YAMAME – WISH LIST FISH
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
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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 AMBUSH PREDATOR
Most people that have caught Witte River brown trout would agree that they have a distinct look and feel to them. They are leaner, ‘slippery
SNOWSHOE CARAMEL
Snowshoe is not regular in South Africa. I was introduced to this funky dry fly material via Instagram (the platform may have its pros and
STAPLE FODDER
Soft hackle and CDC Brassies should be in every trout and yellowfish nymph box; they imitate a variety of ‘bugs’ and have some serious mojo
BLOODWORM
According to my knowledge, in fly fishing a ‘bloodworm imitation’ may refer to three different things: 1) Red midge larvae, 2) reddish coloured freshwater annelids
BARE-BONES FLY TYING AND THE END OF THE WORLD
I have often wondered when the original art of fly tying will finally be replaced by its modern incarnation, as fuelled by social media and
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
