Short fishing stories for when you have nothing better to do!
Down to The Umdloti Beach “Another incredible story and gallery of photos from our newest contributor, JP Batholomew…this time at Umdloti Beach, one opf JP’s favourite hangouts. Luckily JP advocates catch and release – luckily, or there would be far less fish left in the ocean!” December, four days after Full Moon I hit Umdloti … Read more
Footloose fishing lessons Spending some time in The Big Smoke, working The Mydo distribution run…and being land locked presents a host of problems. But there are always bass. And so, a chunk of the Von Biljon family and I set out on Sunday, to Footloose Trout Farm. Which is not a trout farm. It was. … Read more
Shipspotting with AIS If you are smart enough to run a smart phone, then you just can’t be dumb enough to get bored…ever again. Take this ship for example… Just buzz on over to marinetraffic.com, zone in on your carpark, and see the names and even missions, of all those hunks of metal cruising the … Read more
Clive Barber African Vibrations The first time i heard of Clive Barber was in the Godfreys house in Seal Point- they have a poster from his surf film ‘African Vibrations’ on their wall, the film itself has been lost in the ether, the reels lying somewhere between here and Australia. I have since seen, and … Read more
The most dangerous drive in the world Driving down the coast from Durban on the southern freeway is a delight. It really must be one of the most beautiful drives on the planet as it skirts the coastline and weaves through indigenous thickets and over a stream of rivers and estuaries. And then it all … Read more
