Elandspad 02 October 05

Clifford and I left CT in light drizzle at 06h00. The rain held off as we got closer to the our destination, the Elandspad river. We arrived, parked the car and hiked the four kms up to the 4th beat which is the top most beat. The Elandspad is a beautiful river to fish as it is tucked away in the mountain, has deep ravine's and deep pools.

We arrived at the pool which indicates the start of beat 4. The river was flowing strongly, but it was at a fishable height. There were no rising fish, plenty of clouds and no wind. Clifford and I decided to concentrate on the runs. We fished with a dry fly indictor and a wet fly underneath. There were a fair number of fish around and they were fairly keen to take flies. We managed to hook several fish but they managed to throw the fly! If it wasn't such a beautiful setting, it would have been frustrating. Due to the fast flowing water in the mid-stream, I struggled to keep the fly in the strike zone. Trout would be enticed out, but the line would pull the fly away too soon.

Brent - 0
Cliff - 0

I think I need to spend some more time on the river!
Besides not landing any fish, it was a great day fishing. Here are some pics.

Tight lines.

Next fishing trip- very soon!

head of a pool on beat 4

Cliff fishing
view of the river while hiking in
view of the surrounding mountains

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