makhangoa community camp Archives

February 14, 2023

Fishing the Bokong River – Return of the legends

Fishing the Bokong River This week we saw the return of some familiar faces fishing the Bokong River. Dave Dyer and his crew from KZN filled our camp with many a cold beer, and as they would say “a crispy white wine”. This group consisted of Dave (Davo), John Bredin (I & J), his son...

January 30, 2023

Makhangoa Community Camp – Promising start to 2023

Makhangoa Community Camp After the Christmas break when the camp is reserved for staff friends and family, week 5 marked the return to normal operations, with guides and clients returning to Makhangoa Community Camp. After a fantastic start to the season prior to the Christmas break, things were looking extremely promising for the next few...

January 19, 2023

THE CRAFT – ” The Feather Mechanic – A fly tyers philosophy” a film about Gordon Van der Spuy

The Craft The Craft presents a film about Gordon Van Der Spy, “The feather mechanic”, a master fly tyer who gives us his thoughts and philosophy on the craft of fly fishing and his passion for fly tying. Shot on location at the African Waters, Makhangoa Community Camp in Lesotho a country in the highlands...

February 22, 2022

Makhangoa Community Camp Season 2022 – Week 5

Who would have thought that a group of septuagenarians could compete for the group of guests with the most gees for the Bokong season? They arrived in camp full of smiles, introducing themselves by their schoolyard nicknames and immediately began setting up rods for a quick late-afternoon and evening session in the sparkling clean water...

April 21, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Stationary Drive

Today marked another stationary donation to the Makhangoa community school. It is incredible to see all the kids back at school now, which only started on the 6th of April 2021. The kids have been without an education for over a year due to covid 19, the reason being that remote rural schools such as...

January 13, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Group 4

With 2020 behind us and the new season commencing, the camp staff and guides were more than excited to welcome the first week’s guests. Upon arrival it was evident how much rain had fallen in the prior two weeks leading up to the first week. Katse Dam had risen dramatically consuming most of the lower...

April 28, 2020

Makhangoa Community Camp 2019/20 Season – Blog 6

It is pretty simple – sometimes the weather just does not play along. It’s enough to send some anglers spiralling into mild depression, others see it as an opportunity to try different techniques with the chance of being rewarded with a yellowfish or two. Our new group – Richard, Greg, Panda (Andrew), David, Colin and...

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...

February 3, 2020

Makhangoa Community Camp 2019/20 Season – Blog 4

One of the greatest challenges of fly fishing is making the most of the conditions on the day. Sometimes it’s easy, other-times you need to dig deep into your skillset, flybox, and patience to get those fish into the net. Recently the Bokong tested the resolve of angler and guide alike, after a few days of...

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...

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