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
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.
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...
The last week of the Tanzania tiger season came in what seemed like a blink of an eye. This week we welcomed back Dr Bentele for the fourth straight season. He was joined by two new anglers, Randy from the USA and Johan from Germany. The guys started things off on the Mnyera
Group no 8 this year started with only three guys. Ross from Australia, Danny from the USA, and Sham from South Africa. With such diversity of nationalities, and the good river conditions, we were keen to get started on a potentially very productive week. The teams split over the two rivers with Ross on the...
This week we had return guests Thomas & Pia and Elwood and Gail joining us. After meeting two years ago on their last trip to the delta they decided to see if we could match the first fantastic experience they had. This trip we had Thomas’s girlfriend Pia joining us for the first time
Ray, Paddy, Bruce, Kevin and Paul were back in camp along with two friends Garry and Crash, both visiting for their first time, eager to experience the story’s their buddies had told them about…and prove the stories were true! To the newcomers this week, we were please to illustrate that a place exists where one...
The subject for this week, the 6th week of the 2014 season in Tanzania, is rain. The fear of rain amongst the guides in Tanzania is deep seated and every day while polling our guests down these rivers a keen eye is kept on the horizon for marauding cumulonimbus clouds. Once a year, at least,...
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...
