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The fourth drift of the 2021 Kalahari season saw the best weather yet. Hot windless days was a nice break from the previous weeks bitterly cold conditions. With the rising temperatures and stable water levels, the clarity of the river also improved considerably. We saw more largemouth yellowfish moving out of the deep-slow moving pools...
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The 20th of August marked the end of our third wilderness Kalahari drift and a spectacular week it was. Our third drift saw the first consistent water levels of the season with the river dropping consistently throughout the course of the week. We started seeing the river clear up far more than the previous weeks....
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The beginning of May saw our last group of guests for the Makhangoa Community Camp season 20/21 arrive in camp. The LHDA(Lesotho Highlands Development Authority) have been pumping water out of Katse dam to South Africa at a rapid pace, and the dam level dropped by a meter and a half within the space of...
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The Makhangoa Community were awaiting in anticipation and excitement as the solar project team rolled into camp. They would be setting up solar panel systems in the village for every family, proudly funded by Indifly. The guys immediately set out to the village and took a quick walk through on the first afternoon, getting an...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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The beginning of 2021 saw another disrupted start but thankfully things returned back to normal relatively quickly and we were able to welcome guests back to the Makhangoa Community Camp. After two days of travel, our guests couldn’t resist a quick afternoon fish upon arrival which proved to be productive despite the cold water temperatures....
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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...
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