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MILKING THE COW
Like a Pavlovian piscatorial Pepé Le Pew following the scent of a dairy farm and indigenous fish, Leonard Flemming travelled
MONK MODE
Swapping his usual solo, on-foot exploration for a guided skiff at the Palometa Club in Ascension Bay, Peter Coetzee had
TRUE AS BOB
A planned work trip to Eastern Europe got me day dreaming about euro barbel. Gerald Penkler and I gathered some
A CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Over the last week, we have had Scandinavian trio Markus Lemke, Håvard Stubø and Rolf Nylinder in Cape Town, visiting
YELLOWFISH FOCUS
MILKING THE COW
Like a Pavlovian piscatorial Pepé Le Pew following the scent of a dairy farm and indigenous fish, Leonard Flemming travelled
LIFE CHANGING ANTS – FLUFF
In an excerpt from his new book, The Feather Mechanic II: Beyond the Pattern, Gordon van der Spuy dives deep into the delicious
THE WILGE – HOW TO KILL…
In February 2022, the Wilge River was poisoned by a mass influx of acid mine drainage from an abandoned shaft
THE AIR-HEAD CADDIS BY HERMAN BOTES
The Air-Head Caddis, as originally tied by Gary LaFontaine, mimics an emerging winged caddis. This modified pattern as tied by
FLY TYING
STEP-BY-STEP: PARA-RAB
Fly tying guru Gordon van Der Spuy, aka The Feather Mechanic, walks us through a detailed yet rewarding tutorial of
STEP-BY-STEP: GRUNTER CLOUSER
As Ewan Naude, our tutor for the Grunter Clouser says “Any fly tyer worth their salt should know how to
STEP-BY-STEP: STEVE AUSTIN
Conrad Botes, one of the pioneers of fly fishing for blacktail (among other species) on fly in the Western Cape
CONFESSION, 2023
If I told you that I took a break from grunter fishing this year, and instead trained some big, wild
THE BEST PLACES
MILKING THE COW
Like a Pavlovian piscatorial Pepé Le Pew following the scent of a dairy farm and indigenous fish, Leonard Flemming travelled
MONK MODE
Swapping his usual solo, on-foot exploration for a guided skiff at the Palometa Club in Ascension Bay, Peter Coetzee had
TRUE AS BOB
A planned work trip to Eastern Europe got me day dreaming about euro barbel. Gerald Penkler and I gathered some
CABIN FEVER
Between a Wild Coast rewilding in South Africa and his time spent standing in magnificent rivers for days on end
FLY FISHING EXTRAS
WISH LIST GUIDE PT. II: FLY…
‘Tis the season to be thinking about what we want for Christmas, both in the real world and in that
WISH LIST GUIDE PT. III: FLY…
‘Tis the season to be thinking about what we want for Christmas, both in the real world and in that
WISH LIST GUIDE PT. I: FLY…
‘Tis the season to be thinking about what we want for Christmas, both in the real world and in that
A CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Over the last week, we have had Scandinavian trio Markus Lemke, Håvard Stubø and Rolf Nylinder in Cape Town, visiting
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