CARP NOT CRAP
While camping on the seemingly featureless middle reaches of the Breede River, I quite literally stumbled, through bushes and over
Carp
BREAD HATCH
The elusive bread hatch is an event like no other, and figuring it out requires an extremely specialised fly fishing
SPRING MISSIONS
Springtime is associated with great fishing, well at least almost everywhere across southern Africa. The months of September and October
LALU BUG: STEP-BY...
Tied and designed by Platon Trakoshis. The Lalu Bug is a heavy dragonfly nymph pattern that rides hook-point up, imitating
CONFESSION, 2023
If I told you that I took a break from grunter fishing this year, and instead trained some big, wild
GOMPHID FEEDERS
We found carp actively feeding with their backs sticking out of the water on shallow sand banks in a crystal
ECHO RECAP 2022
The African 'forest stream' yellowfish mission is yet to happen (I blame Covid-19...), but while gathering more info for this
EARWORMS AND CARP...
Battling musical earworms from Grease, Platon Trakoshis gets to grips with some hyper-spooky Berg River carp. DAY 1 I had
DEER HAIR AND CDC...
My corruption of Herman Botes’ Papa Roach has come up in conversation quite a bit lately. It’s fair to ask
CARP ON FRY
Plop. Greedy eyes swivelled towards the commotion. As they focussed, I swear she licked her fat rubber lips at the
