ENTER THE FEATHERS AWARD
The Feathers Award is an annual award given to the most remarkable catch in a calendar year. So, if you or someone you know caught
Sandfish
WHAT LIES BENEATH
What if we can have the best of both worlds – brilliant trout fishing in the mountains of the Western Cape AND new (yet ancient)
SEARCHING FOR SANDFISH
Scientists have been looking out for spawning sandfish in the last couple of years to document this sporadic and seemingly rare occurrence. Last year it
THE FEATHERS AWARD
When we announced the Feathers Award in December 2020, we knew it would attract some very special entries. This was not only because for this
BIGGEST FISH RESCUE IN AFRICA?
New heights were reached by the people involved in the Saving Sandfish fish rescue this year! After witnessing a very successful sandfish spawning migration, scientists
THE DODO FISH
In its last Cederberg river system redoubt, South Africa’s remaining Clanwilliam sandfish population is fighting for survival. They’re a tantalisingly, challenging target on fly. In
SANDFISH MOVIE – PART 1
“Sandvis, dis ‘n onderbekvis, hy byt nie aan ‘n hoek nie want hy’s ‘n onderbek vis!” (English translation: “Sandfish, it’s an ‘undermouth’ fish, he doesn’t
A MAGIC FISHERY?
Picture this: 9 km of river with big, crystal clear pools full of big sandfish, yellowfish and sawfin feeding on bedrock and sand…Drool, drool, drool.
SANDFISH PROJECT UPDATE
One of the main aims of the Saving Sandfish project was to find juvenile sandfish in the lower Biedouw River, catch approx. 500 or more
SAVING SANDFISH
The Clanwilliam sandfish (Labeo seeberi) is one of the most enigmatic indigenous fishes in South Africa, even more so than its river mate the Clanwilliam