HIGH FIVES: NATHAN PAHL
Whether building one of the only drift boat rainbow trout fisheries in South Africa on the Ash River, guiding clients into trophy yellows on the
The Mission
HAENERTSBURG TROUT ASSOCIATION
Into clubs, festivals and gatherings about all things fly fishing? If you’re around South Africa’s Lowveld, you should check out the Haenertsburg Trout Association. The
FLY FISHING FILMS: SPRING 2024
What are you doing here? You should be fishing! Spring time means the rivers have thawed, and our bones, soft tissue and muscles are being
MERKIN: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
The Merkin crab has come a long way from its origins in the west Atlantic, where it was invented by Del Brown (who tied it
OTOLITHE
Drumming a similar beat to its cousin the kabeljou, the Senegalese kob can be heard all along the West African coast. Mike Dames of African
PERCH PEANUT: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
How do you catch Africa’s largest freshwater fish? If you answered “using a pink and red Peanut” then you’d be spot on. The Peanut, a huge streamer that
LIFER: TERRY BABICH
A lover of unfashionable fly targets like catfish and grass carp, in his fly fishing and fly-tying tastes, veteran Gauteng guide Terry Babich marches to
SOFT SERVE
In his quest for the perfect fly for tilapia, Sean Mills had an epiphany. What would really get this widespread but tricky family of fish
LIFER: SERGE SAMSON
Born and bred in the Seychelles, these days veteran saltwater guide Serge Samson can most often be found guiding clients into bonefish, golden trevally and
GARDEN ROUTE FLY FISHERS
Into clubs, festivals and gatherings about all things fly fishing? If you’re around South Africa’s Garden Route, you should check out the Garden Route Fly