FEATHERS & FLUORO
PROPRIETY AND THE CURE FOR CATFISH FEVER
For some years, I have largely ignored my closest fishing hole. Five minutes from home, the Garden Route Dam was once a pristine bass fishing destination. The near-black tannic water made for challenging fly fishing, [...]
STRAIGHT FROM THE TOP
This is a kob that I won't forget in a hurry. I was doing a sunset session with my crew last year when I got this fish on my surface pattern, a NoseJob. It was [...]
CELLOS AT DAWN
"It's still gloomy outside, but in the predawn darkness I take refuge under a streetlamp next to my car and start gearing up. I follow the usual routine; first inflate my float tube, then rig [...]
MACHACA – FULL FILM
Got nine minutes to spare? We suggest you lose yourself in the lowland rainforests of Costa Rica while watching Machaca - A Botanical Tale featuring the Tropical Fly Collective (Tom Enderlin and Federico Hampl) chasing [...]
SO, WE FISH UPSTREAM?
"So, we fish upstream?" “Ja well, the fish are all facing upstream to intercept food, so that's a pretty good way to fish dries.” Tudor continues in the background as the reality of how we [...]
SCIENCE, BRU: BONITO, BONITO, POTATO, POTATO
Disclaimer: In this article I’m going to attempt to untangle an accidental conspiracy that is sowing global confusion. Look, nobody’s getting hurt, but it’s everywhere. Although I do wish I was, I am not a [...]
THE PUBLICAN – DAVE WALKER
The life and soul of Walkerbouts Inn (walkerbouts.co.za), the Wild Trout Association and Rhodes village, Dave Walker is an institution in the world of South African fly fishing. --- My first fishing experience was fishing [...]
STAPLE FODDER
Soft hackle and CDC Brassies should be in every trout and yellowfish nymph box; they imitate a variety of 'bugs' and have some serious mojo even on the slow days. I particularly enjoy fishing them [...]
