On a desolate stretch of beach in Sudan, Conrad Botes heard a voice and had a vision "I could have sworn I heard a voice. I looked left, in the direction I had just came from, then right down the shore in the direction I was heading. I was fishing alone, on a small island [...]
Leonard Flemming got an advance pair of Patagonia’s new River Salt boots made in collaboration with legendary US boot brand, Danner (remember their River Gripper wading boots from the 80s?). Up mountains, through rivers and across estuaries and beaches, Leonard put them to the test for three months. Here’s his take from issue 13 of [...]
The Hardy Fortuna's use of gaskets under the stainless screws in the drag system raised two massive questions; why the hell does no one else do it? And why the hell isn't it done elsewhere? I had a few different Loctite Gasket maker versions in the garage and the 598 Black worked beautifully. If you've [...]
I met Daniel a month before I left the Seychelles. I had been living on Praslin for a couple of years and had caught my fair share of fish. Daniel had just moved out and was there to fish. We chatted briefly, shared a few notes and then I was off. We never got to [...]
Long the dream of those who chase grunter, the fabled prawn walk is a phenomenon that occurs in South Africa's estuaries and lagoons. Kevin Flanagan and mates were lucky enough to hit it just right... From Kevin: Beached Pigs The modern-day fly fishing weekend warrior, can’t afford to pick a weekend with bum tides and [...]
By JD Filmalter Bucktail jigs are the shit. I love them for many reasons. You can make them yourself and customise them to suit your every desire – much like a fly - changing weight, colour, hook size and so on. You can play with them until you feel you’re on the money. Also, everything [...]
A tropical flat – any shallow area of sand, grass and coral surrounded by warm azure waters – will always grab my attention and imagination. The first real flats fishing I ever did was on the sand spit in front of the now disappeared Mason’s Travel in Grand Anse on Praslin Island. The Seychelles have, [...]
Yesterday I picked up my new Nautilus X-Frame and I was immediately taken by its weight. It's just so light! Even now, after spooling, it almost feels too light to be a serious saltwater reel. But to be honest, once handled you realised what a solidly built, serious piece of kit this reel is. And it looks good [...]
So I've had a bunch of short clips sitting on my externals. I didn't quite know what to do with them, but, after 2 hard drive crashes I figured I better do something. Heres a random 100 seconds from all over featuring some of my favourite people. https://vimeo.com/170733260
Hardy is making some phenomenal tackle at the moment, and my curiosity of the Fortuna drag soon lead me down the dreaded sealed drag teardown after I managed to misalign the drag plates. Under the drag knob I found something very clever. To ensure the drag is sealed correctly the good folks at Hardy use [...]
