FEATHERS & FLUORO
IRON MAN – THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPECIES
A little look back at the Iron Man prawn fly. A little while back LeRoy Botha and I once again found ourselves on a grunter bank. The initial plan an ambitious one involving leeries, but [...]
JUMBOS & TROUT IN KENYA
Hair-raising descents and lung-busting ascents through impenetrable montane forests, elephants to share the trails with and rivers boasting chunky rainbows and browns. For Kieran Avery this is all part and parcel of a mission fly [...]
GOLIATH
"Nestled in Eastern Central African Republic (CAR) in a war-torn region plagued by instability and deadly ethnic violence, lies a wildlife refuge called Chinko. Despite decades of civil war, intense poaching, illegal grazing and heavily [...]
WOULD YOU TRUST A WELDED WIRE LOOP?
You watch a trophy submarine make a bow wave towards your fly... How confident are you that the welded wire trace loop will hold? I did some testing to find out and the results surprised [...]
UP-CYCLING – THE CLUTCH, CRUTCH NET
I tore my achilles tendon a few weeks ago which has meant zero time on the water and lots of time in my fishing room. I’ve tied every fly I need for the next year, [...]
NO MORE MARKERS
Outside of Copic (and other spray guns), the use of markers on foam heads just looks wrong and amateur. Its for that reason alone that I hardly have any poppers in my fly box. They [...]
THE LITTLE THINGS…
I used to go through surfing, fishing and climbing phases, but since time's become limited with two little boys at home fishing's naturally taken over any leftover, spare time. My interest in fish (which started [...]
SHOOT INTO THE SUN, SON
Over the years I have been fortunate enough to work with; and learn from some of the finest lensmen across various genres: From my original slide film (RIP Fuji Velvia 50) wildlife and travel mentor [...]
