No, the fish don’t all leave en masse! We’ve all seen those distributing social media clips of people cast-netting for kob and garrick as they attempt to exit recently opened estuary mouths. But what really happens to the fish that have been trapped in those closed systems? “Some 70% of South African estuaries are classified [...]
For Paulo Hoffmann, getting to grips with GTs for the first time at Cosmo was a baptism of fire. Fortunately, he was in good hands. “Paulo, I’ve got a goodie for you.” That’s what Cosmoledo guide Alex Quatre said when the fish we had been waiting for made an appearance. A well-known figure to most [...]
Based in Namibia, but just as likely to be found in the jungles of Bolivia, running down roosters in Mexico or stalking the Seychelles atolls, Christiaan Pretorius travels a lot and, as such, has his trip preparation down to a fine art. Here’s what he packs for the plentiful permit flats of Poivre. "Fly [...]
Way back in 2016 Sacha Specker had a rather too-close encounter with a Great White shark while surfing off Noordhoek on the Cape Peninsula. Last month he dangled his feet off Strand for The Mission to shoot the cover with float tube kob maestro Conrad Botes. ‘Spex’ – as he is affectionately known in the [...]
There’s that Chicken Licken advert where a guy is going about his day as a small orange monkey perched on his back grows bigger and bigger and the only way, he can get rid of the giant monkey on his back is to smash some dirty bird. Once he has satisfied himself with a bucket [...]
Bouncing between his studies at Stellenbosch and his favoured stomping grounds in the estuaries of the Western Cape’s Garden Route, Luke van den Heever is kicking ass (mainly grunter, but other species too). Judging by the photos of happy clients and their fish, he has a long career ahead. 5 best things about where you [...]
By Edward Truter Some time ago, some of my friends who I fish offshore with (usually casting and jigging lures on light gear) mentioned that while doing some low-key chumming over a reef off Port Elizabeth, number of seventy-four seabream (Polysteganus undulosus) came in for a snack, together with other bits and bobs. I had [...]
This is a kob that I won't forget in a hurry. I was doing a sunset session with my crew last year when I got this fish on my surface pattern, a NoseJob. It was already dark, and getting late when MC suggested that it's time for lighting the fire and a glass of red [...]
"It's still gloomy outside, but in the predawn darkness I take refuge under a streetlamp next to my car and start gearing up. I follow the usual routine; first inflate my float tube, then rig up my fly-rod and finally I get into my neoprene pants and splash jacket. While I'm busy doing my thing, [...]
Disclaimer: In this article I’m going to attempt to untangle an accidental conspiracy that is sowing global confusion. Look, nobody’s getting hurt, but it’s everywhere. Although I do wish I was, I am not a qualified scientist. That said, I read, collaborate and investigate until I get to the bottom of whatever rabbit-hole I dive [...]
