FISH / NAMA CANYON EXAMPLE ITINERARY

Day 1:
Arrive at "Provenance" camp after 5pm. 
A delicious dinner will be served until 9pm. 

Day 2 - 3:
After a hearty breakfast you will be transported to
Aussenkehr put in point and taught the rudiments
of paddling and the do's and don’ts of the river.
Afterwhich your epic river adventure begins.
Each night is spent on the banks of the river under the stars.

Day 4:
For those on the Fish Eagle adventure, you will
sadly leave the river at the Fish River mouth after
an exhilarating day's paddling.

Day 5:
For those on the Nama Canyon adventure,
your departure from the river is at Sendlingsdrift,
but not before an incredible day spent gazing in
awe at the magnificent rock formations of the
Nama Canyon. You will then be transported
back to "Provenance" for lunch before heading home.

Nama Canyon : GROUP BOOKINGS ONLY
Adults : R3595.00
U/18 : R3345.00

Fish Eagle - Aussenkehr : GROUP BOOKINGS ONLY
Adults : R3175.00
U/18 : R2955.00

Facilities available at Provenance base camp :
1. Restaurant
2. Internet Cafe
3. Bar
4. Pool
5. Shop
6. ATM Facility
7. Cabana Accommodation
8. All major credit cards accepted

Fishing on the Orange River !!!

Fish that can be caught on the Orange are Small-mouth and Large-mouth Yellowfish. You will also be able to catch Orange River Mud-fish, and maybe barbell or even Carp. The average Smallmouth run between 1kg to 2.7kg but many guests have caught double digit fish. The Large-mouth can get really big - up to 6.8kgs .

Czech nymphing is very effective above, in and at the tail-outs of the rapids. You can  also use indicator nymph as well as cast large streamers up and across for Large mouth Yellows. This is a big river necessitating aggressive wading - wading boots are an absolute must and chest waders do make things a lot more comfortable.

Tackle wise you can use rods from #3 to #6 - some guests have had incredible fun on even lighter rods! Good quality reels are important because these fish are incredibly strong and use the current to their best advantage. The flies that can be used are heavily weighted Czech nymphs, bead head nymphs, caddis larva imitations, atomic worms and small general purpose nymphs as well as a selection of streamer pattern flies. Waterproof flyboxes come into their own as you will take an involuntary swim from time to time and a net helps to land fish quickly.

The fishing on the Orange River is very exciting - sometimes the takes are so soft and subtle that they are very easy to miss while other times they smash the flies really hard. It is a great trip to do and combined with a bit of catch and release fishing......the fish in the Orange will certainly put a serious bend in your rod!!!

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