The large 3.6 million hectares of kgalagadi Transfrotier Park is situated in the far Northern Cape of South Africa. The Park is approximately 900km from Johannesburg and 250km from Upington. In 1999 Botswana and South Africa joined forces to protect the wildlife on opposite sides of the border, forming...
Memories are those special gems of experience that you cherish. It is true that not all memories are good but as time goes on the good memories are the ones which come back. It was one such memory that came to the forefront today when my husband mentioned a...
The Canary Islands had caught my attention a little while ago. From what I heard, it is one of the most exotic places to visit off the coast of Spain. When my wife and I were younger we had spent a lot of our time on beach holidays, she...
I usually read a lot when I’m lonely at home.. And just a few weeks ago.. I was reading about the Black Marlin. I was simply in love with that fish, and kept saying to myself: ” I have to take a look at that fish.. I really do…”...
My trip to Mongolia was to fly-fish the salmon-like Taimen. Fly-fishing failed me terribly for two days and I resorted to using lures. When lures seemed to worsen the situation by not getting me a catch in the third day, I decided to use a lenok (a dead fish)....
Among the best delicacies of seafood is the squid that I have enjoyed throughout my entire life though I am not as old as it would sound. Hunting animals in the forest and grilling them on an open fire does not give me much adrenaline. Fishing for squid in...
What a story to tell friends! As a talented and highly skilled fisherman like the Bible’s Simon Peter and his friends, I recently decided and went for ice fishing activity in one of the world’s largest ice fishing destination, Brainerd, USA. Indeed, it was an amazing fishing experience I...
We flew over the Umba rivers into the Kitza sandbank where we made camp that evening. The following morning, we pitched the camp at 8am. Between then and 12 noon, I had caught 15 fish. On casting the first fly bait into the river, it was immediately caught by...
All along the shores of Belgium, the sight of shrimp fishermen on draught horseback was commonplace but the tradition is quickly fading. Today, you will only note a handful fishermen on horseback in Oostduinkerke where the tradition is still at large. This is where I landed next to not...
I was lying on the deck squinting through my sunglasses feeling a bit restless and dare I say it bored when I decided it was time to tackle another one of my little fishing trips. The problem was in my ultimate wisdom over a beer with my other 40...