Having spent the week pondering my Bend curse, I wasn’t the least bit surprised when we drove straight into pouring rain en route to the Bend. I was yet to visit in sunshine, and was yet to get in any fishing, unless of course you consider a short fishless session and a broken line fishing? I was …
Craving some trout fishing, Neill was kind enough to put together another boys weekend to trout mecca known as Underberg. I put in for a full day’s leave on Friday (rather than the usual half day) in the hope of getting in a full day’s fishing. Sadly this was not to be as Neill got stuck …
With Sharon and I both being exceptionally busy at work, and leave is a gift from above. So when a long weekend crept up on us we made the last minute decision to head to the Kamberg Nature Reserve for a weekend in the mountains. Our first stop was at Piggly Wiggly, early on Saturday …
On the odd occasion I down my fly rod and head out instead with a bait stick in hand. Sunday was one such day. Alan had invited me to join him on his trusty vessel to do a little grunter fishing in the harbour. Needing to pump some cracker we got to the harbour shortly after 9am, …
I recently decided to take the family on a mini adventure to a very cold Underberg. Snow was predicted and it’s not often that it falls over the weekend in easily accessible locations. I was therefore going to do everything in my power to make sure my little girl got to see snow for the first time, …
Amazingly, for the first time in 3 years, I was actually with my wife on our anniversary instead of off fishing. We therefore decided to celebrate the special occasion with a night alone at Tala Game Reserve. Being close to home meant we got to skip the usual 3am wake up call comes with our …
I can safely say that the Boston Fly Fishing Festival is by far my favourite festival. Yes, I will admit it’s the only festival I fish regularly, but I’m utterly convinced this is irrelevant – it’s just that good – and this year was no exception. Will I be back next year? Definitely, but I’ll be packing …
Having recently acquired a caravan, Brian and Bianca invited us to join them on a camping trip to Mac Nicols (Bazley Beach). We headed up just after lunch time, with Sharon working feverishly in the passenger seat to free up the rest of her weekend. Meanwhile Brian and Bianca were having a few teething issues …
Occasionally fishing the Boston Fly Fishing Festival on my wedding anniversary pays off. Last year was one such time when I came away with a prize of a week long trip for 6 to Castleburn, beautifully nestled in the in the Drakensberg foothills. After much deliberation Sharon and I decided to invite my dad and Cassia along …
It started with an Easter egg hunt at our house, and then ended in the Midlands with Swiss sausages and German beer. Now that’s Easter! [Show picture list]