CONFESSION, 2023
If I told you that I took a break from grunter fishing this year, and instead trained some big, wild river carp to eat bread
LeRoy Botha
SHAWNING 101
In the past, I have imposed constraints upon things in a very random way. Although I have not been blind to my hypocrisy, only recently
LAZER POINTER FLIES
Us fly people frequently debate the merits of fluorescent colours in flies. Recently, during a chat with mates, I remarked that a fish’s reaction to
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Pt. 5-ish
I’ve been contemplating ways to alter the attack when the surface bite for Breede and Kleinbrak grunter slows down, and I think, as always with
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Catch and release is what we do. It’s how it should be, you know it and I do, so I’m not gonna preach to the
LITTLE BIGS
Whereas I won’t be caught dead driving fifteen minutes to target 40cm leeries, I’ll drive hours to hunt smallstream trout. In my favourite stream a
ELOPS ESCOBAR
A large number of swimming prawns (almost certainly Penaeus monodon, aka Tiger Prawn) have invaded Southern Cape Estuaries at least as far south as Breede.
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Part 3 or 4
TOTALLY COMMITTED Nine to five. That’s how long I worked that flat today. The blazing sun burned me right through my shirt: I now look
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Pt. 2.2
IRONMAN SBS If you haven’t read part 1 and part 2.1 of this series, may I suggest you do before working through this piece? If
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Pt. 2.1
A muse, a rant and an introduction to the upcoming Ironman SBS I feel as though we need some emotional preparation. Even if I were