The life of a fly fishing guide is very often filled with moments of crisis control. Jan and Hagen’s trip was one of those times of crisis. First off, Lionel’s boat which had been niggling with starter issues for a few weeks finally decided to take early retirement from guiding

The best summary of the events of the second week of the Tanzania Tigerfishing season of 2016 was the ‘back to school, end of holiday’ feeling amongst the guides as we packed our four clients onto their departing charter plane. Thankfully there is never much time to mope around

Group 4: 1-8 October During this past week we were joined by a jolly bunch of Frenchmen, and woman. It was a trip filled with many good laughs, great animal sightings and exciting fishing. Fabrice, an experienced angler who has caught many species around the world, came to

The Kilombero Valley in remote south central Tanzania is a special place, and anyone who has for whatever reason spent some time here will confirm that sometimes it can feel like it is completely its own separate entity, a world apart with its own set of natural driving

It is always good to see familiar faces on the water, especially if you have guided them on other locations. Our third group of the season were all guests that we had guided before in Lesotho. Johann (Vossie) came up to make a fly fishing film on the Delta, while Ilyas, Coops,

Our second group of the season consisted of Mark, John, Cavan and Mike (whom they nearly left behind in Maun). Luckily the whole gang made it to Shakawe for a few days of good fishing. The water level was getting better and the fishing was also improving. Strong winds were

The long wait is over boys and girls; the Okavango Catfish season has officially kicked off. On the 2nd of September our first group of season arrived in the swamps, ready for some tigerfish action. Nic Beaumont and his two sons, Stu and Greg came up to the Delta to celebrate his

It is with great expectation that I write the first blog of the 2016 Okavango Catfish Run. It is sure to be the first of many good reports and stories of fish caught and lost. After the hard pre-season preparation and long drive it was a great relief to arrive at camp on the edge

NUBIAN DREAMS – A GUEST BLOG BY PAUL DANCKWERTS “The most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later” – Randy Komisar I only recognise part of it. Old black Africa and his Muslim

Week 4 of the season we welcomed onboard the South African trio of Jay Smith, John Toich and Richard Gorlei. They were joined by German guest Steffen, and TF’s Tanzanian guide Greg Ghaui. Other than John, everyone had fished the Nubian Flats over prior seasons. With the weather