No, the fish don’t all leave en masse! We’ve all seen those distributing social media clips of people cast-netting for kob and garrick as they
This is a kob that I won’t forget in a hurry. I was doing a sunset session with my crew last year when I got
“It’s still gloomy outside, but in the predawn darkness I take refuge under a streetlamp next to my car and start gearing up. I follow
The second best thing about fly-fishing off a float tube in False Bay is the looks you get when you gear up in the parking lot. Pull out your Ark inflatable or SUP and no-one will bat an eyelid. Take out a float tube and people will stop and stare. Like you’re mad or something. Truth be told, it’s a very convenient and effective craft to fly-fish from.
“Which species did you catch on it? Tigers, leeries…?” Came the message from Tudor. Like any editor worth his red pen, he was nit picking
Dusky kob have dominated Dr JD Filmalter’s work life for the past few years and few in South Africa know the species (and its plight)
JD Filmalter is doing invaluable research on one of SA’s most iconic fish. The man is a mine of information on everything Argyrosomus japonicus. Here he shares some insights:
Although I use 9ft 10wt rods for most of the fishing (surf zone and estuaries) I recently started using a 9/10wt 11ft Beulah switch rod,