BEN’S DAM
Living in the Cape (where smallmouth bass are a guilty and furtive pleasure) Conrad Botes offers up his kuier kidneys in exchange for a shot
Conrad Botes
LIFER: LEFTY KREH
Arguably the greatest modern fly angler, when he passed away in 2018 Lefty Kreh left an indelible mark on our sport. In 2017 our editor-at-large,
GABON 2016: THE JOURNEY TO AFRICA’S EDEN
Part one of Conrad Botes’s three-part series on a pioneering expedition of fly fishing in Gabon with African Waters. My obsession with fly fishing in
BROTHERS FROM OTHER MOTHERS
Fly fishing for kob and grunter: During early March I had the good fortune to spend some time and fish my favourite spot away from
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
IT’S ONLY ROCK & SURF … (BUT I LIKE IT)
Cold, windy and inconsistent, Western Cape saltwater fly fishing is neither for the flakey nor the faint of heart. Within it, there are sub-divisions of
HEART OF DARKNESS
Conrad Botes battles chaos, fatigue and demons in his return to Gabon on a quest for the Silver King – tarpon. As featured in The
SHARK BAIT AND SILVER KOB
The second best thing about fly-fishing off a float tube in False Bay is the looks you get when you gear up in the parking lot. Pull out your Ark inflatable or SUP and no-one will bat an eyelid. Take out a float tube and people will stop and stare. Like you’re mad or something. Truth be told, it’s a very convenient and effective craft to fly-fish from.
IMPROVED DMA SBS
Jannie Visser and I had some great fishing for silver kob on the False Bay reefs some time ago (post coming up). We found that
KID GLOVES
On a desolate stretch of beach while fishing in Sudan, The Mission’s editor-at-large Conrad Botes heard a voice and had a vision. As featured in