Tim Babich

Fishing has been Tim's lifelong passion, it all starting when his father exposed him to fly fishing at a very tender age. Subsequently, Tim has achieved numerous fly fishing qualification including REFFIS (UK) and THETA (South Africa) before joining the FlyCastaway team in 2006. Apart from his extensive all round angling experience in South Africa, Tim has fished in Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Mauritius, Zambia, Namibia and the United Kingdom. He gets immense satisfaction by sharing his knowledge and passion for fishing with guests.

Where it all started

Tim has been fishing since the age of 5; being fortunate enough to be born into an angling family where fishing was an everyday occurrence. He has spent every possible minute of his life since then trying to better himself in all aspects of angling, whether it is light tackle boat, bank angling, rock and surf and fly fishing. He has achieved provincial colours for the following facets in Angling: Light Tackle Boat Juniors, Light Tackle Boat Seniors and Skippers for the Ladies Team, Freshwater Seniors Bank Angling, Fly Fishing Seniors A-Team and, more recently, his South African Fly Fishing colours.

He has explored a vast array of fishing venues in an attempt better himself as an angler. Most people have not been privileged as he has been to encounter such a diverse range of fisheries in destinations including Kenya, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, the United Kingdom, Mozambique, Namibia, Poland as well as a large percentage of South Africa's coastlines, rivers and lakes. In saying this, the most impressive fisheries he has encountered are without doubt the remote outer atolls of the Indian Ocean. St Brandon's, Providence, Cosmoledo, Astove, Farquhar and Assumption are in his opinion some of the finest saltwater flats destinations on the planet and a 'must do' for any avid fly angler!

My Passion

"I achieved my REFFIS (Register of Experienced Fly Fishing Instructors) qualification in 2004. From that day onwards it has been a non-stop guiding experience. Guiding in South African freshwater has been a great advantage to me as I have spent countless hours attempting to perfect fishing for our local Yellowfish species. In saying this, the last five seasons I have spent in Seychelles and St Brandon's have been without question the most exciting fishing I have witnessed.

I have learnt a lot over the past 19 years and still find myself learning something new everyday. My main goals in fishing are to better myself every day with new techniques, share my vast knowledge of fishing with the people that I will guide, as well as to instil the need to conserve the magnificent creatures we fish for."