Thunder shook Lesotho all night. Heaps of rain fell. We all heard it and knew for sure all rivers would be chocolate colored mud in the morning. We slept in then took it easy while Ryan weaved us a plan for fishing the dam (reservoir). This dam is scenic area and for that reason … 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’s the end of an absolutely special trip through South Africa and Lesotho. Granny and I are presently somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on one of the longest flights in the world – Johannesburg to Atlanta enroute home. We left Sterkfontein Dam Sunday with Tim Babich and Ryan Hammond and drove to Johannesburg. The guys … Read more
I packed the rods last night so there would be no 5 AM temptation to fish the camp pool. Instead me, Granny and the Tourette fishing guides sipped coffee and reminisced about our great four days all while I left my mark at the Makhangoa Community Fishing Camp. I haven’t done art in weeks so I broke out my … 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
We awoke to a much nicer day than yesterday. It was freezing cold but the clouds were gone and I could see right away the river came down a few inches. I got up at 5 and slammed my coffee, grabbed my 4-weight LS and went back down to the camp pool. I had a … 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
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