With Nick being up in Mozambique I decided that a trip to the harbour was in order. After all, I didn’t want him to get an early lead in 2013. The low tide, which is essential for wading the sand banks, fell at around 1pm. Although this is not ideal for the game fish, the …
At 32 weeks we’re well into the pregnancy and nearing the end of our antenatal classes at Hillcrest Hospital. They’ve been informative with the odd gem of information here and there, but they also contain a lot of information that you probably already know. Are they necessary? Well my theory is that people have been …
Xplorer Fly Fishing were kind enough to lend me a Freedom 12 to test and review. It’s an incredible vessel that I definitely recommend to any fly fisherman who enjoys paddling. Click here for the full review.
After a week of nervous weather watching our day of departure for Lesotho arrived and, as expected, it was raining. The four of us climbed in the Jeep and began the three hour journey that would take us up Sani Pass and into the Mountain Kingdom. Although none of us were new to fishing in …
With Baby Girl Prior getting more and more active with each passing day it was with much excitement and anticipation that we headed for the doctors offices for our 28 weeks scan. Our previous scan had been a little disappointing from a game viewing point of view since our little girl wasn’t playing ball and …
If one is to judge a years fishing by the first fish of the season, I’d say I’m in for a pretty good year. After Nick’s severe mocking of me, post his springer smashing session, it was time for some serious payback. As such I was both excited and nervous as we headed down to …
I guess some people may have called this particular trip a disaster with several things going wrong almost daily. But in truth it was really just an adventure, which is exactly what every camping trip should be. Hotels confuse me with their air con and TVs. I don’t travel to sit in rooms and watch TV. I …
This year Christmas belonged to the Steele family, so after work on Monday Sharon picked me up and we headed for her parent’s home in Richards Bay. Our first evening was spent at a restaurant called Porky’s overlooking the small craft harbour. The scenery was fantastic and the yachts, as always, looked magical lit up by the …
Christmas is fast approaching and according to Sharon it’s not just the Christmas tree that needs to be put up this year. Enter the cot. The day began with a quick visit to my mom’s house where the cot was being stored (having traveled from Richards Bay). After loading it into the boot we quickly realised that …
Amazingly it had been 8 years since I last visited (and camped) at Midmar Dam in the Kzn Midlands. Yes, it’s not as scenic as the mountains and bass are not as fondly thought of as trout by most fly fisherman; but I’m not most fly fisherman! So when a long weekend popped up just …