A first marlin, a tiger fish on light tackle, a quiet morning on a trout stream or a kob from the beach at dusk. We start with the fish and the moment you're after, then find the water, the season, the skipper or ghillie and a comfortable place to sleep nearby.
Marlin, sailfish, yellowfin tuna, wahoo and dorado in the warm Indian Ocean off St Lucia and Sodwana Bay, with skippers we know and trust. Early starts, long days on the blue water, and evenings to tell the story.
Best in the summer months
Africa's hardest-fighting freshwater fish, on the Upper or Lower Zambezi or Lake Kariba. Elephants on the bank, hippos grunting in the channels, and a fish that jumps the moment it feels the hook.
Best from late winter into early summer, before the rains
Trout in clear mountain streams and stillwaters in the Drakensberg and around Dullstroom, or yellowfish in the big rivers. Gentle days with a good guide, beginners very welcome.
Year round, with the seasons changing the water
Kob, garrick and shad from the rocks and beaches, and estuary fishing on the lagoons of the Elephant Coast and the Cape. Feet in the sand and nobody else in sight.
Year round along the coast
The Grander Tour, January 2026: four days chasing marlin off St Lucia with Eye-Tie Charters, then Big 5 safari at Sungulwane in Zululand, an hour inland. Ten days, ocean to bush, and a good example of how we build a trip around what you love.
Lines out, coffee on, and the sea turning silver while everyone watches the rods.
Tell us the fish, the water or the moment you're dreaming of, and we'll build the trip around it. Pricing on request.