ANT’S BEETLE: STEP-BY-STEP FLY TYING
When the warm months settle over the Orange River between Hopetown and Vanderkloof, the area comes alive with the steady descent of small tan-coloured beetles.
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PAW: NYMPH FOR NIGER BARBS – STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO
Originally design by Blaede Russell, and tied by David Taylor here, The PAW (Pink And Wet) nymph is a simple beadhead fly built specifically to
BLENDING IN
Blending bucktail and fly tying materials of various colours, or even different materials themselves is nothing new in fly tying. So, to be clear, this
DUNKIN’ SOME DRAGONS
You’d think we’d get tired of talking about dragonflies around here, but I can tell you: not even close. That’s because as rated a fish
LALU BUG: STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO
Tied and designed by Platon Trakoshis. The Lalu Bug is a heavy dragonfly nymph pattern that rides hook-point up, imitating the stubbier dragonfly nymphs naturals
MOHAWK KWAN – STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO
Tied and designed by Jimmy Eagleton. The Mohawk ‘Punk’ Kwan is a fly for sandsharks aka lesser guitarfish on South Africa’s West Coast adapted by
BULLY BEEF – STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO
This tigerfish fly is tied and designed by Platon Trakoshis. Tigerfish fly the Bully Beef, named after a South African canned beef brand, is a
PARA-RAB: STEP-BY-STEP
Fly tying guru Gordon van Der Spuy, aka The Feather Mechanic, walks us through a detailed yet rewarding tutorial of the Para-RAB. This long hackle
GRUNTER CLOUSER: STEP-BY-STEP
As Ewan Naude, our tutor for the Grunter Clouser says “Any fly tyer worth their salt should know how to tie a Clouser Minnow.” This
STEVE AUSTIN: STEP-BY-STEP
Conrad Botes, one of the pioneers of fly fishing for blacktail (among other species) on fly in the Western Cape of South Africa, has shared
