SALMON FLIES ON THE HENRY’S FORK
? To see stoneflies on steroids getting munched by big-ass fish, you have to experience the USA’s salmonfly (Pteronarcys Californica) hatch. To find out more, [...]
MAMBA CHUM
Natal scalies may be aggressive at times and eat big flies, but they are no pushover. We (Jeff Tyser, Ben Pellegrini and me) had many [...]
SBS: THE EASY PEASY ANT
Freshly returned from a trip to the Bokong river in Lesotho with African Waters, Gordon van der Spuy (author of The Feather Mechanic), shares this [...]
DROP THE MICE
Single nymphs, long leaders, extreme stealth - fly fishing for Bushveld smallscale yellowfish is usually a delicate affair. Until Craig Pappin started lobbing mice flies [...]
DEER HAIR AND CDC ROACH – SBS
My corruption of Herman Botes’ Papa Roach has come up in conversation quite a bit lately. It’s fair to ask why on earth I would tamper with this damn near perfect stillwater trout fly, but in my case the answer is simple: you absolutely don’t have to, but … you can.
SNOWSHOE CARAMEL
Snowshoe is not regular in South Africa. I was introduced to this funky dry fly material via Instagram (the platform may have its pros and [...]
IN PRAISE OF COMP FISHING
From representing, captaining and coaching South African fly fishing teams all over the world, to whispering to spotted grunter on the sandbanks of the Breede [...]
CARP ON FRY
Plop. Greedy eyes swivelled towards the commotion. As they focussed, I swear she licked her fat rubber lips at the fry pattern hovering 1.5m away. [...]
FAST FLIES
We're loving this new video series on Youtube from Gordon van der Spuy (aka The Feather Mechanic), one of South Africa's best fly tiers and [...]
DARK DRIES FOR LOW HIGHS
Have you ever struggled to spot your dry fly in low-light? That surface glare can be a real pain in the eyes when you are [...]
CHROMER SIMPSON
It's cold. I'm wet. My fingers are numb. This is kak. Day 6 in the upper Gaula without a touch. And it's rained every day. [...]