FEATHERS & FLUORO
SWIMMING WITH BEASTS
With Peter's recent post on how much he hates me and the BEAST Fleyes I've been obsessively tying over the last 18 months, I thought maybe its worth putting together a little video clip of [...]
YELLOW ON BOW AND ARROW
Hookup footage on video...Something I've been told to look out for when trying to establish how frequently fish actually get hooked and caught at the destination being portrayed (giving you an idea of fish abundance), [...]
MIND FISHING
Mind surfing, a term that describes the process of imaging a surfer (normally yourself) on a wave. It could be a real wave, a picture, video. Skaters often mind skate too; curbs, rails, gaps - [...]
I HATE ANDRE AND HIS DAMN BEAST FLIES
I hate the damn beast fly. And I hate that Andre has made me feel like I need a fly box full of them. And for making me obsessed with them. Somewhere between reverse tying, [...]
DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS IN THE ORANGE
When I tie flies for the Orange River between the Richtersveld and Upington it generally results in spent spools of thread due to the many nymph patterns for smallmouth yellowfish (and only a handful of [...]
SPLIT PERSONALITY NO. 3
Like most anglers, we love a good split shot. The fish in its natural element, the angler, the sky, the water, that connection and the fact that Dr Andy Danylchuk of Keep em Wet, would [...]
GUNNIN’ AT THE VICE
One of the many benefits of fly tying groups, whether they are loose collectives like our Whippet Wednesday crowd, or Whatsapp Groups, get togethers like the CPS Vice Squad Meetings,or FB groups even is the [...]
TROUT LIES: 4 SMALL STREAM MYTHS, BUSTED
Some of the micro trout streams I’ve had the good fortune to fish have surprised me by turning conventional wisdom (even proven facts on ‘bigger’ streams) on its head. This is an incomplete list: MYTH: [...]
