Had another quick solo trip this morning. The water seems to be getting cooler which is great to see and the fish are starting to move into the runs more. A while back a fly fisher mentioned that they have caught a brown in the Smallblaar river. This was met with some disbelieve as this river was stocked with only rainbows decades ago and never again. Eventually pictures emerged and since then a few angler have caught some browns. I have also caught one or two this season and landed another beauty today. We subsequently found out that a dam on the hatchery higher up broke during the winter and some browns escaped. They are all female though so there is no chance of them spawning, so we will just have to enjoy then while they last.

Some Pics

My brownie for the day.



Just look at those beautiful colours.



Also spend some time looking under rocks and found some big dragon fly Nymphs.