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February 18, 2022

Makhangoa Community Camp Season 2022 – Week 4

“Davieeee, howzit boet, listen here, how is the river looking right now?”, screeches my phone with the war cry of an impending visit from the feather mechanic. “Bru, it’s flippen insane right now. There are more fish here than rocks”, I send back. And so began 5 days of some of the best fishing I...

January 20, 2022

Makhangoa Community Camp Season 2022 – Week 3

Gin-clear water. Sight-fishing. Dry fly heaven. These are terms familiar to anyone who regularly fishes the Bokong but are in complete contrast to the challenging conditions we have had for the last few days. A more accurate description of the last few days here would include terms like “monsoon”, “sludge” and “chocolate”. So what do...

December 1, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp Season 2021/2022 – Week 1

After a long day of tackling Lesotho’s excruciating slopes and windy roads dotted with livestock, the guests finally made it into camp with enough time to fish an afternoon session. Between unpacking, setting up rods, and sorting out last minute tackle, one could sense the anticipation to get out onto the water and finally see...

April 1, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Week 9

With the Katse dam level creeping closer to the home pool below camp each day, we have been lucky enough to come across good numbers of smallmouth yellowfish despite recent cold-water spell due to the heavy and consistent rainfall of late. Upon arrival, the new guests were welcomed by the camp staff and soon after the...

March 26, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Week 8

As the river water cleared up again from the last couple days of downpour, the dads & lads group rolled into camp in awe of the gin clear waters below camp. The kids immediately set out to explore their surroundings, as the dads sat back and enjoyed a relaxed afternoon in camp around the fire....

March 19, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Week 7

With heavy rain settling in after the departure of the previous group of guests, the river had blown out and fishing the upper section of Katse dam was inevitable for the next guests arriving in camp. On the first afternoon, we managed to fish the stretch of river surrounding the camp. As the thunder rumbled...

March 12, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Week 6

We enjoyed our first week of full sunshine for the new year and what a week it was. With the heavy rains experienced over the course of the last few weeks, fish have become less concentrated and far more spread out. The colder water has also played its part by pulling some fish back into...

January 20, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Brown Trout Trek

It’s been a strange start to 2021 with the ongoing pandemic we are all currently facing however, it granted our junior guides in Lesotho the opportunity to prospect the upper reaches of the Bokong river, while the borders are still temporarily closed. It’s not often that African Waters guides get the chance to wander the upper...

January 4, 2021

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Group 3

The third and final week of the December 2020 season saw the best weather yet. We had light sporadic showers throughout the week with constant clear water and awesome sight fishing opportunity! Incredibly large numbers of smallmouth yellowfish had been patiently waiting to enter the Bokong River in the prior weeks as the river was...

December 18, 2020

Makhangoa Community Camp – Season 2020/2021 – Group 1 & 2

Week two saw it all! The Bokong river received serious amounts of rain during the first three days of the week with an excess of 70mm of rain falling in one afternoon. Inevitably, the river blew out with extreme high-water levels, managing to wash away a section of the road on the upper beat. On...

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