TOM’S VICE
“Well, it’s all a bit much”, I thought, and purposefully stiffened the pour on what felt unlikely to be the sole whisky of the evening.
Tom Sutcliffe
Tom Sutcliffe
It is very sad news for South African and international fly Fishing, friends as well as the family of an incredible man, Tom Sutcliffe, who
TOM SUTCLIFFE – THE DOYEN
If fly fishing in South Africa is synonymous with one name, it’s Tom Sutcliffe. An author, artist, doctor, family man and revered trout stalker; from
BOOKS GALORE
“I don’t know how to put this but I’m kind of a big deal. People know me. I’m very important. I have many leather-bound books
GO BIG OR GO HOME…
I dig fishing big dry flies with long ‘legs’ or rubber appendages for extra movement. The bigger flies are more buoyant and therefore also highly
TRIPLE CDC BODY FLIES
The idea to trim thick, palmered Cul de Canard (CDC) to shape a juicy abdomen was inspired by Tom Sutcliffe’s DDD – simply pronounced as
TOM’S NET: TYING THE DDD
This post comes from Tom Sutcliffe’s website (www.tomsutcliffe.co.za) and it will link with the next post (Triple CDC body flies) on Feathers and Fluoro: A
FREE DOWNLOAD: TOM SUTCLIFFE’S THE ELEMENTS OF FLY TYING
With the Coronavirus/Covid-19 global lockdown, there’s a decent chance you have more time on your hands than usual. Sure, you can catch up on that
BETWEEN THE LINES
South Africa’s most celebrated fly fishing author, Tom Sutcliffe, on the ability to create an imagined reality out of words. In short, living your fly-fishing
THE LAST CAST
Our Lifer in issue 13, Ed Herbst, on the last time he fly fished. “There is always poignancy when a much-loved facet of your life
