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
Jazz Kuschke
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.
A DISH CALLED DEDICATION
How this art lure angler underwent the conversion to fly fishing in the toughest possible way – obsessing over spotted grunter… READ ON:
STAND AND DELIVER
Seeing what (and where) the likes of Peter Coetzee (on his SUPfisher), Fred Davis (on an inflatable SUP) and Andre Wyk (on his enviable BOTE)
TIGERS VS DRAGONS
Of course I’d heard about surface-feeding vittatus. I’d seen the videos too, like this one of bird-eating tigers. In October 2019 Ewan Naude and I
INTERVIEW: CHECKING IN WITH JESS & KYLE REED
From the Seychelles to the Bahamas via the good ‘ole Garden Route… The Reeds are about to start scripting a new chapter in their careers,
BEHIND THE COVER: ISSUE 27 – FLOAT TUBE KOB BY SACHA SPECKER
Way back in 2016 Sacha Specker had a rather too-close encounter with a Great White shark while surfing off Noordhoek on the Cape Peninsula. Last