Originally Posted by
Wolfie
Hi,
I am lucky enough to be going down to Namibia for 3 weeks over december, one of those weeks will be spent tiger fishing on the okovango river, the rest of the time at the coast in Swakopmund.
Is it worthwile trying for something on fly from the side or should I just stick to my old "pen katrol" and Assasin and hope for the best?
Howzit Wolfie. How i envy you!! I'm stuck at home over the Dec hols this year.
I have also thought about the possibility of fishing around Henties with the fly rod but haven't actually gone so far as to try fly fishing there yet. I did however discover some good Steenbras fishing within fly casting distance between Bennie se Rooi Lorrie and Jakkalsputz. My mate picked up a bus of a fish on an overwind that landed about 20 metres out. The big steenies were patrolling a gulley on the beach break and we would never have discovered it had it not been for his 'kraaines' We caught 5 double figure steenies in the same sloop that day. I also caught a beautiful 3kg Galjoen even closer in around the same spot. This was in calm sea conditions, with gentle rollers coming in even spaced intervals...perfect fly fishing conditions.
It is always worth prospecting a bit with the fly rod while your conventional tackle is in the rod-stand. You have nothing to lose. Good luck!
"Innocence is a wild trout. But we humans, being complicated, have to pursue innocence in complex ways" - Datus Proper
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