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THE TAO OF DIY FLY FISHING
DIY is an ambiguous concept but, for the sake of this writing, DIY implies fishing unfamiliar water without the assistance
PUG – STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
We’ve known for a while that highveld fly guy Herman Botes has been onto something pretty special with his new
RAINBOW RUNNER – WISH LIST FISH
When a common deep-sea target makes an uncommon turn to the flats, it can make for a spectacular sight-fishing session, as Andre van Wyk experienced
THE DEAD OF NIGHT
Blame civilisation or evolution but as animals we are, mostly, disconnected from the natural world. However, as LeRoy Botha experienced, there are
GUIDES’ HIGH FIVES
NOAH THOMPSON – HIGH FIVES
From Kamchatka to The Keys, Oman to Baja or the Maldives, whether he’s guiding clients into fish or off on
EDDIE RALL: GUIDES HIGH FIVES
Somewhere in the South African veld, usually besides a river or some still water, is where you will find Diamond
JUAN ROSSOUW: GUIDES HIGH FIVES
Leading a double life usually suggests some sort of deception or infidelity but, in Juan Rossouw’s case, it’s literally the
DAVID TAYLOR: HIGH FIVES
Soft spoken yet armed with a 12-weight for big fish, a beard trimmer for shaving flies and a macro lens
FLY TYING
PUG – STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
We’ve known for a while that highveld fly guy Herman Botes has been onto something pretty special with his new
SUNSET FRENZY TIGER CLOUSER – STEP-BY-STEP…
The Clouser Minnow is one of the most widely used baitfish fly patterns in fly fishing. According to Mavungana Flyfishing’s
CARP TUGGER – STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
According to highveld carp and barbel fly fishing guide Terry Babich, being able to place your fly accurately in front
BATFISH ON THE FLATS
There are fish you target on the flats because they take flies and others, like batfish, that you observe and
WISH LIST FISH
RAINBOW RUNNER – WISH LIST FISH
When a common deep-sea target makes an uncommon turn to the flats, it can make for a spectacular sight-fishing session, as Andre van Wyk experienced
GUNDU – WISH LIST FISH
Rob Scott, of African Waters, and fish nerd, Russel Brian Tate weigh in on gundu, one of the weirder fish
SUZUKI – WISH LIST FISH
Found next to container ships and factory docks, the urban, grungy Japanese seabass is our new obsession. Noguchi (Guchi) Kazuhiko
JUTJAW – WISH LIST FISH
Few people know much about jutjaw, a southern African endemic reef species, except for that saltwater recusant, Jimmy Eagleton, who
FLY FISHING CLUBS
TRANSVAAL FLY TYERS GUILD
Into clubs, festivals and gatherings about all things fly fishing? If you’re near Johannesburg, Gauteng then the Transvaal Fly Tyers
AMATOLA FLY FISHING CLUB
Into clubs, festivals and gatherings about all things fly fishing? If you’re near Stutterheim, Eastern Cape then the Amatola Fly
DUNKELD EAST PISCATORIAL SOCIETY
Into clubs, festivals and gatherings about all things fly fishing? If you’re near Dullstroom, South Africa, the Dunkeld East Piscatorial
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
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