Welcome to our site!
We’re a fanatic fishing couple who enjoy all kinds of fishing, and on these pages we share our adventures as we travel all around South Africa looking for the best fishing spots.
Have a look at our latest fishing trips, search for the perfect fishing spot, watch our latest videos, or read some of the info we’ve gathered (like dam contours). Hopefully, you’ll find something useful 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and tight lines!
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Plaas Wegbreek – Barrydale – Nov 2024
February 15, 2025
From Great Escape we travelled through Oudtshoorn towards Barrydale on Route 62 to our second venue. This area of the Klein Karoo was made famous by David Kramer, and driving through quaint towns like Ladismith and Calitzdorp really felt like a pilgrimage of sorts. We tried, but unfortunately we couldn’t find the Royal Hotel 🙁 […]
The Great Escape – Oudtshoorn – Nov 2024
February 11, 2025
During late November we explored yet another beautiful part of our stunning country. This time we were in the Western Cape travelling along a section of the famous Route 62 from Oudtshoorn to Barrydale. Unfortunately, finding fishing venues in this area is not easy. There are dams like Calitzdorp Dam and Stompdrift Dam, but accommodation […]
Warmbad Dam \ Donkerpoort Dam – Oct 2024
January 15, 2025
Another area we’ve been hoping to visit for a while now is around Warmbad \ Bela-Bela. There are quite a number of great fishing opportunities in that region like Warmbad Dam, Donkerpoort Dam, and many more. Since we didn’t really have any other plans for October, we took the chance and made the short journey […]