From representing, captaining and coaching South African fly fishing teams all over the world, to whispering to spotted grunter on the sandbanks of the Breede river, fighting Geets in the Indian Ocean or snapper in Gabon, we know very few anglers who can match MC Coetzer for all-round skills. Massive streamers, micro-nymphs, delicate dries, salt, [...]
Disclaimer- this is my version of the JAM. It evolves each time I tied it, and is similar to the Jannies version 1348. Hes now moved on to craft fur with the disappearance of Polar Fibre. The process remains very similar, with mainly the claws and carapace evolving for more movement or different colour. Buoyancy [...]
Flies that work for carp (and how to make them catch fish) In this chapter I will discuss various flies and the methods I use to catch fish with each. Note that all the flies photographed in this article have been used and abused and look scruffy to the human eye; interestingly, the more fish they've [...]
