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PIMP YOUR RIDE
Looking to explore Africa with a fly rod in hand? Then perhaps you need to take a look at your
SHARP SHOOTERS
Want to elevate your blurry fish flop shots, which don’t do justice to the fish, the adventure or yourself? Course
BRIAN BECKSTEAD: LIFER
Brian Beckstead is the co-founder of Altra, a running shoe company that champions zero drop trail shoes. While he’s still
INVASIVE FRESHWATER CRAYFISH
Chasing reports of invasive Australian crayfish found in Zambian rivers and discovering other invasive crayfish from the USA in the
GUIDES’ HIGH FIVES
GREG MAXWELL: HIGH FIVES
From captaining boats in the cliff wash off the Omani coast while targeting africanus permit to tickling behemoth nighttime Nile
NATHAN PAHL: HIGH FIVES
Whether building one of the only drift boat rainbow trout fisheries in South Africa on the Ash River, guiding clients
ALASDAIR GRASSIE: HIGH FIVES
Generally fly fishing guides work in pretty wild places. But Scottish guide Alasdair Grassie works in one of the wildest
ROELOF BOTHA: HIGH FIVES
Whether catching an International Game Fish Association World Record carp on fly (at Hartbeespoort Dam, no less) or guiding in
FLY TYING
ANT’S BEETLE: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
When the warm months settle over the Orange River between Hopetown and Vanderkloof, the area comes alive with the steady
BABY BULKHEAD: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
The Baby Bulkhead is a bucktail streamer pattern with a strong baitfish profile. The bulkhead way of tying means that
PREY REFERENCE – LITTLE SHINY FISH
Tiny little bait fish – bait, sprats, herring, fry or whatever you may call them – are a staple food
JERK CHANGER: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
According to Blane Chocklett’s original design, the Jerk Changer is an articulated fly that when stripped, displays a ton of
WISH LIST FISH
ANT’S BEETLE: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
When the warm months settle over the Orange River between Hopetown and Vanderkloof, the area comes alive with the steady
JUTJAW – WISH LIST FISH
Few people know much about jutjaw, a southern African endemic reef species, except for that saltwater recusant, Jimmy Eagleton, who
BLUE-BARRED PARROTFISH – WISH LIST FISH
Beautiful and goofy and with a set of dentures to rival a camel, the blue-barred parrotfish is a stunning shallow-water
OTOLITHE – WISH LIST FISH
Drumming a similar beat to its cousin the kabeljou, the Senegalese kob can be heard all along the West African
FLY FISHING CLUBS
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
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
SOUTH COAST FLY ANGLERS
Into clubs, festivals and gatherings about all things fly fishing? If you’re around South Africa’s South Coast, you should check
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