Low key, but highly respected by anyone who has ever fished or worked with him, Kyle Simpson is one of the stalwart guides of the Seychelles, a freakishly good fly tyer and a pre-eminent Indo-Pacific permit whisperer. 5 best things about where you guide with Alphonse Fishing Co.? Definitely h…

Have you caught a special fish on the African continent in the last 12 months? Well then you may just be a contender for The Feathers Award, our annual competition that celebrates the most remarkable catch in a calendar year.
What are the criteria? What constitutes a remarkable catch? – First off,…

The recent release of the Scott Wave has had a lot of people sitting up excitedly. At a time when most high-end rods require a kidney donation or a friendly trip to the bank with a bag and shotgun, the competitively priced Wave got people asking about how it might compete with the likes of

I’ve been contemplating ways to alter the attack when the surface bite for Breede and Kleinbrak grunter slows down, and I think, as always with the help of mates, I’ve found one or two things worth trying. I’ve fished Karoolskraal only twice, both times the fishing was rather challenging. Which is…

Staring at the full, laminar flow of the Linth canal - a rather pretty piece of water considering that it is just a canal - while letting the local fly rodder’s, Patrick was very bummed for me, lamenting the now familiar fact that I was a week late or a month early... Last week the water

South Africa is in the midst of a freshwater fish conservation crisis, but what if there was a way for anglers to help protect our freshwater fishes and restore their river ecosystems? As fly angler Dr Jeremy Shelton of the Freshwater Research Centre writes, snapping an image of your catch with a sm…