3 BEATS IN 3 DAYS – CAPE STREAMS
Pictured above: The author’s dad, Alex Kennedy, on Beat 4 of the Elandspad River. To the guides, the river junkies and the trout bums, I
Cape streams
PARA-RAB: STEP-BY-STEP
Fly tying guru Gordon van Der Spuy, aka The Feather Mechanic, walks us through a detailed yet rewarding tutorial of the Para-RAB. This long hackle
LEGAL ALIENS
Playing Western Cape fly fishing tour guide for these three Scandinavian legends (Håvard Stubø, Markus Lemke and Rolf Nylinder) has been an eye opening fever dream.
STANTON HECTOR – WHAT’S IN MY BAG
While we tend to be omnivorous in our tastes, there’s something to be said for those who specialise. Hyper-focused anglers know what they like and
100 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER
What if, the moment you’ve caught a fish on your home waters, you were to relegate that fly for the rest of the season? And
THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LINE
Fresh from Western Cape fly angler Spicer de Villiers is this beautifully shot three minute film about his journey with addiction, anxiety, depression and how
RE-THINKING THE ULTIMATE SMALL STREAM FLY ROD
From carbon fibre to bamboo and glass, ultra-lightweight blanks to those with a little more heft, rods designed for travel and one-piece rods that always
SO, WE FISH UPSTREAM??
Fishing the Elandspad river: “So, we fish upstream?” “Ja well, the fish are all facing upstream to intercept food, so that’s a pretty good way
SNAKE BITE 101
What to do if you (or one of your fishing buddies) gets bitten by a snake… The black mamba is pretty high up my shit-your-pants
NOTHING VENTURED
Two off-duty Orange River fly fishing guides, Matt Gorlei and Luke Pannell, return to Cape Town for some off-season down-time. What does a guide do when they are not guiding? Spam Instagram with species they, “Can’t stop thinking about…”? Fall into the loving embrace of their significant others? Have a shave, a hot shower, a non-longdrop shit and put on a nice shirt? Hit a club and tear the ring out of it? Nyet. They make a quick plan to head deep into the nearby mountains for a short, two-night session spent hunting fabled brown trout.