RECREATIONAL FISH TAGGING
A useful contribution to science or a clumsy yet well-intentioned way of doing damage to fish? Matt Kennedy investigates what the science of fish tagging
giant trevally
PRE-EMPTION
On repeated, perspective-soaked trips to a remote stretch of the Mozambican coast, Peter Coetzee cherishes what’s there before it disappears. Photos: Peter Coetzee. As featured in
MEET THE FARQUHARS
What distinguishes a good trip from a great trip usually comes down to the company. When Ewan Naude hit the Seychelles recently, he hit the
BIRD-EATING GIANT TREVALLY
As seen in Blue Planet 2, the sooty tern buffet features bird-eating giant trevally that are apparently able to calculate the speed and movement of
BEHIND THE COVER: CULLAN ASHBY
Milkfish hold a special place in the tropical species hall of fame. Kind of like a pseudo-legendary Pokémon. They aren’t on the Atlantic Ocean flats
STEP–BY–STEP FLY TYING: CARLOS THE JACKAL
Modelled off a basic EP shrimp, and named after a Venezuelan assassin, Ewan Naude’s “Carlos The Jackal” fleeing shrimp fly pattern uses jackal fur to substitute synthetic
FLIES FOR FARQUHAR
After months of tying, picking the brains of those more clued up than me and drooling over Alphonse Fishing Co’s media, my visit to Farquhar
STRAIGHTSTICK
You know when a guy has a fishing middle name like Marius “Straightstick” Rousseau, that he’s walked the walk. Whether it was targeting largemouth yellowfish
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Over the years of hard salty slog, from Cosmo, to Providence, then on to St Brandon’s and back, post-piracy, to the Seychelles with FlyCastaway on
THE LUCKY ONE
Some guys, like Johannesburg-based Peter Whittaker, a veteran, globe-trotting angler who is our Lifer in issue 32, seem to have life dialled in. There are
