & Wild!!! The final shot before leaving to go back to the car fantastic sceneryAlex