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September 15, 2023

Orange River Fishing – Adventures, Mishaps, and Monster Fish Await!

Orange River Fishing Orange River Fishing: With the Kalahari Drift season about to kick off, the guides have been keeping themselves quite occupied. This included numerous hours of shopping, a grueling 16-hour drive, and an unexpected weekend encounter with the Upington police. On top of that, there were some epic battles with monstrous barbel and...

April 3, 2020

Capitaine – Cameroon Season 2020, Week 4

By the time the last week rolled around, I think we were feeling as ready as we had at any point in the season. We had continued to improve our fly camp to the point where it was a well oiled machine, we had had a chance to really rest up and prepare ourselves and...

November 1, 2018

Okavango Catfish Run 2018: Week 3

All seasons must eventually come to an end, and group three marked our final week on the Kavango River in Botswana. This group was a mixed bag from all over South Africa. Peter Moss, Haden Keeton and Mike Blake of Durban joined Mike and Johan Khun of Cape Town along with Gordan

October 11, 2016

Okavango Barbel Run Tigerfish Season 2016 – Group 4

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

September 28, 2016

Okavango Barbel Run Tigerfish Season 2016 – Week 3

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,

September 20, 2016

Okavango Barbel Run, Tigerfish Season 2016 – Week 2

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

September 8, 2016

Okavango Barbel Run, Tigerfish Season 2016 – Week 1

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

September 1, 2016

Okavango Barbel Run, Tigerfish Season 2016 – Pre Season Blog

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

December 11, 2014

Okavango Tigerfish Week 9: 9 – 14 Nov 2014 (Final Week)

Flying in early on the first day, we had the De Jong family joining us as our last guests for the season. Lourence sr. with his two sons, Lourence jnr and Eben. Being their first trip they stepped off the plane eager to get on the river. The first afternoon session was focused on the...

October 31, 2014

Okavango Tigerfish Week 7: 20 – 25 Oct 2014

This week we had Paul Lavins from the USA joining us after a trip to Mongolia, arriving two days earlier than the rest of the group. Paul being a seasoned angler, he opted for a hard mornings fishing and a relaxed afternoons back in the comfort of camp. He managed to make the most of...

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