LEGAL ALIENS
Playing Western Cape fly fishing tour guide for these three Scandinavian legends (Håvard Stubø, Markus Lemke and Rolf Nylinder) has been an eye opening fever dream.
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OF PIGS AND PLAGUES
Seasoned Australian guide Eugene Pawlowski likes to lose himself in New Zealand’s South Island backcountry. He tells us about his love for the place and
FLY FISHING SHORT FILMS – NOVEMBER ’23
We’re not sure what’s going on in the small niche that is fly fishing films, but the sheer number of videos being published is out
CAPE PISCATORIAL SOCIETY
Into clubs, festivals and gatherings about all things fly fishing? If you’re in the Western Cape, South Africa, the Cape Piscatorial Society should be your
THOUGHTS ON FISHING HIGH WATER
I wrote this 10 years ago, almost to the day! And with all the rain bucketing down in the Cape, I figured it’d be an
WISH LIST FISH: YAMAME
Ichiro Takeuchi of Japanese fly fishing streetwear brand Shaku Hunter (shaku-hunter.com) tells us about his native fish and the fabled “shaku” length all yamame anglers are after. WHAT
PRINT IS NOT DEAD: OLD TREASURES, NEW PLEASURES
Digging up old fly-tying books I never thought I’d ‘use’ to tie my first-ever trout flies. I’m a competitive bastard. No, actually, I used to
CHAMOIS DRIES
Besides snowshoe making its regular appearance in fly posts on social media, we also spotted beautiful, buggy caddis flies tied with chamois hair on Instagram
THE ITALIAN AFFAIR
With a beloved partner and a daughter, filmmaker Simon Kay is not one to stray but, when it comes to matters of the heart, two
THE CRAFT: THE FEATHER MECHANIC
This is a short film featuring fly tyer Gordon van der Spuy, aka The Feather Mechanic. In this film by Owen Bruce, shot at the