GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Pt. 5-ish
I’ve been contemplating ways to alter the attack when the surface bite for Breede and Kleinbrak grunter slows down, and I think, as always with
saltwater fly fishing
ELOPS ESCOBAR
A large number of swimming prawns (almost certainly Penaeus monodon, aka Tiger Prawn) have invaded Southern Cape Estuaries at least as far south as Breede.
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Part 3 or 4
TOTALLY COMMITTED Nine to five. That’s how long I worked that flat today. The blazing sun burned me right through my shirt: I now look
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Pt. 2.2
IRONMAN SBS If you haven’t read part 1 and part 2.1 of this series, may I suggest you do before working through this piece? If
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Pt. 2.1
A muse, a rant and an introduction to the upcoming Ironman SBS I feel as though we need some emotional preparation. Even if I were
GRUNTER GOTTA EAT Part 1
For as long as South African fly fishers have been obsessed with spotted grunter, misconceptions and heresies have spread about fishing for them and what
A SIMPLE SUMMER CREASE FLY
For the past season or two, I have been obsessing over simplifying my fly tying. Of course, there are situations which demand high-spec, over-engineered flies
IT’S ONLY ROCK & SURF … (BUT I LIKE IT)
Cold, windy and inconsistent, Western Cape saltwater fly fishing is neither for the flakey nor the faint of heart. Within it, there are sub-divisions of
THE ISLAND
Geelbek on fly, at night. In the pursuit of impossible fish Jimmy Eagleton finds both solace and success while the rest of us are sleeping.
GURNARD – WISH LIST FISH
Massive fish are not the be all and end all of saltwater fly fishing. Sometimes, awkward beauty triumphs. With wings, lips, spots and attitude, gurnard