The old adage about the more one practices the luckier you become holds more than water, especially in fishing circles. Yet, of all the sports in which we congregate to participate I can think of none other where lady luck can play such a defining role.Make no mistake, to get to the final of the TOPS Corporate Challenge, one needs to be proficient, which in this fly fishing event consists of being able to throw […]

The fish are definitely getting bigger, proven by the number of Trout in excess of 55cm landed this weekend! Led in the 1st session by Anton Martyne’s 61cm runner up which was just pipped by Deon Nel’s 62cm winning Rainbow hen, now in line for the Quintrex boat, compliments of Yamaha.Taking nothing away from the angling prowess apparent in the 3rd leg of the TOPS Corporate Challenge, but the larger fish witnessed on the prowl […]

You tend to forget how large the world of angling is, as the time we spend on the water is and should be about you and the fish, shared amongst a few like and single minded fanatics.    TV, magazines and digital platforms do remind us of the angling world at large, with new products plastered all over every fish picture, trying to convince us that if we use this latest gadget, the poor fish […]

In contrast to the 1st leg of the TOPS Corporate Challenge, we had a rabid bunch of anglers braving the bitter Friday and blustery Saturday weather and it was apparent from the catch records that they were here to catch fish.  476 Trout is a remarkable return, with this 2nd leg breaking a few decade old records, notably one being the most fish over half a meter being landed in one leg. Steve Harrison had […]

Never were so many fish caught by so few. Being a TOPS event the festivities are a given and as I always maintain at the opening night, ‘This event has very little to do with fishing’. It’s one of the main reasons that all the great prizes are awarded for antics off the field. But if one is to make a ‘fishing weekend’ excuse to the better half, then it’s important that you at least […]