Flyfishing report: Yellowfish - Lower Vaal & Orange

Date of Report: Wednesday, 2nd July 2025
Name: Noel Wewege
Email: noelwewege@absamail.co.za
Phone: 083 259 6953

I have had no reports from the lower Vaal and Riet as my contacts have not been out fishing in the last month so I cannot report on the clarity of the water, especially the Riet which was still very discoloured a month ago. I expect that the lower Vaal is still quite discoloured as the Middle Vaal is still above 20 cusecs and is quite dirty in the Orkney area due to the inflow from the Rhenoster from the Free State. My contact on the Orange in the Hopetown area states that the river was now clearing so it is expected to be in good form within the next month when flyfishers can focus on largemouth yellows.

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Fishing the Orange.