Midmar Bass-hing

Midmar Bass-hing

It’s that time of year again when the fishing options are endless. The harbour is starting to perform with the summer game-fish arriving. The rivers have finally been opened and have received some rain. It hasn’t yet got too hot so the dams are still producing some nice trout. The yellows have moved up into …

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The UHTFC AGM And Fishing Festival

The UHTFC AGM And Fishing Festival

Once a year the UHTFC host their AGM and, in order to make it more exciting and to improve attendance, they throw in a small fly fishing festival as well. The general format is a meet and greet on the Friday evening (where waters are drawn), fishing on the Saturday, and then weigh in followed by the …

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A New Car And A Polluted Umgeni

A New Car And A Polluted Umgeni

A year has passed since our last Heritage Day but the memories of a day spent fly fishing under snow capped mountains (and the adventure that followed) is still fresh in my mind. It therefore seemed only fitting to spend this Heritage Day in search of yet another adventure and fishing for a purely indigenous …

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Cape Vidal 2013

Cape Vidal 2013

The much awaited Vidal trip took place over the weekend of the 6th – 8th of September. With 12 Baha and DFT members booking out two separate cottages we once again had quite a crowd! Departing from Durban at 4.30 am we made our way to the St Lucia Wimpy for a quick brekkie and …

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A Long Weekend In Underberg

A Long Weekend In Underberg

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times…no long weekend should ever go to waste. And since it had just been Nick and Tarryn’s birthdays, we decided to do a family trip to Underberg for a little fishing and relaxation. Sadly my Jeep was in the shop so I borrowed my mom’s …

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Scalies on the Umkomaas

Scalies on the Umkomaas

With the (trout) streams having been closed for almost two months now I was starting to get some serious withdrawal symptoms. I needed to get into a river, and I needed to do it now. So I picked up the phone, gave Nick a call, and we put together a trip to Nyala Pans to …

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A Week In Hluhluwe And iMfolozi

A Week In Hluhluwe And iMfolozi

After spending the weekend with the family in Richards Bay, Sharon and I advanced on the iMfolozi gate with the newest addition to our family safely strapped into her car seat. Although we’d done a few weekend trips to places such as Underberg and Tala, this was to be our first family holiday with Emma. …

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