Oh I've been dreaming of a fish, dreaming until I picked up a guide to saltwater fish of southern Africa..."Prefers depths of 10 - 300 m, recorded up to approx. 600 m...", Ugh... 'No chance on fly there', I thought and lobbed the book back onto the desk. I guess we have to accept that [...]
While he sounds (and looks) like a WWE superstar, Jimmy “the Shark Man” Eagleton is one of South Africa’s pioneering saltwater fly fishing anglers, favouring the windswept West Coast. In the highly unlikely probability that you'll bump into him at night on a tidal island, he’ll make you a coffee amidst the guano. We caught [...]
Text and photos by Leonard Flemming Our coastline was formed in the latest era of geologic time, the Cainozoic (derived from Greek, meaning "new life"), which spanned over the last 65.5 million years. During this period, modern continents were formed and saltwater bays resulted from fluctuating sea levels and the erratic topography of the earth's [...]
I had a great session this last Sunday. 1 Bull Ray, 2 Blacktail and countless Sand Sharks. Having a GoPro on board I decided to do a little video illustrating the great difference in fighting ability between a foul hooked and properly hooked Sand Sharks on fly. They are extremely tricky to catch and are [...]
