With heavy rain settling in after the departure of the previous group of guests, the river had blown out and fishing the upper section of Katse dam was inevitable for the next guests arriving in camp. On the first afternoon, we managed to fish the stretch of river surrounding the camp. As the thunder rumbled...
The 3rd of March 2021 saw the start of Nubian flats season and our first return back since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Excitement ran sky high as the team prepared all the necessary gear for the week ahead in anticipation of the first group of guests to arrive. Shortly after the guests arrived,...
We enjoyed our first week of full sunshine for the new year and what a week it was. With the heavy rains experienced over the course of the last few weeks, fish have become less concentrated and far more spread out. The colder water has also played its part by pulling some fish back into...
It’s been a strange start to 2021 with the ongoing pandemic we are all currently facing however, it granted our junior guides in Lesotho the opportunity to prospect the upper reaches of the Bokong river, while the borders are still temporarily closed. It’s not often that African Waters guides get the chance to wander the upper...
With 2020 behind us and the new season commencing, the camp staff and guides were more than excited to welcome the first week’s guests. Upon arrival it was evident how much rain had fallen in the prior two weeks leading up to the first week. Katse Dam had risen dramatically consuming most of the lower...
The third and final week of the December 2020 season saw the best weather yet. We had light sporadic showers throughout the week with constant clear water and awesome sight fishing opportunity! Incredibly large numbers of smallmouth yellowfish had been patiently waiting to enter the Bokong River in the prior weeks as the river was...
Week two saw it all! The Bokong river received serious amounts of rain during the first three days of the week with an excess of 70mm of rain falling in one afternoon. Inevitably, the river blew out with extreme high-water levels, managing to wash away a section of the road on the upper beat. On...
With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty and unpredictability have been simply unavoidable for everyone. As a result, the first return to Makhangoa Community Camp since the onset of lockdown, with the addition of two new junior guides to the team, was filled with nerves as well as excitement in anticipation of what was to come....
As with all good things, the Kalahari 2020 season has come to an end and been committed to the memory banks and backed up. All that is left are the memories and photographs and some sore cheeks from all the laughing. But the river keeps flowing, the fish continue to feed and fight the currents,...
The Orange River and the stark Kalahari is a place that can truly humble a person. The harsh sun and even harsher environment make your mind race, full of questions about how people have survived in this desolate landscape, from the current, large scale fruit farmers all the way back to the Hunter/Gatherer Nama people,...
