Most things in life are unpredictable – even taxes, paying is
a certainty, but the amount never. We plan and manage risks to the best of our
abilities but there is always some variables not correctly assessed or managed.
Fishing alike! We normally set out with a specific goal in mind - specific species
of fish, technique, flies and paraphernalia all lined up. And then, the inevitable
consequence of a totally different outcome, well in most instances.
This should not be regarded as a negative aspect and adds to
the excitement of fly fishing. The point, boundless was my disbelief while fishing
for smallmouth yellowfish in the Vaal River, and hooking into a largemouth
yellowfish.
I was fishing a 5 weight outfit, Czech nymphing a glide 0, 5 m deep. The fly of the moment was a # 14 hot head brassie on the point.
Similar was my surprise when I, a couple of years ago, for the first time hooked into a moggel on the Vaal River. This algae feeding fish really gets aggravated when it by accident eats your fly. It behaves similar to a skipjack when realising its mistake – tail walking, shaking its head.
