From the mountains of Lesotho and the Bokong river to the Nubian Flats of Sudan, African Waters' guide Tim Leppan’s career is in the ascendancy. 5 best things about where you guide? The people you get to meet. I never thought I’d have the privilege of meeting the guys and girls that I have [...]
From exotic bucket list locations like Providence to home-based heaven like Lake Jozini and Sterkfontein Dam, Flycastaway guide Brendan Becker leads a pretty shweet life. We caught up with him for this issue’s High 5s. A happy client, Brendan Becker and a bumphead parrotfish from Providence 5 people you would like to guide/fish [...]
5 favourite fly fishing destinations globally? Slovenia with Hunter Fly Fishing. Seychelles with the Alphonse Fishing Company. Lower Zambezi. Kilombero North Safaris, Ruhudji and Mnyera Rivers, Tanzania. Kamchatka, Zhupanova Float Trip. 5 indispensable flies for freshwater? Zonker muddlers. Simon Bunn’s Cinnamon Caddis. CDC Elk Wing Caddis. Cluster Fuck. Pheasant tail flashback. 5 fishing items you [...]
5 best things about where you guide? Kau Tapen’s Rio Menendez is the most insane tributary. Pulling out a fresh sea trout in a river no wider than your bathtub is a pretty gnarly experience. The night sky in the Kalahari will literally rock your socks off. Aliens are a thing. Dry fly fishing to [...]
Ninja flats monk, Milan Germishuizen, on his church the fabled St Brandon’s archipelago north east of Mauritius, gang warfare with bull sharks, the Springbok inside centre position and solid advice from William Shatner. 5 best things about where you guide? A flat called Julies on St. Brandon’s on the Neap Push. You will lose track [...]
