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February 9, 2020

Makhangoa Community Camp 2019/20 Season – Blog 5

As fly anglers we are constantly setting goals for ourselves. Normally we begin with the usual challenge of learning to cast, followed by trying to catch a fish, and then tying your own flies(In whichever order). Conquering these goals keeps us interested and longing for more.One example would be Gordon van der Spuy. He is...

January 22, 2020

Makhangoa Community Camp 2019/20 Season – Blog 3

I can’t believe what I have just experienced this week, this is my first season on the Bokong, and I was completely blown away!After the last big rains, the river cleared and was slowly dropping. Along with some great sunny days, the water temperature was slowly rising, getting the yellows fired up. Russel De La...

January 13, 2020

Makhangoa Community Camp 2019/20 Season – Blog 1

After a quick break for Christmas and New Year, we anxiously made our way back up the ‘hill’ and into Lesotho not sure what the start of 2020 will hold in store. When we had left, a few weeks earlier, the river was finally showing some potential, with a few yellows moving into the Bokong...

April 25, 2019

Makhangoa Community Camp: Brown Trout trek, short and sweet

It takes a driven man to return to Lesotho with his wife and little boy in order to chase a Bokong Brown in the short space of three nights. Stu Rawlinson was that man. He was part of the first group of the season and it was a great trip except for the illusion of...

April 25, 2019

Makhangoa Community Camp: Trek 1 2019

This week marked the first trek with guests to the higher section of the Bokong for the season. It would be the first time a lot of the fish have seen a fly in almost a year as we headed up higher than Brent and I did. We were lucky enough to be joined by...

January 30, 2019

Makhangoa Community Camp 2018/19 Season: Blog 5

This week we were joined by Gordon van der Spuy, who was hosting two groups with us. The first group saw mostly anglers who had not fished the Bokong previously. A lack of rain, since our return earlier this month, meant that the river had dropped about 2 feet in the last couple

January 17, 2019

Makhangoa Community Camp 2018/19 Season: Blog 4

After a refreshing Christmas break, there was a lot of excitement amongst us guides to return the beautiful Kingdom in the Sky! We were joined by returning guests Avril and Peet as well as couple Dawid and Anne, Greg and Stephan. Large amount of rain had occurred in the week

March 30, 2018

Makhangoa Community Camp 2018 Season: Pony Trekking

With Lesotho experiencing the biggest rains we have had in the past three years (which is a very welcome), it was with trepidation we welcomed guest anglers Jako Lucas and Oliver White into camp for a 7 night Trekking trip. Knowing that given a break in the seemingly unrelenting

December 7, 2017

Makhangoa Community Camp 2017/18: Blog 1

Welcome to the Makhangoa Community Camp With the lingering drought conditions affecting most of Lesotho, the fishing conditions in early summer have been tougher than normal this season. None the less, all guests are managing to land some good fish in the technical conditions.

March 24, 2017

Makhangoa Community Camp 2016/17 Season:The Swedes 17th – 21st March

With a Toyota Quantum approaching from a distance struggling up the hills of the breath-taking Lesotho Highlands, we knew this was going to be an interesting week. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a South African turned Swedish journalist by the name of Simon who was transporting

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