On Monday 1 October I had the pleasure of being the guest tier at the Durban Fly Tyer’s monthly meeting. Although I was originally asked to demonstrate a salt water fly I opted for something a little more intricate and exciting to tie. Since past flies had been aimed mainly at salt water fish, trout and …
Sunday was a fishing day and Baha Fly Fishing and the DFT organised a day morning’s outing to the Durban Harbour. There was an incredible turnout of aronud 20 fly fisherman and it was amazing to see the banks crowded with fly fisherman. Sadly the fishing wasn’t great, perhaps due to the dolphins playing directly …
Another long weekend and another trip to the Berg to dominate some wild browns and rainbows. Sadly my last minute booking meant Kamberg was he only venue available and I was forced to head there for the umpteenth time, which isn’t really a bad thing. Friends of ours were staying at Giants Castle (yes, I was jealous) …
I was hugely excited about our 12 week scan of baby Prior. Why? Well mainly because we were hoping to see a semi-human looking baby instead of something that resembled the letter “Y”. That said I was certainly not prepared for what I saw. The below pictures don’t do justice to what we watched occur …
After the success of the first Cape Vidal trip in April we headed back, this time with 14 fly fishermen from Team Baha, the DFT and South Coast Fly Anglers, to try our luck yet again. Nick picked me up just before 4am and we quickly passed Jan and Gavin on Fields Hill as if …
With the streams opening on the 1st September Nick and I planned the mandatory, season opening, trip to the Berg. But then something strange happened, a friend invited Nick and I to fish a stretch of the Umkomaas with him. After much deliberation we decided that the trout could wait another week or two and …
The weekend started with another wedding, this time Western and Karen’s. Amazingly it was Karen who had caught the garter at our wedding, so perhaps there is something in these old wives tales. With the ceremony being held in the Firgrove Chapel, Alverstone, at 11am, Sharon and I stopped off at the farmer’s market and …
After the heavy snows that preceded Woman’s Day a good friend of mine, Steve, took to the sky in order to re-take the famous “Beach to Berg” photo. This image was originally made famous by the late John Hone who sadly passed away recently. Steve’s new image was taken with the permission of, and in …
For my mom’s 60th birthday we put together a long weekend at Nselweni Bush Lodge with 13 of her closest friends and family. With the bush being her favourite place it made absolute sense that this was where she should celebrate this special event. At 4am on Friday morning Sharon and I picked up my …