HOW TO INTRODUCE YOUR KIDS TO (FLY) FISHING
I recently got to interview Joe Jackson (aka ‘@sgt.bassfisher on Instagram) and it gave me a great insight into how I introduced my boys to
Jazz Kuschke
HOW TO KIT OUT A FAT BIKE FOR FLY FISHING
After relocating back to his motherland in the Eastern Cape, Jazz Kuschke quickly fell in with old mates and old habits — dawn missions on the beach and rocks chasing yellowtail, bonnies, leerfish, shad… and kob. Oh, the kob. They say the more things change, the more they stay the same. For Jazz, that meant fly instead of spin gear and upgrading from walking, to a fatbike, and now to an e-fatbike. Armed with Southbound’s torque-spitting Oryx and the pulling power of a TFO Blitz #10, he’s on a mission to land a kob in the surf.
SLAP & WIGGLE – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
A remote stretch of the Lower Vaal River run by Diamond River Outfitters (diamondriveroutfitters.com) – waters, bejewelled with history, that once lured prospectors and mining
The Mariusstorm: Pre-trip Prep for Diamond River Outfitters Lower Vaal Camp
I’ve been a big fan of the late, great, Douglas Adams for many years. While ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,’ is undoubtedly a classic
WHAT THE FLYBRU BOYS LEARNED ABOUT HUGGING A BEAR
Catch the premiere Catch the premiere of Flybru’s Hugging the Bear in Cape Town on 16 Feb. Tickets here: https://www.xplorerflyfishing.co.za/product/flybru-hugging-the-bear-tickets/ Strap in, read on… Matt
PRINT IS NOT DEAD: OLD TREASURES, NEW PLEASURES
Digging up old fly-tying books I never thought I’d ‘use’ to tie my first-ever trout flies. I’m a competitive bastard. No, actually, I used to
A LONGA WAY FROM HOME
Over a couple of pints, guide Johann Rademeyer fills Jazz Kuschke in on a recent tarpon trip to Angola’s Rio Longa. There are many students of fly fishing but not
SCIENCE BRO: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ESTUARY IS BREACHED?
No, the fish don’t all leave en masse! We’ve all seen those distributing social media clips of people cast-netting for kob and garrick as they
THE VALLEY OF FLAMES
At a remote, secret spot, LeRoy Botha and Jazz Kuschke make a meal of their fishing. And learn something in the process… Or do they?
SCIENCE BRU: TAGGING TIGERFISH IN SA WATERS
Mavungana Flyfishing in association with the University of Mpumalanga, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Pongola Game Reserve launched a groundbreaking tigerfish tagging project in June. They’ve already started recapturing individuals and the findings are astonishing.
