The sun rises here in Lesotho just before 5 AM. The birds go off like mad. While winter approaches back home, the green of spring is full on in Southern Africa. I live for the southern hemisphere when the days are cold and short back home. We left early to fish a very special section … Read more
Its amazing what a good night’s rest will do after being completely exhausted. I awoke this morning feeling sharp and after coffee with the FlyCastaway team we drove about an hour from our cabin here in Lesotho to a river they fish twice a year. Once again, despite predictions of rain, the sky was blue … Read more
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
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
It was gorgeous around the beehive this morning on the premises of Clarens Inn Backpackers. Granny and I have been up at crack a dawn which is around 5 every day this trip and we sipped coffee till 7. Then friends Mark Murray and Stu fired up the Land Cruiser and we eased our way … 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