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
After meeting Jaco, Hylton, Werner and Tim at the vehicle park, we drove in convoy back to our mountain fly fishing lodge, The Makhangoa Community Camp. Unfortunately the weather must have gotten word of the new arrivals and we proceeded to get a good old Lesotho downpour on arrival.
Ed grew up on a small farm near Port Alfred. His father is an outdoorsman through and through so he had no choice in the early alignment of his interests. From the youngest age he had a curiosity to explore.
Our trip started out in the village of Ha Lejone so that we could first fish the Malibamatsu river and its sister tributary the Motete . Our group consisted of Murray Pedder from Flyfishers Unlimited and 4 of his guests namely Ken, Alan, Martin and Thys. On arrival of the guests the rain Gods had...
So after a little day off for the guides our next group arrived amped and ready to catch some Lesotho Yellows. We were joined by two lads from Port Elizabeth, Phil and Ken then last but not least, competitive angler Andre Smith from Johannesburg. No time was wasted and the guys climbed straight into the...