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SA Cricketers Fish Zimbabwe

During their recent tri-nations tour to Zimbabwe late in 2014, members of the South African Protea cricket team took some time out to enjoy a little R&R on our bass waters. While several of the guys enjoyed a social outing at Darwendale, Dale Steyn took part in one of the inter-club bass leagues hosted by Capital City Chapter at Bhiri dam (downstream of Darwendale) near Harare and fished with Clive Harris of the Master Angler in Harare. The dam has been fishing particularly well over the last few months, and the fishing did not disappoint Dale. Says Clive “The very first tree we pulled up to yielded four really good fish, and by lunch time we had lost count of the bass we had caught.” Dale caught some big fish, but not into the double digits Bhiri has produced in recent months.

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Not satisfied to be teaching Zim’s bass (and cricketers) a lesson, Dale was also able to fit in an excursion to Victoria Falls and the Chobe in Botswana, catching the tigerfish run where he also subdued a number of good fish on surface lures - one over 7kg. Other team members and management visited Chikwenya Safari Lodge on the Zambezi where they too enjoyed a few days tigerfishing. Clive remarked “Dale is a good fisherman, and extremely competitive, even on the water”, while in the background, someone was heard to mumble it might be a good idea to maroon him on one of our dams the next time they visit Zimbabwe’s cricketers. By all accounts, a good time was had by all, and their company enjoyed among the bassers.

Bhiri Dam