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 quick foam ant tie that proved highly effective for both yellowfish and trout. He says, "I absolutely love Larva Lace dry fly foam. It's great to work with as it's [...]
African Waters' location scout, Ed Truter, reveals the origin of his pattern, the Balbyter (Ball-biter), perhaps the most lethal fly on Lesotho’s incredible Bokong river. "I was beside a rocky run, crouching over a slab of basalt on Lesotho’s Bokong River, trying to keep out of sight of the stream of fish jostling past me [...]
This is an excerpt from The Mission Fly Mag Issue 04 cover story, The Legend of Fuck you Valley, which covers fly fishing in the Bokong river in Lesotho and its friendship-testing browns. "The plan was simple. A few days of fishing in and around the camp for the smallmouth yellows moving upriver from Katse [...]
Guide, James Kirsten, of African Waters (the artists formerly known as Tourette Fishing), on his Lesotho Loaf, his Bokong Bread, his Basotho Brioche. “One advantage of guiding in Lesotho is that there isn’t much out here. Unreal scenery, breath-taking views and phenomenal fishing, yes. . . but the convenience of a small Pick 'n Pay [...]
THE SECOND of our two cheat sheets from Echo Fly Fishing head honchos, Tim Rajeff and Katherine Hunt (both renowned master casting instructors), the following tips (involving cool-looking loops, nerf balls and marbles) will help you get better distance in your cast. Tim and Katherine’s 6 rules for Distance: 1. The higher the line [...]
TOWARDS the end of last year, we had Tim Rajeff and Kath Hunt of Echo Fly Fishing visit us in South Africa as part of their countrywide tour, running casting clinics in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. They brought with them a bunch of Airlflo lines and a quiver of rods from the new Riverglass [...]
From world champion caster, to building iconic fly lodges, rod building at G.Loomis and building his own brand in Echo Fly Fishing – if a life of variety, self-determination and hard-earned respect is worth coveting – Tim Rajeff is killing it. “If I could be any bird in the world, I’d be that one you [...]
IT'S ALL VERY WELL HAVING A SPECIAL VALLEY AND BIG FISH (browns, rainbows and yellows), but without community and sustainability there’s no point. Off the back of our Issue 4 story (The Legend of F#@k You Valley), we chatted to Tourette Fishing’s Rob Scott, Keith Clover and Ed Truter about the Bokong River and their [...]
Lesotho, Lesotho, Lesotho…How much more can we talk about the fishing in that country? I say: “Plenty more!”; because it is so damn good – as in best in the world? I really believe that the river fishing is unmatched in South Africa (and on a par with the best in the world), but read [...]
I would describe my first trip to the Lesotho highlands as satisfying. The fishing was slow due to a huge thunderstorm, which capped the mountain tops in snow and chilled the Bokong River on the day of my arrival. Although the fishing was no walk in the park (the previous trip can be viewed at: http://feathersandfluoro.com/?p=6411), the yellowfish were [...]
