I arrived in South Africa yesterday on my way to hosting a Yellow Dog trip to the Seychelles. I’m visiting my friends Gerhard Laubscher and Ryan Hammond that own FlyCastaway, the outfit that operates Farquhar. We planned months ago to fish for largemouth yellowfish. Due to weather, the plans have changed. The new twist begins … Read more
I flew to Paris shortly after I posted yesterday’s blog. It was a short hop from Amsterdam of only 45 minutes. In Paris I learned that my upgrade to First Class was a serious deal. First of all, there’s a difference on long international flights between Business Class and First Class. Business Class is spectacular … Read more
The wind has finally subsided. The clouds and cold, and today even drizzle, however continued on so it was another slow start for us and for the yellowfish of Sterkfontein Dam. Because it’s the last day, Granny joined us from the get go despite hating the cold and rain. Our friends of FlyCastaway, Tim Babich … Read more
The Clarens Inn roosters had us up before 5 AM today. Some people get worked up over such but I grew up raising Rhode Island Reds and I wish I had some roosters back home in Victor. The early start had us ready to rock to begin the last chapter of this southern Africa adventure. … Read more
Today was our last fishing day in Lesotho and to say it went well is an understatement. I awoke at 4 like most days here in Africa. I told Granny I was making us coffee and then going down to the camp pool to catch the huge rainbow I missed yesterday. She got up but … Read more
It will be difficult to return home in ten days to deal with winter and even harder to deal with the shortest days of the year. I can’t stand short days. Down here in Lesotho it gets light at 4 AM and I’m halfway through my coffee by 5. And just like the last two … Read more
The rain hit hard through the night here at Tourette Fishing’s Makhangoa Community Camp in Lesotho. We’re thanking the rain gods because they are experiencing serious drought. November is the end of rainy season and the beginning of the dry season. The yellowfish rivers should be high and full of fish. Instead water levels are … Read more
What a fine time it’s been so far here in South Africa! I can’t thank Craig Smith and Edward Truter enough for the incredible fun Granny and I have had with the fishing, wildlife and sightseeing so far. But today we began the journey we came for – fly fishing in the small country of … Read more
It was another gorgeous morning up on the Gourits River here in South Africa. Most of us were a little gruff however from a poor night sleep. We had a herd of horses freak out several times during the night on the edge of camp. Just like they won’t jump a fence, they wanted to … Read more
The sounds around camp here on the Gourits River in South Africa last night put me in a deep sleep. Granny and I were serenaded by frogs, birds, jackals and more all night long. I woke up bright at 5 AM and made some instant coffee and kicked back and worked on the blog while … Read more