Bloody Baetis
As fly fishers we are always dialed into the weather. Seasonal changes are picked up almost as second nature and  as a hatch junkie ,
Herman Botes
From El Nino to El Nina and the Sweet Bits in Between
On the Highveld our warm season has been a case  of famine or feast. Spring didn’t last long as the drought conditions put  strain on the
Thing 1 & Thing 2…The History of the Plaza Pupa
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been scratching around the streambed, turning over rocks & studying the little bugs clambering around on their undersides. What
Stickman on the Orange
Some time ago , I was invited by friends to join in on a float / flyfishing trip down the Orange river , below Augrabies
Autumn Footnotes – Part 2
Global Warming ? The winter just isn’t coming. In fact we are experiencing hot weather , by Autumn standards , and we’re a month away
Autumn Footnotes – Part 1
Similar to last year the Autumn on the Highveld is lingering longer than usual and we are experiencing wonderful warm days in late May. This
Smallstream Surprise
Recently I decided to drop in on a new piece of water that’s been haunting me. Blueliners will know how unknown possibilities can chip away
THE RIVER
I have been climbing into rivers for the past 20 years . First with the single minded purpose to catch a fish. I caught my
MC CADDIS
MC Caddis is the short abbreviated name we use for Macrostemum Capense. A  big bug on my home waters , and since agricultural & industrial
SUMMERTIME HOPPERTUNITY
 After the first serious thunder showers of summer has rolled through , the flow of my  rivers and streams pick up well….. sometimes to