22Apr 2012 by Warren Prior No Comments
NFFC Members Day

NFFC Members Day

Fly Fishing, Fresh Water, Trout
[caption id="attachment_473" align="alignright" width="300"] Autumn At Pump Dam (NFFC)[/caption] Sunday morning was the much anticipated NFFC club day and I climbed out of bed at 5am. Nick met me at Plantations at 5:30am and we were soon joined by Hans who had requested to fish with us at Pump Dam. Hans was kind enough to offer to drive so we climbed into his Fortuna and headed for the Drakensberg eager to catch some fish. Things however got off to a rocky start. The first mistake was me realising I'd left my R70 drinks at home and needed to stop off at yet another garage to purchase more. This however was soon forgotten when we can to a complete standstill on the N3. We're still not exactly sure what happened but,…
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15Apr 2012 by Warren Prior No Comments
Cape Vidal

Cape Vidal

Fly Fishing, Salt Water, Trip Report
[caption id="attachment_452" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fly Fishing Reels[/caption] At 4am on Friday morning Nick pulled into the Plantations parking lot to pick me up for an epic long weekend at Cape Vidal. The Baha Boys had teamed up with the Durban Fly Tyers for a fly fishing trip that was certainly not to be forgotten. We vigorously packed the car and then headed for the garage at the first toll plaza on the N2. Despite it being so early we were oozing excitement and rearing to go. Just before 5am (the planned meeting time) we pulled into the garage and found ourselves a stool in the Steers where we ordered ourselves a steaming cup of coffee. Feeling a little peckish we also snuck in a small Steers burger which was quite…
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09Apr 2012 by Warren Prior 2 Comments
Glengarry

Glengarry

Bass, Fly Fishing, Fresh Water, Trip Report, Trout
[caption id="attachment_438" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The Little Mooi At Glengarry, Kamberg[/caption] Things got off to a ropey start when Sharon woke up sick at 3am. "This can’t be good," the fisherman in me thought. Thankfully after taking a few pills she climbed back into bed and we managed to doze for another hour or so until we climbed out of bed at 4:30am. [caption id="attachment_435" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Priors On The Bushmans River[/caption] We packed the car slowly but Sharon seemed to be feeling a little better so I kept cautiously quiet. Just after 5am we pulled out of the complex and finally started our long weekend away. Our first stop was of course the BP garage for freshly brewed coffee before setting our sights on Giants Castle and, more importantly,…
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01Apr 2012 by Warren Prior No Comments
April Fools Fishing

April Fools Fishing

Fly Fishing, Salt Water
[caption id="attachment_427" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Rocky Bay Panorama[/caption] Sunday got off to an early start, even for me, when the alarm went off at 3:45am. After rubbing the sleep from my eyes I climbed into my car, started the engine, and cruised quietly towards Rocky Bay. On route I was treated to the most amazing shooting star right in front of the car. Quietly I prayed that this would be a good omen for the day's fishing. When I arrived at Rocky Bay it was still pitch black and Graeme was nowhere to be seen. Slowly the sun began peaking its head over the horizon and at around 5:20am, just as it was getting lighter, Graeme pulled in much to my relief. We chatted for a while until it was light…
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24Mar 2012 by Warren Prior 1 Comment
A Tough Day At Granchester

A Tough Day At Granchester

Fly Fishing, Fresh Water, Trout
[caption id="attachment_423" align="alignleft" width="200"] Tree Climbing Sheep[/caption] The weekend started for the Baha Boys at 4:30am on Saturday morning as I climbed out of bed and packed the final few items for a fishing trip to the Berg. The summer humidity seemed to be breaking and we'd decided to give Granchester a go to find out whether the trout fishing was improving. Nick picked me up at 5am and we started the 100 odd kilometer drive to Granchester, stopping for the usual cup of steaming coffee. When we pulled up next to the dam the conditions were difficult to read. It was partly cloudy and there was a stiff breeze creating a strong ripple on the surface of the water. The dam itself was completely full and the water was slightly murky.…
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21Mar 2012 by Warren Prior No Comments
Human Rights Domination

Human Rights Domination

Fly Fishing, Salt Water
[caption id="attachment_419" align="alignright" width="300"] Nick fishing Casino Beach[/caption]If you ever studied science you'll know about potential energy. Well that's exactly what public holidays are...potential energy. All that needs to be done to them is to convert them into kinetic energy, which is exactly what Nick, Hayden and I did when we headed for the beach to do some salt water fly fishing. We arrived at around 6am and got straight to it, fishing the holes and shallows for largespot pompano. The structure of the beach had changed somewhat from the hurricane but the main holes were still there. Clearly it was my turn to dominate as I managed to land 5 pompano on my magical orange fly. Nick and Hayden on the other hand toiled for a couple of hours…
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17Mar 2012 by Warren Prior No Comments
Nick’s Day Of Domination

Nick’s Day Of Domination

Bass, Fly Fishing, Fresh Water
[caption id="attachment_416" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nick Testing Float Tubes[/caption] The weekend got off to a good start with a morning's fishing at Inanda Dam. Nick picked me up and, after a quick stop at McDonalds, we headed for the water where we met up with Gavin and a mate of his. Things got off to a very interesting start when we spotted a spear fisherman in a full camo wetsuit. Strange? Or was it just us? Now slightly worried about our legs dangling in the water we pumped up our float tubes and made our way out into the water to start nailing those bass. Nick had a great session and landed 4 largemouth bass on a home tied woolly bugger. I must've been doing something wrong since, despite fishing close…
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10Mar 2012 by Warren Prior No Comments
A Tough Mornings Trout Fishing

A Tough Mornings Trout Fishing

Fly Fishing, Fresh Water, Trout
[caption id="attachment_413" align="alignright" width="225"] Jeep Reflections[/caption]Rest is for the wicked and so I dragged myself out of bed at 5am on Saturday morning and headed for the Midlands. Sadly I'd been unable to find a fishing partner but this did little to deter my enthusiasm. In fact, if anything, I was more enthusiastic as I prefer the odd trip alone on the water. It removes any competition and allows me to focus on experimenting with new techniques and flies which I otherwise may not risk (with someone breathing down my neck). I pulled into the water at around 6:30am and was fishing by 7am. Sadly conditions were far from ideal. In a slight miscalculation I'd opted to fish one of our closer club waters rather than drive for another hour…
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02Mar 2012 by Warren Prior No Comments
Post Work Fishing

Post Work Fishing

Fly Fishing, Salt Water
[caption id="attachment_410" align="alignleft" width="300"] A Nice Wave Garrick At Casino Beach[/caption] Having recently discovered my new, favourite salt water location I decided to give it a bash after work. Nick was unfortunately busy so I headed over with Sharon who did a little gambling while I fished the surf. I was concerned that the beach would be crowded with joggers, walkers and other people (in the afternoon), making it unfishable with a fly line. I was however pleasantly surprised at just how empty the beach was. And I was even more surprised when I got into a nice largespot pompano on my 3rd cast. Things improved from their as I fished my way up and down the beach, using an orange ruffy, landing fish after fish. Species included were wave…
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