GREAT KEI CRUISING
Feb 11, 2022
4 minutes
Words & Photos Marion Whitehead
The sinking sun glints on the broad river, turning its muddy ripples golden. A fish eagle in a tree on the bank of the Great Kei River keeps its eye on the fish Clint Gower dangles enticingly over the side of his barge.
ʻThe pair living along this part of the river know my boat,ʼ says the grizzled fisherman who loves these majestic birds so much heʼs named his outfit Fish Eagle River Cruises.
ʻWe always bring them something – weʼd hate to disappoint the fish eagles,ʼ adds Desmond Tilolo, his right-hand man on both the river cruises and Wild Coast Fishing Charters, the deep-sea arm of the business.
Fishing is big in this area –
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