It was a pleasant sight when a couple of familiar faces rolled into camp. Uncle Colin and Mars made the long journey from Maclear and were joined by Jeff, Rodney and Andrew. These seasoned fly fishermen were in for a proper challenge on the fishing front, but they stepped up
The weather was on its head as Jacques, Andre, Corne, Wynand, Johann and Tiaan came up for the last fully guided Yellow fish trip of the season. There was a bite in the morning air and a cold rain pushed hard against the basalt cliffs of the Bokong valley. The river rose nearly
We had an impromptu visit from the Wildfly crew the other day as they worked on a Lesotho project. Although we only had a single night available for the crew between groups, some great fishing was had. After a quick introduction and briefing, tackle was set
Winter is approaching fast in the mountains of Lesotho. Heavy autumn rains have caused havoc in the catchment area of the Bokong river claiming 1 victim who got washed away by the strong currents while trying to cross a swollen river. The local man from Motswedi village
After the success of the previous group, with much anticipation, we welcomed Garth Wellman, John Yelland, Andrew Mayo, Pascal, and Avril Potgieter into the Makhangoa Community Camp. Upon arrival the water level was still a little high and cool but the fish were definitely around
This week was a real opportunity to spend time with old friends and the chance to make a couple new ones. We welcomed into the Makhangoa Community Camp some great old friends from Fly Castaway, Tim Babich, Gerhard Laubscher and Ryan Hammond. Joining them were Paul Boyers from the
Carl, Cassim, Johan and Johan arrived in camp around midday to a perfect 4 day forecast. Arriving at the tail end of a cut off low, the river was dropping and heating up well. The fish were on the move and hungry as the pressure stabilized. Carl and Cassim have both fished with
A week of firsts. The first week of the 2014/15 season, our first group in the newly completed Makhangoa Community Camp, and also our first international clients to Lesotho, courtesy Planet Fly Fishing in France. After meeting, George, Phillip, Francis, Denies, Florane and Chantel at HaLejone we all settled into our rooms, worked through tackle,...
A cold chill in the air, winds pushing clouds over the high Maluti mountains from the west and the smell of rain in the air, it was certain, the hot sunny days of summer were slowly but surely coming to an end! Nonetheless, the yellowfish were still around in good numbers and with five new...
On arriving at Katse Dam for the 11th group of the season we were quite unsure of what the start of the trip would be like as the previous week it had rained most heavily, making the fishing tough with swollen rivers. Regardless, the guys on this trip were all veterans to yellow fishing, and...
