Bureaucrats in possession of a little power are not to be challenged and I really should know better. But in todays digital age, travelling on a valid passport and to be blocked at immigration just because there’s not enough space to rubber stamp defies rationale. This was my first obstacle in getting to fish in Northern Zambia, which by re-routing via Jhb I managed to overcome. The second was as unbelievable as it was hair […]

Finding a river that has not yet seen a fly, or any angler for that matter, is almost unheard of. Chances are, if you are hearing about any fishing, it is rarely first hand in this digital age and by virtue of the story itself, some if not many fisherman, have flayed the water before you. The quest to find virgin waters might prove more difficult than the pursuit of a vestal partner itself. So […]

The old adage about the more one practices the luckier you become holds more than water, especially in fishing circles. Yet, of all the sports in which we congregate to participate I can think of none other where lady luck can play such a defining role.Make no mistake, to get to the final of the TOPS Corporate Challenge, one needs to be proficient, which in this fly fishing event consists of being able to throw […]

The fish are definitely getting bigger, proven by the number of Trout in excess of 55cm landed this weekend! Led in the 1st session by Anton Martyne’s 61cm runner up which was just pipped by Deon Nel’s 62cm winning Rainbow hen, now in line for the Quintrex boat, compliments of Yamaha.Taking nothing away from the angling prowess apparent in the 3rd leg of the TOPS Corporate Challenge, but the larger fish witnessed on the prowl […]

You tend to forget how large the world of angling is, as the time we spend on the water is and should be about you and the fish, shared amongst a few like and single minded fanatics.    TV, magazines and digital platforms do remind us of the angling world at large, with new products plastered all over every fish picture, trying to convince us that if we use this latest gadget, the poor fish […]