Beacon Vlei – Howick – Mar 2018 (2)
After a great start to our trip we arrived again at Beacon Vlei only to be greeted by some horrible weather. But as we know by now the Midlands is famous …
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Cloud 9 – Craigie Burn Dam – Mar 2018 (1)
Another week-long fishing trip, another visit to our happy place, Beacon Vlei. But again we also visited a few other venues: Cloud 9 – Craigie Burn Dam Midmar Nature Reserve – Midmar Dam …
La Retraite – Vaal River – Feb 2018
So off we went on another Vaal River weekend, this time to a place we’ve only seen on Facebook but it looked so good we had to try it. La Retraite is …
Moonlight Cabins – Shiyalongubo Dam – Jan 2018
intro We traveled to Barberton so Martin could take part in the famous (infamous?) Barberton XCM mountain bike race. We heard about a dam called Shiyalongubo up in the mountains …
Fish Eagle’s Lair – Albert Falls Dam – Nov 2017
Another November, another fishing trip to the KZN Midlands to visit our happy place, Beacon Vlei. As usual we tried to visit at least one other venue and this time …
Vaal de Sioleh – Vaal River – Aug 2017
As winter started to lose it’s grip we decided to take another Vaal river trip before bass season started in earnest. Vaal de Sioleh was running a special so we jumped at …
Inloop – Vaal Dam – May 2017
After finishing his first mountain bike stage race, Trail & Trout, Martin and I headed to the Vaal Dam for some well-deserved r&r. As accommodation we decided on a place …
Emanzini – Vrede Dam – Feb 2017
We did another trip down to Beacon Vlei over this period and managed to include two other fishing venues along the way. Bassfeather Country Lodge near Reitz, and Emanzini Resort on …
Goosebay Canyon – Vaal River – Feb 2017
I heard from a colleague about Goosebay Canyon and how much they enjoyed the fishing so we decided to try it out. Finding the place and booking was not straightforward, they …
Baja Dam – Bronkhorstspruit Dam – Dec 2016
Over December we stayed home as usual, preferring to do our travelling during off-peak times. This however does not mean we don’t go fishing, we just don’t go too far …