Ladies in Fly Fishing

Results, Pictures and Stories

A total of 489 fish caught by the 43 ladies who participated in the event. Wildfly Video to screen it in December SABC

Largest fish of 58cm caught in Isak Botha's Farnham Dam by local lawyer Claire Macfarlane.

Longest river fish by Vanessa Cuthbert 42cm Smallmout Yellow in the Tsomo river

The most fish prize fo r32 fish shared by Cheryl Heyns of Gauteng and Juanet Vn Der Westhuizen of Sabie.

Lady Guide Thalia Thain is a first.

Sponsors were Bells Whiskey, Elliot Spar, Queenstown Hyundai, Brand House for the drinks in all our cooler boxes, Spar Tops, and local Garage Shorten Motors Stihl.
 
Next year's event 2007 will take place over the long week-end in September, fishing Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th, travelling home on the holiday on Tuesday.
 
Regards,
 
Wendy Vorster
045 9312444
083 500 5723
garyvorster@isat.co.za

Amanda Botha of Pretoria with a leetle one

Catching them Young and training them well! Penny Vorster and Bronwyn Cuthbert - two of the daughters that fished with mothers.

Claire Mac and Derek Cuthbert of "Bells"
Claire MacFarlane of Maclear with winning Dam Fish from Isak Bothas Farnham Dam

Dale Berning with a tiny one from the mountain streams

Early Morning Small Town life

Gary Vorster guides his ladies

Girls just want to have fun!

Just a Small one!

Mountain Streams of Ugie

Tsomo River

Vanessa Cuthbert with a small mouth yellow from the Tsomo river

 

Although this pic was published as a Nottingham Road Tourism Initiative
Calendar and taken in the Notties pub it is indicative of the friendly
spirit that prevailed at the Ugies Ladies Fly fishing Festival. Hopefully it
will not offend anybody and contribute to the delinquency of the
octogenarians who still exist in the "square ox wagon era"
visit`; www.nottingham-road.co.za

For more photos and a personal report by Trevor & Sue Babich click next