EARWORMS AND CARP COLOURS
Battling musical earworms from Grease, Platon Trakoshis gets to grips with some hyper-spooky Berg River carp. DAY 1 I had just come back from the
Berg River
THE EDGE OF DARKNESS
In this excerpt from our issue 31 Undercurrents, LeRoy Botha looks to fly fishing for a breath in the space between life and death. (Above)“My
CLEARWATER CLANS
So it’s no secret that Clanwilliam yellowfish were stocked into the Berg River back in the day (from 1964). I’ve been trying hard to find
AN APPLE A DAY…
I’ve been so focused on ticking off a 2020 fly fishing bucket list – trying to fit in special fishing trips in the limited free
GUINEA PIG STAMPEDE
Lockdown – I’m tired of hearing it and avoid the subject these days. But during the lockdown, my fly tying station was my psychologist. Years
WHEN THE RIVER RUNS DRY – VIDEO – FLY FISHING FOR CARP
The Berg River in Paarl is a special place for me and many of us at Feathers and Fluoro. I have fished the river’s headwaters
THE BERG RIVER’S POLLUTION PROBLEM
The Berg River is close to my heart. Yes, I fish in it, but there’s more to it than that. I live about 100m from
7-YEAR-ITCH
A story of two smallmouths and water under the Gouritz River bridge by LeRoy Botha in issue 19 of The Mission “14 November 2012. It’s
THE BERG – TROUBLED WATERS
Our issue 16 Troubled Waters. Whether it’s trout, carp or saltwater species you are in to, one of the Western Cape’s great rivers is struggling
