SPRING MISSIONS
Springtime is associated with great fishing, well at least almost everywhere across southern Africa. The months of September and October are some of THE best
carp
FLY FISHING SHORT FILMS – SEPTEMBER ’23
We’re on the cusp of summer in the Southern hemisphere, with days of plenty ahead of us yet. As you prep your clobber for long
CONFESSION, 2023
If I told you that I took a break from grunter fishing this year, and instead trained some big, wild river carp to eat bread
CONCRETE IS HARD, SO ARE CARP
David Gravette has been a professional skater since he was 17. Skating has taken him around the world, and at age thirty-five, has given him more than his fair share of injuries—earning him the nickname “Captain Dislocate.” Over the course of his injuries Dave picked up fly fishing, which has become a pursuit that allows him to focus when he can’t skate, and a way for him to express his creativity.
GOMPHID FEEDERS
We found carp actively feeding with their backs sticking out of the water on shallow sand banks in a crystal clear river section. Initially I
THEORY IN PRACTICE
So I’ve been dreaming about a yellowfish fly fishing mission to the tropical parts of Africa for some time now, where – as Ed Truter
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
THE GREAT COMBO
I’ve been playing with a new rod and reel combo, a Moonshine Epiphany 10’6″ 3 wt (to get yours in RSA, contact Stream and Sea)
CARP ON FRY
Plop. Greedy eyes swivelled towards the commotion. As they focussed, I swear she licked her fat rubber lips at the fry pattern hovering 1.5m away.
THE PANCAKE JOL
Carp fishing for fly anglers in the Western Cape definitely slows down in the winter months. The fish seem to hang out in deeper water