JEFF CURRIER: PAYARA
Forced, by us, to select his favourites from over 400 species he has caught on fly, here’s what Jeff Currier chose from South America: "My first real trip to South America was to Venezuela in 1996. I went down there to catch Payara, aka Vampire Fish. By then I was so used to winging trips by myself through Central America [...]
RIP – BILL MINCHER
IT'S EASY TO ASSUME when you're out fishing, that the fish have always been there and that nature provides, but in South Africa with specific species like yellowfish and trout, more often than not there are people behind the scenes fighting to ensure that we can enjoy our fishing. FOSAF stalwart, Bill Mincher who passed away recently, was one of [...]
THE MISSION PLAYLIST VOL. 13
THE BEATS – FLYBRU Nick van Rensburg in grumpy mode From the Kalahari, where Matt Gorlei guides with Kalahari Outventures, to Kau Tapen Lodge on the Rio Grande in Tierra del Fuego where [...]
BRYAN GREGSON
One of the nicest guys in fly fishing, I met Bryan Gregson a couple of years ago at the ICAST/IFTD show in Florida. That's the funny thing about a show like that - especially for [...]
ARTIFISHAL
WILD SALMON...they are in shit. Our issue 15 Troubled Waters focuses on the plight of wild salmon, who's at fault (hint: human greed) and what you can do about it. On the last point, it [...]
PACKING THE KITCHEN SINK
Destinations and exploration create fly fishing possibilities. Possibilities in turn result in lots of gear, preparation, packing and repacking to cover these eventualities within the constraints of space and weight. But having to check in [...]
CHASING THE HATCH
It was mid-summer and I was eyeing the weather forecast on my cell phone in the gaps between uploading files and sending out work emails; I had been checking the weather the whole week, anticipating [...]
IF YOU ARE IN SOUTH AFRICA
...AND, IF you live in or can get to one of Cape Town (11th of June), Johannesburg (12th of June) or Durban (13th of June) next week. AND IF, you are willing to part with [...]
THE TROPHY WIFE
Marrying varsity-level wisdom with the charm of Old Blue Eyes, Rhuan Human heads to Matoya Lodge on the Barotse floodplains for some double-figure tiger trophies. Photo Brian Chakanyuka "As a "koshuis" (residence) student [...]
JEFF CURRIER: GUAPOTE
Forced, by us, to select his favourites from over 400 species he has caught on fly, here's what Jeff Currier chose from Central America: CENTRAL AMERICA - GUAPOTE "The most fabulous fishing happened in Costa [...]
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A THOUSAND CASTS
Fresh from the guys at Felt Soul Media (the talent behind Eastern Rises and other films) is this cracker about Oliver White and his journey to Bhutan to fish the royal rivers for mahseer. [...]
PETERSONS SPAWNING SHRIMP SBS
It was December 2011, and I was about to have my mind blown by the aquarium that was Farquhar. The sheer abundance of Bonefish was something I could never be prepared for. I'd only caught [...]